LoginSign up
HRZone
Subscribe to Newsletter
Menu
Lead
CultureChangeStrategyFuture
Engage
EmployeesManagersCustomers
Perform
PeopleBusiness
Talent
AcquisitionRetentionDevelopment
Resources
Culture Pioneers
AwardsWebinars
Blog
Subscribe to Newsletter
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Member Since: 8th Nov 2018
Website

Michael is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and Corporate Affairs and Policy Advisor at Smarterly.  He trained with JP Morgan in New York and, after 21 years in investment banking, joined Towers Watson, the actuarial consultants.  Subsequently he was responsible for the running of David Cameron’s Economic Competitiveness Policy Group.

Michael is the author of more than 40 pensions-related papers published through the CPS, sometimes supported by both Conservative and Labour peers.  A number of his proposals have been implemented, including the scrapping the annuitisation requirement (“freedom and choice”), the pooling of the LGPS’s funds, and the introduction of the Lifetime ISA and bonus.  More recently he detailed proposals for a Workplace ISA to compete with occupational pension products, residing within the Lifetime ISA. 

In April 2018 the Work and Pensions Select Committee endorsed three of Michael’s earlier proposals: there should be a new default decumulation pathway to support the disengaged (“auto-protection”); that NEST should be permitted to provide it; and there should be a single, public, mandatory pension dashboard.

Michael is occasionally consulted on pension reform by serving Ministers, shadow Ministers and the Cabinet Office.  He has given oral and written evidence to Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament. 

Michael Johnson
Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies, Advisor, Smarterly Smarterly
  • Articles
  • Blog posts
  • Discussions
  • Discussion replies
  • Comments
19th Nov 2018

The UK’s savings gap: is a workplace ISA the solution?

The recent Autumn Budget seems to have included a conscious decision to do nothing when it comes to addressing the savings gap, especially...
Culture

Most read this week

Strategy
22nd Mar 2007

Talent Management: Don't dismiss, talk. By...

Any Answers comment Icon 1
HRzone

Trending

Culture
12th Aug 2022

How can we achieve racial equity in healthcare?

by
Nii Cleland
Strategy
22nd Mar 2007

Talent Management: Don't dismiss, talk. By...

Any Answers comment Icon 1
Managers
5th Mar 2012

Ask the Expert: Can an employee legally refuse...

by
esther.smith.5
Any Answers comment Icon 1

Building critical skills

Cultural intelligence
Why CQ may be more valuable than IQ
Neurodiverse skills
ADHD taught me how to manage a neurodiverse team
Listening skills
Seven types of listening essentials
Growth and performance
Redefining high performance for the new world of work
  • About HRZone
  • Glossary
  • About SIFT
  • Advertise on HRZone
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • Sub-Processors List
  • Contact us
Copyright 2022 Sift
Sift