Finally, we need to do more to help people understand the value of advice; that it is so much more than just a transactional service like many others they might pay for, and how it extends beyond just the financial aspects of managing money. It’s clear from our research that there are large number of people who would benefit from taking advice but who don’t understand enough about the cost and the value to engage.
This feels like a great opportunity to try and change that.
Jamie Jenkins, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Royal London
Jamie has worked in financial services for over 30 years, primarily in the area of pensions. Most of his career to date was with Standard Life Aberdeen, holding positions in Operations, Marketing, Proposition Development and Policy.
In 2017, Jamie was appointed by the Department for Work & Pensions to chair the Automatic Enrolment review on coverage, which resulted in the proposals to remove the Lower Earnings Limit from pension calculations and lower the minimum age for eligibility from 22 to 18.
Latterly, he held the position Head of Global Savings Policy, speaking to people all over the world about different retirement systems and how countries were facing up to the challenge of an ageing population.
Jamie was appointed as Director of Policy & External affairs at Royal London in January 2021.
