Category Archives: infrastucture

#Farefail ; real-rate rail rises – a kick in the teeth


The media seemed to have been surprised by the public outcry in a tenth successive year of real (eg above inflation) rail-fare rises. They shouldn’t be. If ever there was a stealth tax , this is it. Instead of the Government … Continue reading

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Government 9 v Pensions 0 (HT 4-0 (Brown 3 NAPf 1(og)) 2nd half Osbourne (5))


Today was billed as the biggest showdown between the pension bigwigs and the Chancellor since Gordon‘s tax raid in 2007. In between meetings I tried to keep up with events from Westminster and it seemed the second half of the … Continue reading

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Why the DC “game is up” for the active fund managers


Like landed salmon , they flap around on the bank, hoping they may get thrown back in the water. Continue reading

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Do self-employed “workers” know their pension rights?


The self-employed have been marginal to Pension Reform. An obscure section of the 2008 Pension Act makes it possible for them to take part in NEST, however NEST do not advertise they can receive self-employed contributions and I’d be surprised if they have … Continue reading

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Auto-enrolment ; winners and losers.


Tesco doesn’t seem to be getting too much credit from the DB aficionados who have been perturbed by its attempts to push back retirement ages as part of the new deal.

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