Tag Archives: Financial services

Ever lost your identity? I did on LinkedIn and it feels weird.

I lost my identity yesterday while travelling about London. One moment I was Henry Tapper , enjoying myself on Linked in , the next I had no way to identify myself. The process of identifying myself led to a what … Continue reading

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Major news from Nest which points to a pensions success.

It is easy to poke fun at consolidation and the establishment of megafunds. It is not easy to create a pension fund that invests nearly a quarter of its assets as Nest does in Britain, in its infrastructure and production. … Continue reading

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Productivity green shoots boosted by financial services;-Thomas Aubrey

Productivity green shoots boosted by financial services The latest data suggest the UK’s labour productivity may finally be emerging from a lengthy period of stagnation thanks to a pick-up in financial services. Thomas Aubrey highlights the potential of the Insurance … Continue reading

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Finfluence; a safer way to learn about money?

There has been a lot of discussion this week about whether we should stop the young from watching things on social media. I wonder if the readers of this blog are not prone to spending too much of their time … Continue reading

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Isn’t “value for money” too late for DC workplace saving?

I enjoyed Kirby Rappell’s explanation of how his firm -” SuperRatings”-  has succeeded in Australia providing consumers with value for money ratings on their “pensions”. You can hear him talking to Nico and Darren here on  the latest podcast (#142) … Continue reading

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We need to save for our futures before we end up like the French – Tom McPhail

I hope you had a happy Christmas and are queuing up for a happy new year! Here is Tom to help you as you wait to get going again! Here is a belated Christmas present, Tom for boxing day. Maybe … Continue reading

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Why are investment trusts excluded from the Pension Schemes Bill?

William MacLeod Speaking in the House of Lords today during the Pensions Schemes Bill second reading both Baroness Ros Altmann and Baroness Sharon Bowles , asked a very simple question: Why have listed investment companies been excluded from the Bill? … Continue reading

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A big question of Commonwealth emerges in our pension investment

The FT examines the empathy between Canada and British investment of pension schemes. In an article this morning with London’s Mary McDougall and Ilya Gridneff in Toronto Like the UK, Canada has been examining how to channel more pension assets to … Continue reading

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“Concierge Service” for overseas investors with money for the UK

I’m an optimist and so I am prepared to take onboard the promotion by HM Treasury of a Concierge Service. But we have seen the Chancellor supporting investments into UK insurance companies by firms that the PRA are none too … Continue reading

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Pensions at a policy crossroads?

Headlines like this are a bit shouty and the event I went to yesterday afternoon was not shouty at all. In fact it was very good. A privilege and a thankyou I am not a client of “Hogan Lovells” and … Continue reading

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