Tag Archives: Investment

How’s this for a rip-off?

I’m not sure if it’s my job to whistle blow and so far they have only followed 82 people on twitter (including me) – but don’t you reckon this kind of offer is a little dubious? Continue reading

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Controlling wealth is not the same as generating wealth

IFAs Control £591bn of Britain’s wealth. That’s a whole lot of moley. Continue reading

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Rich Hedgehogs, poor clients

From the Economist HEDGE-fund managers are the smartest investors around. With keen eyes and sharp brains, they spot and exploit inefficiencies in the markets. Or at least that is what the industry tells its clients. There is no doubt that hedge-fund … Continue reading

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Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret

Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret Continue reading

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Pooh Eeyore and Owl retire

“it’s not that bad – we’re only in a children’s story and there are lots of people who have made our mistakes who live in the real world beyond the edge of the Hundred Acre Wood.”

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General Melchett revisited

An interesting picture is beginning to emerge which suggests that the subjective satisfaction scores given by schemes in relation to their consultant may be inversely related to the value delivered through default solution design Continue reading

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The Pension Play Pen on good DC outcomes

The Pension Regulator has asked us the question and though the questions asked in a rather woolly way, it’s interesting to see what the Regulator it (him?) self considers the main priorities. Appropriate contribution decisions Appropriate investment decisions Efficient effective … Continue reading

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Whose NEST is being feathered?

In everyday speak- the early phase NEST default investment approach is patronising nonsense and its only value is to NEST and Government Continue reading

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Bish bash and off to the pub -DC fund governance

I can only assume that one day investment consultants will wake up to these realities but that will be the day that they start to think as DC experts and not as DB consultants looking for something to do. Continue reading

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D I Versify

And it is no picnic in this neck of the wood
Where the bear’s are no teddies and your shares are no good.
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