Tag Archives: Investment

Self-serving nonsense from the City on LDI DC pensions

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Apparently what the City would like to serve up to us to sort out our woeful DC pensions is a wonder drug called LDI. I read “with interest” that More than half of the pensions industry feels that the liability-driven investment techniques … Continue reading →

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Who cares who manages our pension funds?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Almost nine out of ten defined contribution members cannot name the funds their contributions are invested in, according to research from Standard Life. The survey revealed that, in spite of this, just under half (49%) of respondents, felt their investments reflected their … Continue reading →

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CIT; your ABC of auto-enrolment!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

CIT     compliance investment trust  your three steps to success on the road to tomorrow’s pension. Yes I know there are a number of ways of pronouncing that “C” but if using a “sh”  helps you remember what I’m talking about- I’ve no objection. Worse has been … Continue reading →

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Is your company good to retire from?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Is this a stupidly obvious or obviously stupid question? If you fall into the “stupidly obvious” camp you are one of a dwindling band of devotees of the paternalistic culture that believes that a lifetime’s work with an organsiation should be rewarded … Continue reading →

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More pensions nonsense from the “investment community”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

  How have have the people who invest pension funds become so out of touch with the people who retire from them? This question occurred to me several times yesterday as I listened to a large numbers of charming and intelligent people … Continue reading →

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In the DC garden, all is not a bed of roses

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I’ve been reading the latest report from the Friends Life Workplace Savings Index which you too can  read by pressing this link. The report is powered by DCisions, an organisation that crunches numbers and produces reports on people’s pension investments. I … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham 2012 – Hope For The Future

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I’ve spent the past week in the company of 250,000 people whose idea of an investment decision was whether to bet each way or on the nose. The Pension Play Pen assiduously avoided the hospitality pavilions that stretched down the winning straight. … Continue reading →

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How’s this for a rip-off?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

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

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

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

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Rich Hedgehogs, poor clients

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

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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