Monthly Archives: April 2009

Novel pricing model

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

My freind Sarah has five kids, four of whom are financially literate , one who isn’t. This last kid is 20, lives at home and has recently been told that his wages must be paid into a bank account. He went to Sarah and … Continue reading →

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What would you do?

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

Guy phones his boss complaining of flu-like symptoms, boss tells him that’s not pig-flu it’s a hangover. Guy comes into office and infects 20 people. Resulting class action breaches Employer Liability limits- outcome 1000 people out of work permanantly. Guy … Continue reading →

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Is Fiduciary Management right for small DB plans?

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Fiduciary Managers have tended to market themselves to plans with substantial assets (say £100m +). My interest is in the smaller plans where the need for Fiduciary Management is probably greater but the means to pay for the complex strategies commonly … Continue reading →

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We never had it so good

Posted on April 25, 2009 by

The Government’s bid to biff the pension rich may end up hurting the pensions poor far more. Continue reading →

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D I Versify

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

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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Could verse get worse?

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

My Dad writes poetry and no one reads it He posts it on the kitchen door and he concedes it Is a maudlin and narcissistic occupation And here am I in filial emulation For those of you who do not know … Continue reading →

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