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Monthly Archives: December 2011
My five big challenges for twenty twelve
If I thought I’d be here twelve months ago I wouldn’t have bothered. I’d have gone straight to jail, not passed go and not collected my £200. I reckon most of us would have preferred to be on the subs … Continue reading
(S)hell’s well at Christmas
Popped into a Shell garage this morning – big sign tells me that I get 2 p off a litre if I buy a fourpack of Red Bull. I fancy giving a fourpack to my colleague and chum Peter Shellswell (real name) who survives on Morrisons own label energy drinks. … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance
Tagged Datsun, Energy drink, Gasoline, Litre, Morrisons, Pound sterling, Red Bull, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell
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I have seen the future of DC (part 84)
The future for DC may well be a fund manager’s future but it’s a fund manager with big ears and a small mouth who is most likely to win.
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What’s in store for UK pensions in 2012?
Artificially depressed interest rates drive up DB deficits and depress annuities but the pressure on life companies and pension schemes to adopt Solvency II recedes as the UK distances itself from Brussels. The price of the settlement on public sector pensions is … Continue reading
Unexpected risks – people just don’t get pensions (education).
We’re all aware that investing in the stockmarket is a “risky” business, it’s easy to understand how the sharp falls in stock markets impact on your savings and as stock market falls are the staple of media reporting, it’s not surprising that … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Bankers, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Fiduciary Management, FSA, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
Tagged Financial services, Government Actuary's Department, Holborn, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Solvency II, Stock market, Sunday Telegraph
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Gmail, hotmail yahoo mail- can we really trust them?
you should not be putting your trust in a service that simply cannot help you put things right.
I’m really sorry about all the hassle that this episode has caused. If you’ve been a victim of my stranded in Valencia e-mail or have been awaiting a reply to a mail you’ve sent to my account, accept my (and I hope Google’s ) apologies. Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, pension playpen, social media
Tagged Gmail, Google, Google Account, Hotmail, Mail, Microsoft, Web application, Windows Live SkyDrive
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Better York than Yeovil – #ytfc ousted by the Cod Army
it is hard supporting a minnow, touted as a “giant” savaged by the Cod Army Continue reading
Posted in twitter, Yeovil Town
Tagged Bondz N'Gala, Conference National, Fleetwood, Football League, Gavin Williams, Peter Till, Steve MacLean, Vardy, Yeovil, yeovil town fc
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What will Europe do to our pensions?
Europe will, given half a chance, screw up our pensions. I don’t want that to happen. Well done Cameron for digging in your heels.
Posted in EU Solvency II, mallowstreet
Tagged Allianz, BRIC, Britain, Cameron, German, Germany, Holy Grail, Solvency II
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The FSA should’ve picked on somebody its own size
It’s a feature of bullies that they pick upon the weak and harmless and avoid the toughs in the playground. So we shouldn’t be surprised that the FSA left RBS alone while hunting down IFAs for procedural offences. The big concern about … Continue reading