Monthly Archives: March 2017
What’s Standard Aberdeen to the consumer?
Whether the Standard Aberdeen deals goes ahead or not, it’s quite clear that active fund managers are feeling the pinch and that consolidation will follow. Here’s one commentator in the FT summing the deal up. “The collective headwinds for the … Continue reading
Less than faithful stewards
Robin Powell is one of pension’s best investigative journalists. Here he reviews the day’s FCA press releases which suggest that despite prompting, asset managers continue to let their investors down. Another day, another piece of evidence that the UK asset managers … Continue reading
NEST – membership has its privileges.
American Express coined the phrase and it’s unlikely that PADA (the fore-runner) to NEST could ever have anticipated running a premium product. But that is what NEST is about to become. The launch of a free transfer service which … Continue reading
“What next!?” @NEST
Maybe it’s because I’m still in India and have been mysticised, but I cannot believe that NEST’s most recent announcement has not caused a major outcry. I am not talking about the shelving of NEST’s plan to be a provider … Continue reading
Market research and alternative facts, how the IGCs are failing their public
I wasn’t at the launch of the IGC’s research, commissioned by NMG, I was spending a day on the Ganges in central India. Just as well! I am quite sure I would have been ejected from the meeting in a … Continue reading
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This India that cannot be ignored
Yesterday I went to an interesting debate in the Safari Bar of the Maharaja’s Express. The debate was moderated by a suave Anglo- Indian and attended by a motley crew of travellers from Britain, the US, India and Australia. … Continue reading
Are pensions in crisis?
There has been talk of late of pensions in crisis. Infact the opposite may be true. Pensions may finally be getting back on their feet. News that the retired tycoon – Philip Green has made a voluntary contribution of £363m … Continue reading