Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Daily Archives: August 29, 2019
Vincent – the peevish newt.
The Guardian, not a Vincent Franklin friendly paper, described Quietroom’s splendid Founder as a “splendidly peevish newt”. Those who have been coming to our AgeWage at retirement workshops will have discovered the same newt in the same suit! What a … Continue reading
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Why do DB transfer values make me sick?
One of the things ordinary people find hardest to work out is why their share of a defined benefit scheme can go up when stock markets go down. This happened last month where the stock market fell. But in August, … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, DB pensions, equities, gilts, pensions, shares, Transfer values, XPS
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…