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Monthly Archives: January 2021
From Lloyds Bank to Cushon – same message -page- blog!
This morning I wrote about how a UK start-up has been able to bootstrap itself into offering the world’s first carbon neutral pension through the passion, conviction and vision of its founder – Ben Pollard. But it’s not just the … Continue reading
Cushoning our pension pot’s impact on the planet
No pension scheme has so committed itself to the cause of preventing climate change as Cushon.Ben Pollard told me that it would take me 27 years of recycling my household waste to do as much for the planet as … Continue reading
Ping but no pong – we have a Pension Schemes Act ready to go!
1 / š Today, the Pension Schemes Bill has passed Parliament ā delivering pensions that are: šSaferš±Betteršand Greener This thread explains all š pic.twitter.com/lujbSZRliv — Guy Opperman (@GuyOpperman) January 19, 2021 At around 5pm on the afternoon of 19th … Continue reading
Codes and the Interim Consultation Response ā Con Keating watches them spinning out of Control
Very early in my career, in order to learn to understand and speak Japanese, it was necessary to comprehend the circumlocutions and etiquette of that culture. āYes, butā¦.ā means āNO!ā was an early revelation.Ā Responses to regulatory consultations similarly have … Continue reading
DB transfers;- we understand the crime – but not the causes of crime.
The FCA has published the second of its analyses of the DB transfer market which shows how the trend to “de-risk” DB liabilities by buying out liabilities through CETVsĀ has continued apace. This article argues that – blameworthy … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Bankers, BSPS, CETV, corporate advisers, de-risking, FCA
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THE INHERITANCE CHALLENGE FACING WOMEN IN THE āSANDWICH GENERATION’
This piece has been written by my friend Una King who I first met when she was finance director of Cincom. In the early days of the Pension PlayPen, Una could be relied on to organise and orchestrate great days … Continue reading
Pension’s race to net-zero
Tomorrow, employers can choose to participate in a pension plan whose standard investment strategy willĀ decelerate the creation of carbon emissions to zero.Ā This article looks beyond the headline and asks what the impact of this bold move will … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Pollard, Cushon, ft, josephine cumbo, Salvus, Steve Goddard
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The grave threat to our hospitals; Dr. Oliver reads the stats.
The situation in our hospitals is serious and the threat to the NHS is obvious here in London, I live besides Barts hospital and the sirens of ambulances are a feature of every day. But what do the numbers tell … Continue reading
5 ways to stay happy on a lockdown Saturday morning!
I have good reason to feel sorry for myself this morning, but I am not sorry for myself – I am in an extremely good news for the following five reasons I am listening to Aggers and Tuffers on test … Continue reading
Is this the end of “easy money” from over-priced trackers?
Are investors overpaying millions for trackers? Hats off to Money Marketing investment director Charlotte Richards for a cracking piece of work that highlights thatĀ investors could be being left millions of pounds out of pocket from over-paying for what what is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Richards, FCA, money marketing, pension, Pensions, workplace pension
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