Monthly Archives: March 2022
No reason to be rascist to Russians
‘Russophobia’ is a gift to Putin, and the Kremlin is pointing to incidents of what amounts to rascism against Russians and Russia to distract from its sordid record of murderous repression. The reaction of some in the West to the … Continue reading
A pension is a bleeding pension – pass me the aspirin!
After a night at my old college reminiscing with Huw Davies about rugby 40 years ago, I admit to having a slightly jaundiced view of the world this morning! (Huw played a few games for my college team when … Continue reading
SIPPs need a lifeboat fund for their pensioners
For the second March in three years, people with their retirement money exposed to world stock markets, will be breathing heavily and trying to avoid looking at the value of their funds. I am writing, not for those immunised … Continue reading
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Ouch!
Savers and spenders are being hit with bad news as the cap comes off energy prices and their investments suffer heavy write downs. Ouch! https://t.co/dDSJgAr2BN — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) March 11, 2022 Investing in BRICS economies was widely touted as … Continue reading
Trustees are to be trusted – Secretary of State!
I can think of nothing that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions could do that would be so counter productive as this. UK secretary of state for work and pensions announces plans for “programme of education” for #pension … Continue reading
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Sanctions as they affect UK football clubs.
On the one hand it’s extremely funny what is happening to Chelsea Football Club, and on the other hand, it is also the morally righteous thing to do. — Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) March 10, 2022 “We all support Ukraine but … Continue reading
“Our pension funds pay pensions!” – a slogan never said!
I get invites to events looking at the future of CDC, I got two yesterday, one from Dunstan Thomas and one from the RCA (invitation only – no less). I don’t think that anything about CDC should be invitation only, … Continue reading
Ukraine’s Will and Testament
The Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, was born a serf and found limited freedom after being taken by his master to St Petersburg where a group of artists bought his freedom at the age of 34. He did not know true … Continue reading
Lighthouse, Quilter’s poisoned acquisition.
This blog is about governance and asks questions about parts of the financial services community that are designed to protect consumers from harm. It involves Public Limited Companies, a Regulator, are two largest trade unions, the BBC and now … Continue reading
Only bad choices exist. Yet Ukraine cannot be abandoned. We must go on.
The headline’s the last sentence in an article by Martin Wolf in the FT, arguing that sanctions will not win the war but are the least bad option available to those in the West (the others being to do nothing … Continue reading