Monthly Archives: August 2023
England are favorites to win the world cup
I’ve waited a lifetime to read (let alone write) that headline. But here is concrete evidence. Right now you can get no better with Betfair than 3-1 on England winning the Women’s World Cup. Don’t tell me that this is … Continue reading
What of Wilko’s pensions and pensioners?
Wilko, the hardware store that has 408 UK branches and employs 12,000 people is in danger of going bust, calling in the administrators as the money to run the business ran out. Staff numbers have fallen from the 20,000 reported … Continue reading
Stefan Lunbergh’s world tour – turning pots to pensions!
Coffee Morning – Cardano’s Stefan Lundbergh explains how the world’s turning pots into pensions Tuesday August 8th, 2023 ; 10:30 am -11,30am Online (+1HR CPD) Stefan has spent the last year bringing together thought leaders from around the … Continue reading
Great analysis, flawed conclusions – no more pension taxes on low earners yet
The PPI’s analysis Removing the trigger earnings from automatic enrolment could bring increased retirement benefit to large sections of the low earning population, while worsening the circumstances of approximately 300,000 people during working life. The PPI have done a great … Continue reading
Is Dead Happy’s disrespectful look at death – a lesson for later life?
There has always been a minority view that death is too important to be laughed about, but as “Always look on the bright side of life” proves, staring death in the face and laughing at it, is life affirming. So … Continue reading
DB pensions and “trapped” DC pots
Yesterday I wrote about an opportunity for insurers to market Trustee Investment Plans (TIP) to DB trustees (an opportunity for advisers too). A TIP is simply a policy owned by the trustees that is divided into cells – each destined … Continue reading
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Guernsey gets the “YIP” – an auto-enrolled workplace pension.
I used to work on Guernsey and recently became a Director of a Guernsey company backing UK pension schemes. I remain a great affection for it and the other channel islands. While I worked on the island, I became aware … Continue reading
The Zombie awakes! Truell’s robust defense of pension superfunds
Edi Truell spoke at the Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning, supported by the Pension Superfund CEO- Luke Webster The meeting was structured to give Truell the right to respond to an article in the FT , taking Superfunds to task. I … Continue reading
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Truell on Superfunds; PPP coffee morning – 10 am today
Edi Truell has more reasons than most to back the Mansion House reforms. Through his investment vehicle – Disruptive Capital – he is offering an investment trust known as “Long Term Assets” . As the founder and funder of … Continue reading
A day that cricket will never let us forget!
Like the sentient pension professional I am, I abandoned my workstation yesterday afternoon and headed for the nearest pub beaming Sky. I was rewarded with an Australian batting collapse and the sight of mystic Stuart’s bail tampering – which undoubtedly … Continue reading
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