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.…
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Wealth taxes: high risk, unworkable and anti-growth
Dan Neidle sends me Tax Policy Associates thinking on tax Subscribe here for more A UK wealth tax is often promoted as an easy revenue-raiser that would only affect the very rich. Our analysis finds the opposite: the revenue … Continue reading
Sizewell C ownership matters to me! Pleased a pension’s involved but why Canadian?
Until yesterday, I had been told, as had all FT readers, that our new Sizewell C energy project would be externally financed chiefly by Brookfield – a Canadian investment manager. My thoughts on reading this was that if I want … Continue reading
Jon Spain speaks out against pension orthodoxy today
Many of us have grown up with Jon Spain at GAD. I remember walking into him as he walked bare foot down a corridor in that most actuarial of Treasury outposts! Jon is a deep thinker and one who has … Continue reading
Savings commission – in La La land?
Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, has seemingly ruled out the idea of a long-term savings commission as a way of building consensus, suggesting that those who think this is the best approach are “living in la la land” given shifts in … Continue reading
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Today’s news is not about retirement-it’s about water. Commissions are for tomorrow!
It’s water not retirement that grabs the headlines this morning. The announcents over the past few days have grabbed the headlines and the eyeballs, the state of our rivers, lakes and health are more important to us right now than … Continue reading
2023 was “not the time” – is now ripe for state pension change?
Dr Suzi Morrissey has been called up to look at the State pension 4 years since Baroness Neville Rolfe had a look in 2021 Here is what happened to that review. “Now is not the time!” was the message from … Continue reading
ADEQUACY COMMISSION, Baroness Drake – academic Pearce – businessman Cheshire
The FT have been given a briefing from the Pension Market on the announcement of a Commission akin to the Turner commission 20 years ago, set up under Blair, one of those the Turner commission is to sit on this … Continue reading
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Something to say about woman’s football – “Ann-Katrin Berger”.
I was having a good evening getting stuck into my wife and the Windsor Ukulele band getting stuck into their new set at the Swan. It was halftime and I popped on the phone to see what was going on … Continue reading
Reeves will kick AE review 8 more years down the road
Hats off to Rachel Mortimer and Jack Simpson of the Times, who have been digging in advance of Rachel Reeves announcement on phase 2 of the Government’s pension review. Pension 1 is the Pension Schemes Bill, stage 2 sounds like … Continue reading
Fundamental reasons for investing in Britain!
Colin Haines, a short-lived colleague in the very fast turnover of STM contractors, has posted this (he’s a top bloke – British by the way!) I can see why he and the FT’s Katie Martin agree. The state of British … Continue reading
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…