My personal situation is that case study, with one employer offering pension contributions themselves plus salary sacrifice for mine and…
It is revealing when the independent commentators take a strong side. And thenk you for this helpful perspective.
I cannot imagine there are many 75 year olds who see using an occupational or workplace pension as a way…
Ships of state need time to turn and cannot respond to 24 hour news especially when the destination is ill…
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Isn’t talk of Australia from our insurers a little overdone?
While there is a lot of beach trekking going on, stories of exciting developments in pension are clearly a little meagre. This morning the FT are running a tale of Phoenix (Standard +) lending some £75 Mn to Australian engineer … Continue reading
Do we need a patriotic sticker on default pension funds?
I worked for a couple of months earlier this year with Colin and found out that everyone likes and admires him (“too good for Aon” – said one of my friends). I don’t know much about Aon but I like … Continue reading
Ouch! Public sector pension rates hurt former Polytechnics.
Congratulations to Mary McDougall of the FT for an interesting and incisive article on university pension costs. This is the germ of the dispute between the old posh universities which were established before 1992 and the new universities (we used … Continue reading
America – your flag is bleeding – your leader and his friend are sleekit.
Putin got the upper hand in Anchorage. We have a great BBC radio reporting teem who have helped me with this word. It is the right word for Putin and . unlike our Prime Minister Nigel Starmer, the BBC Americast … Continue reading
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Do we need a patriotic sticker on default pension funds?
I worked for a couple of months earlier this year with Colin and found out that everyone likes and admires him (“too good for Aon” – said one of my friends). I don’t know much about Aon but I … Continue reading
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The dashboard will show us how we’ve done, but who’ll tell us what we’ll get?
This is interesting – it’s Australian and not for the first time it is on a subject that should be of interest The subject is whether the fund is ready to help you retire, does the fund provide all the … Continue reading
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Can we bring DB back? Not it seems without the permission of the ABI.
For many years we have been led to believe that the only good DB scheme has a bulk annuity inside it and it’s on the way to being bought out. I was in hospital for the shockwaves of Pension IHT … Continue reading
In finance, HENRY ‘s for High Earners, Not Rich Yet. In Life , Richness doesn’t come from money
I have two people keen on reminding me why I may be less wealthy than I ought to be! I hadn’t meant to complain about my current state but clearly I have opened the door to those advocating self-improvement. Stay … Continue reading
OMG – does High Earners Not Rich Yet spell out …. HENRY?
I have gone through 63 years of life without knowing that this is what I stand for! Key Takeaways High earners, not rich yet (HENRYs) are people who have high incomes ($250,000 and $500,000) and the potential to be wealthy … Continue reading
Holidays for the have it and want its. A pension special!
The reality of August is played out on beaches not boardrooms. People are at work doing the tough thing which is to keeping the show on the road while the deal-makers are sunning it in villas abroad or perhaps hosting … Continue reading
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HAVE YOU LOST A FORTUNE TO ROMANCE SCAM, CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTMENT FRAUDSTERS, PIG BUTCHERING HOAX, PHISHING LINKS & ET CETERA ?…