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TPR – comfortable that VFM will help people make decisions – (they listen to the “right channels”)
In this episode of V-FM Pensions, hosts Darren and Nico chat to The Pensions Regulator’s Ben Gunnee. As well as being an Arsenal fan, Ben is TPR’s Executive Director for Market Oversight and is responsible for TPR’s engagement and interaction … Continue reading
“Are consumers being taken for a ride on price comparison sites?” asks Johnny Timpson
Johnny Timpson is one of our greatest consumers champions and he doesn’t get the recognition that he and his work deserve, Last week he was serving consumers well again. This weekend , I’ve been arguing that Moneysupermarket could be broadening … Continue reading
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Tagged defaqto, Healthcare, Johnny Timpson, MoneySupermarket, Peter Duffy, VFM
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What a day of fun and night of sport!
I’d been out the pub most of the afternoon enjoying the Windsor Ukulele Orchestra ripping through a two hour set in celebration of it being a July Christmas. To remind me that it was not December I needed 30 degrees … Continue reading
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Tagged football, Golf, Horse racing, rugby, Sport, swimming, Ukelele
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Are different supermarket’s strawberries fungible? Is there VFM but in price?
I have been pondering this, My partner, who doesn’t like strawberries says they are and I say that Waitrose No 1 strawberries are different and are not fungible with Aldi strawberries which are half the price. I want to have … Continue reading
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Tagged chris sier, fungibility, Investopedia, jo cumbo, Strawberries, VFM
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I didn’t get advised to cash my equities in – did I?
More people are worrying about equities crashing that at any time recently; in my opinion. When Martin Wolf writes a paper for the FT that predicts an imminent crash, people take note but not in hoards, not like this Why … Continue reading
Come and debate the future of DC with the Prospect union.
We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently DC workplace pensions. The event is at 10.30 am on Tuesday 21st July. You can get into the meeting on this … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, CDC, corporate governance, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Neil Walsh, pension, Pensions, Prospect, Retirement, TPR
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Triple Lock Revisited : Approximate Costs over 15 Years From 2024/5 -Jon Spain
Revisited : Approximate Costs Over 15 Years From 2024/25 Outline understanding large numbers triple lock background major UK state expenditure 2024/25 UK state pension pensioner population triple lock definition wages growth prices growth random numbers used results conclusions Understanding … Continue reading
Why the Aberdeen-Stagecoach Transaction Does Not Threaten Bulk Annuities – Gordon Aitken
A Different Direction: Why the Aberdeen-Stagecoach Transaction Does Not Threaten Bulk Annuities Understanding the mechanics behind the deal and why it does not change the endgame landscape Gordon Aitken Dec 10, 2025 Note: These are my personal views and do … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, buy-out, gordon aitken, Jason Windsor, John Hamilton, Pensions, Rob Andrew, run-on, Stagecach
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Is what Moneysupermarket’s unveiling this weekend – a benchmark for tomorrow’s SIPP?
The platforms DC saving offer us are quite different from what a google search for UK investment services offers. Talking to my son I realised that that he and his friends are investing using trading apps and platforms that I … Continue reading