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We seem to most trust scammers when we’ve lost trust in our money managers.
This faked photo has had to be labelled “AI Generated” by the Financial Times because FT readers may have taken it as an incident that really happened and not one generated to capitalise on support for Farage by his hardcore … Continue reading
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What do people want ; we learn from the Big Conversation in Care proposals – and Nathan Hollow
In this guest column: PLMR’s Nathan Hollow, Trustee of The Care Workers’ Charity, discusses the experience of voting on Baroness Louise Casey’s Big Conversation on Care – you can find the original at Care Home Professional here. Never let it … Continue reading
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M&G’s “push me, pull you” bulk purchase annuity!
In a week when Standard Life announced they were replete with funds there was more interesting news (to me at least ) from M&G which is also Prudential. As I understand it from my friend John Quinlivan, this is a … Continue reading
Have funds placed in Standard’s Life PRT war-chest missed the boat?
To great acclaim ( suspect from home support), Standard Life launched last week its funding for future buy-out business. It is hard though not to agree with estimates of their capacity to compete over the past 18 month, Standard Life … Continue reading
It’s feeling a little hotter, and better in the back pocket!
It’s been a wonderful summer (so far) and yesterday we felt happy for some rain. I know it doesn’t feel quite that way the further north you get but down here in the south it has been a summer like … Continue reading
Dismay the marginalised lose trust in retirement saving – a Cambridge University study
This study tells us something we perhaps feel inside, that giving us the freedom to get out of saving retirement doesn’t make retirement very good. Here’s the abstract Both insufficient saving and early withdrawal of retirement savings jeopardize financial … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge University, Early withdrawl, minorities, Pension Freedoms, Retirement
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Retirement CDC – a long wait for something you can have now!
I like Johan Kriek, he asks difficult questions of Collective Pensions (CDC) and sometimes I agree. This is one of those times, I was the one of the people who responded to the Retirement Consultation that closed in 2025. I … Continue reading
The predicted bad news for leaseholders is here; it’s a “cost of living” that can be addressed!
For the second time this morning, I find myself thanking Amy Borrett providing me with data for thought! For those of us who live in cities (especially London) this is a particular problem No one’s buying , everybody seems to … Continue reading
It’s feeling a little hotter, and better in the back pocket!
It’s been a wonderful summer (so far) and yesterday we felt happy for some rain. I know it doesn’t feel quite that way the further north you get but down here in the south it has been a summer like … Continue reading
State pension on course for £500 rise as earnings growth hits 4.1%
Thanks to Ellie Carric for this look forward to later in the year when we discover how much we will “earn” in our state pension from April next year. I wish there were more articles as bonnie as this! I … Continue reading