Category Archives: social media

“What’s going on at work?” – $7.9tr backs this initiative from Share Action

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

$7.9 trillion investor coalition pushes companies for disclosure on global workforces A coalition of 79 institutional investors with nearly $8 trillion AUM, brought together by ShareAction, is putting its muscle behind a demand that companies disclose more information on how … Continue reading →

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Is automatic-enrolment about to become a pension issue?!

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

Business software is not glamorous; writing about the goings on of the annual BASDA conference was going to be a challenge, especially with a sexy pension dashboard conference happening concurrently. So I’m pleased to bring a good news story to your … Continue reading →

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“PENTECH” slashes the cost of pension advice

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

Over the weekend I heard a mortgage broker talk about automated mortgage underwriting as “mortech” and as Investec grabbed the technology high ground some years ago, I’m going to lay claim to “PENTECH” for http://www.pensionplaypen.com. I’m proud that what was … Continue reading →

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“A bit of a balls up- to be frank!”

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

If you turn left out of the back of the Treasury and walk down to Caxton Street you’ll find the offices of the DWP. If you turn right out of Caxton Street, you’ll come to the Treasury, it’s a five minute … Continue reading →

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What happened in Paris makes me want to win peace – not war!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by

In Paris there has been a massacre. Every week in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and in many African countries, there are massacres. In Syria, every day is a day of massacres. Massacres of people whose lives are as important as our … Continue reading →

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What does it mean – being connected?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

By some measures I am well connected. By the strictly quantitative measure of linked in first degree connections I could be seen as a well-connected man. But I can assure you that internet connections give false security. Whether you have 50 … Continue reading →

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Room 101 for BT Fon

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

Join me if you would like the appallingly intrusive BT Fon service banished to room 101. The ridiculous pay as you go service is like the unwanted guest who turns up uninvited at your every event. BT Fon sits on … Continue reading →

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Making social media work for us

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

One of the things that social media does, is blur the line between work and play. The distinction is one that employers , regulators and brands attempt to manage, often with arcane rules that make them a laughing stock to their … Continue reading →

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Pensions are yours to spend – but how do you get to the shops?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by

Ours to spend! If I were to give you £100,000 and tell you that that was to bide you over to the end of your life you might initially be excited – you might then become apprehensive and you might … Continue reading →

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Is there a productivity dividend from auto-enrolment?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

Pension PlayPen will give a leg up to anyone who’s trying – even some clapped out old bank that lost the trust of its customers long ago. So here’s some research produced by Barclays. I have written recently about the … Continue reading →

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