Tag Archives: Australia
Australians can’t seem to pay themselves the pension they have earned
The difficulty of getting people to pay themselves a pension is explained in this article. We’ve had this problem in the UK as well, though it’s not so obvious. People lose track of their pension pots and providers lose touch … Continue reading
It seems the emotional attachment to “bricks and mortar” is the same in Australia as in Britain
I don’t know Ben Walsh, but I should, he’s Australian and a member of the Pension PlayPen. But better than either, he writes a mean column on linked in For Australia read Britain Ben!
An Australian vision for our pensions – perfect for a Boxing Day!
Today sees a Boxing Day match between England and Australia at cricket (Australia have a first innings lead of 42). On this blog there’s a match between Tom McPhail and Bec Wilson and you can read Tom’s innings here. Bec’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Basic State Pension, BecWilson, state pension, Tom McPhail
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Strata creates Australian property micro-states and teaches the UK lessons!
Last night, I sat and listened to Michael Teys . He talked to us of how Australian’s European founders rejected the UK system of freehold and have built in the past 250 years a system that has much to teach … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Harry Scotfin, Kings College, London, Michael Teys, Strata
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A big question of Commonwealth emerges in our pension investment
The FT examines the empathy between Canada and British investment of pension schemes. In an article this morning with London’s Mary McDougall and Ilya Gridneff in Toronto Like the UK, Canada has been examining how to channel more pension assets to … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Business, Canada, Commonwealth, DWP, Financial services, ft, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, USA
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Instaviduals? How you get Pension VFM out of geo political conferences. Indeed.
Sophie Baker, South Londoner and Crystal Palace fan (funny how there are suddenly so many of them right now) is on the VFM podcast. Sophie is a journalist for a mag I’ve never read but which runs a Linked In … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterday, Australia, dc, Geo political, Oebnsions, VFM, World Pension Summit
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Bec Wilson wants an Epic Retirement – 10.30 am today (click for details).
To join the coffee morning click here at 10.30 today (23rd Sept) This lady is helping us digest pensions on the Pension Playpen’s coffee morning on Tuesday 23rd September (Today). Click here for entry I’ve spoken to a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bec Wilson, financial planning, pension playpen, state, UK
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Aussie’s secret jewel on epic retirement – Bec TOMORROW Tuesday!
This lady is helping us digest pensions on the Pension Playpen’s coffee morning on Tuesday 23rd September (Tomorrow – Tuesday). Click here for entry I’ve spoken to a few times on the web and spent too long on her site. … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bec Wilson, financial planning, pension playpen, state, UK
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Bec Wilson unveils the best kept secret in retirement planning.
This lady is helping us digest pensions on the Pension Playpen’s coffee morning on Tuesday 23rd September (next Tuesday). Click here for entry I’ve spoken to a few times on the web and spent too long on her site. Next … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bec Wilson, financial planning, pension playpen, state, UK
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Louise Farrand and Mark Austin around the world for DCIF
In Louise Farrand we have a communication superstar. This wrap up of every country’s pension system compared against each other through the DCIF podcast is well worth listening to. Mark Austin speaks with Louise through 45 minutes of adventures with … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, DCIF, Iceland, Louise Farrand, Mark Austin, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, USA
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