Tag Archives: Australia
A good idea is a good idea wherever it’s from. SA from Aus!
I have complained a lot about the takeover of British Insurers (most especially about Just and PIC but also Upmost) by American private equity houses, Apollo and Brookfield But that doesn’t mean that the life companies can’t do good … Continue reading
Epic Retirement? Bec Wilson’s Tick means Value for Money
I’ve been speaking with Bec Wilson , who says she provides Edutainment, I like the sound of it. She’s speaking at the Pension UK October Conference. That will be knock-out She wants Australians who are a little more involved with … Continue reading
Does Homo Economicus behave as tax impacts him or her?
The chart below captures quarterly data on benefit payments made either as lump sums or pensions since late 2004. The data reveals that benefits taken as lump sums have at all times exceeded those converted into a superannuation pension … Continue reading
What do Canadians see in Britain that we don’t!
I’ve quoted this headline from Julian Bovill as it is relevant. This is from the FT courtesy of Mary McDougall Canada’s second-largest pension fund plans to invest more than £8bn in the UK over the next five years, in a … Continue reading
Australians don’t get pensions do they?
I was out with my old University buddies last night, two had emigrated to Sidney Australia and were asking me what to do about retirement. They both had DB pensions in the UK and were members of Super schemes in … Continue reading
Australians don’t get pensions do they?
I was out with my old University buddies last night, two had emigrated to Sidney Australia and were asking me what to do about retirement. They both had DB pensions in the UK and were members of Super schemes in … Continue reading
Jo Cumbo – we’re missing you!
An homage to to the Financial Times Global Pension Correspondent is due. March 26th was when Jo last posted in the FT , since when Jo has been in Australia, deservedly remote from the discordant clamour of Britain’s pension scene. … Continue reading
Australia ponders the soft-default to turn pots to pensions
This blog is courtesy of Jim Hennington, my source of all things good going on in Australian . He works with Optimum Pensions. Consultation on the retirement phase of superannuation In the latest December 2023 Treasury Discussion Paper that considers … Continue reading
What’s driving competitive flows in the Australian Super system
There are two ways of looking at Australian pensions. There is the politician’s view, which picks the Aussie policies that validate the UK pension policy agenda. Then there’s the view of the commercial operators – primarily the master trusts, who … Continue reading
Australians ask “Has the UK been successful with digital advice?”
It is sometimes salutary to read the thoughts of Australians on the UK. They address complex ideas simply and their view of the UK is rarely “rose tinted”. In a recent article, Laura Dew, a British journalist living in … Continue reading
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