Tag Archives: Banking
Tom Hayes – there is a life ahead – and respect.
In a compassionate article, the FT’s Alastair Grey asks the questions about how Tom Hayes was pictured a freed man outside Southwark Court when 10 years before he was snapped being driven off to jail in a security van. It … Continue reading
Pension Dashboard may be delayed to 2027 or beyond.
The People’s Pension calls for delay to pension dashboard I wrote yesterday about my concern that concerns about agreed formats to help ordinary people organise their retirement income in retirement using the Pensions Dashboard were being challenged by TISA for … Continue reading
2024 – the year of pension financing
2023 was a shitty year to be an investment banker. As one such told the FT over the Christmas period. “There is no stability, no investment, no growth in most banks — and there are likely to be more job … Continue reading
The Future of UK Banking and Finance is Pensions – Dr Andy Tarrant
Last Thursday saw the publication of “The Future of UK Banking and Finance” by New Financial and the Atlantic Council, launched with panels of the great and the good at the Banqueting House in Whitehall and a review in the … Continue reading
Rebuilding the social capital of pensions.
I’ve been reading Andy Haldane’s recent speech and kick off with this one statement among many good insights. “A plausible objective of public policy..is not to maximise trust among consumers of financial services but to maximise trustworthiness among its … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Haldane, Bank of England, Banking, BOE, Financial services, pension playpen, pensions, social capital, social identity, social purpose, trust
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Boom Bust Boom
I went to the Imax this week (great cinema) to see Boom Bust Boom. I was a guest of Cardano, the Dutch fiduciary manager and I had a good time. One thing I’ve learned about the meeja, is that if … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Bill and Ben, Boom Bust Boom, Business, Business and Economy, cardano, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Financial services, Laurie Santos, Michael Johnson, Monty Python, pension playpen, Retirement, Risk Management, Terry Jones, Theo Kocken, YouTube
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A tale of two Cities
Have you ever turned up at a place and realised you shouldn’t be there – but stayed anyway just to see what it was like? That’s what happened to me yesterday. I went to an event about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bankers, Banking, Boris Johnson, Business, City of London, Employment, England, Eversheds, London, Mark Boleat, Poverty, Will Hutton
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