Tag Archives: Britain

Will Britain become a sun-bath for nations to our south ?

My friends are heading off to the Mediterranean. My actuary has swapped Bournemouth for Croatia, he tells me it’s 40 degrees out there. I don’t mean to crow, but we are enjoying 30 degrees of sunshine lying by the River … Continue reading

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A Richard Smith dashboard production of the VFM Podcast

From the start to the finish this is Richard Smith at the controls. Dashboard isn’t any thing that matters , it’s just a window- like the window on a train to Edinburgh. It’s something that you look through as you … Continue reading

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Netherlands may need competition but not a change in their workplace system!

I was as interested in “the problem” as the policy change. Is the problem in the Netherlands that they have a mandatory workplace retirement system? The replacement ration (the amount you retire on compared with what you were on before … Continue reading

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Opportunities for our pension funds ; quantum software on the doorstep.

I have written over the past few months of the opportunity for pension schemes to invest in Quantum Software. This blog was from last month, when I went to Scotland in September I was impressed by organisations organising funds for … Continue reading

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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

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A bit of pride would come in handy

Ok, so there’s a fine line between being proud of your country and being xenophobic , this blog is being proud of living and working in Britain and being British, so if you want to hear more about our economic … Continue reading

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Do it for Britain not the markets Rishi!

Who runs Britain? I’ve said this several times with relation to the LDI crisis, but we don’t set policy to please the markets , we set policy because it’s right for Britain. The Autumn Statement on Thursday is likely to … Continue reading

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Must Britains be slaves to online pension fraud?

In yesterday’s debate on Online Harms, I urged the Minister to act to stop people losing their pension savings through scams. The Government doesn’t want to tackle this in its Online Safety Bill. It needs to think again. pic.twitter.com/uU5CRBMpOW — … Continue reading

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It’s not just what you save, it’s the way you invest it – that’s what gets results

Bananarama  and the Funboy Three do not figure on my Spotify playlists , they supplied us with some annoying earworms and the inspiration for this blog but  ‘Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) is a … Continue reading

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Is Britain full up?

Reading the Office of National Statistics “National Population Projection“, I’d answer that question “no”. If anything it seems we are not growing as a population as fast as we’d expected. The UK’s population is projected to increase by 3 million … Continue reading

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