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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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A fillip for pensions – mimicking Canada; Reeves pushes for UK investment
I’m picking up on an FT story this morning as I have been following this news live through Mary and Greg McClymont. You can read the story here Rachel Reeves will launch an initiative next week with 20 of … Continue reading
The Michelle and Morten show at parliament- impressive but to the point?
The General Committee’s meetings with 23 “experts” has something a little celebratory about it. This one with Michelle Ostermann and Brightwell’s Morten Nilsson has got a TV “couples show” written all over it. This is Michelle introducing herself but she … Continue reading
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Tagged Brightwell, BT, Canada, consolidation, Denmark, Michelle, Morten, pension, ppf
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Sizewell C ownership matters to me! Pleased a pension’s involved but why Canadian?
Until yesterday, I had been told, as had all FT readers, that our new Sizewell C energy project would be externally financed chiefly by Brookfield – a Canadian investment manager. My thoughts on reading this was that if I want … Continue reading
The trouble with illiquidity – Woodford 2.0?
I am not sure why I was invited to this very eminent salon event in Kings College. It was good to hear some high level thoughts on private assets and their increasing importance as listed assets are harder or asset … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, illiquid, Nangle, Nick Spence, Pensions, William Bourne]
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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
Canada and Denmark have their own views of how to invest their pensions.
Free trade causes a virtuous circle in the long run between world trade and world GDP. Trade boosts GDP, which in turn spurs trade; and so on. The new equilibrium of the virtuous circle is captured by the long run … Continue reading
“A defining public purpose” for pensions
“If you want more private investment, you need stability. We like to see governments around the world creating a stable regulatory and tax regime that facilitates long-term investment.” John Graham, president and chief executive of Canada Pension Plan Investment … Continue reading
The view from the other side of the pond.
It’s been glorious in New York. Here’s Andy Walker (Pension PlayPen’s genius designer) and me, enjoying a craft beer above the high line (note the Empire State building behind us!) I wouldn’t like anyone to think that drinking beer was all … Continue reading
Who’s risk is it anyway? How Canada and Britain are dumping pension risk
I’m off to Manhattan to talk to a couple of hundred Canadian pension experts. This is broadly what is going to be said, I’ll be sharing the stage with a couple of Canadian pension experts and (if you open the presentation), … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, auto enrolment, Britain, Canada, CDC, dc pensions, de-risking, Pension Risk, pension.pensions, re-risking, Risk
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