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Pensions UK can play with the CDC mouse like a cat, but Tom doesn’t get to swallow Jerry!
This is an interesting post from Joe Dabrowski of the Pensions UK. I was surprised when I went to the Edinburgh Investment Conference that there was not one session devoted to the work pension CDC that is available – rather … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Chris Blackmore, Dabrowski, Derek scott, Jerry, Joe, Pensions, Tom
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We need better from FOS than this
A victim of the lack of action from FOS is Gavin H. Here he is on his experience Mercilessly mocking the Financial Ombudsman Service, the BBCs ‘The Naked Week’ took the view that if you didn’t laugh you’d cry. It’s … Continue reading
Diversity in football, nationality and family!
The facts of yesterday’s football are not just about Man City and Chelsea hammering FA cup victories, or of Arsenal losing to Southampton. It is not just about Rangers returning to the top of the Scottish Premier. Scotland has its … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, Bams, Derek scott, football, Partick, Rob reid, St Johnstone
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Of old and new; Derek Scott is my master!
As I’m near him in Scotland this week, I will promote some of the remarkable comments on my blog of Derek Scott to the blog itself. This will I hope solicit an invitation to visit him in his Fife Fiefdom … Continue reading
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Tagged accountant, Derek scott, Pensions, RailPen, Stagecoach, Tax
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Pensions Oldies speak out on CDC
I am pleased , when looking for this blog’s comments, to find some brilliant comments by Pensions Oldie and Peter Cameron – Brown and Derek Scott. The older commentators that this blog has, are very special to it. Here is … Continue reading
What journey’s best in the pension end-game?
I wanted this morning to explain a discussion that’s going on between experts about what has gone on between Stagecoach and Aberdeen over the Stagecoach pension trust. I couldn’t do that without explaining to a lot of people who think … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, Bob Compton, Derek scott, Discussion, Edi Truell, Pensions, Stagecoach, Transfer
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A DB Trustee gives us an history lesson on tax free cash
As a DB trustee, I sometimes wondered where the 25% tax free lump sum came from. Apparently it started back in an Edwardian age, when civil servants were granted a lump sum at retirement in return for a lower pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Derek scott, Financial services, Pensions, Retirement, tax free cash
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An alternative debate on risk, governance and advice – (between practitioners)
I wrote a blog on Sunday – Sunday Morning- John Plender and a song to the moon. It has had brilliant comments on it- as usual the comments are rather better than the blog and do John Plender’s … Continue reading
Bob Dylan’s Hurricane – live and uncensored.
This is a blog for some Scottish friends! Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane” is a great song, but the published version is a pale imitation of this one. The story goes that the personal references in this version could have landed Bob … Continue reading
Visions of Bob Dylan
I quoted lines from visions of Johanna in one of this week’s blogs and this (as I hoped it would) sparked my Dylanologist friend Derek Scott to send me some great comment. Although Blonde & Blonde was released in … Continue reading