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What the great fall of China does to my pension.
The falls in the world stock markets since April appear huge, our own market has fallen 15% , market in Asia, much more. But the equity market that has fallen the most is China. The great fall of China is … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, collectives, DGF, diversify, Drawdown, Freedom, George Osborne, Longevity, Paul Lewis, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Tax, Treasury
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As clear as a frosted window – the IA on charges (again)
The Investment Association (IA) have published another paper as their contribution to the ongoing debate on what the public and their fiduciaries should know about their funds. The paper fails on a number of levels 1. It ignores the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, Fiduciary Management, Financial Conduct Authority, investment, ISA, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged The Investment Management Association, charges, costs, DGF, IMA, Investment Management Association, Transaction costs, transactional costs, Transactions, Value for Money
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All the right funds- not necessarily in the right order (a budget prescient blog)
I wrote this blog hours before the budget which abolished annuities. For some reason I decided this morning, to write about investment as if annuities didn’t exist. From 2015, for new pensioners- they will no longer be the default, … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, CDC, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged annuity, Business, Business and Economy, Collective Pensions, consumptions, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, decumulation, Defined benefit pension plan, DGF, Diverification, Employment, Financial services, free-lunch, National Employment Savings Trust, notes, order, pension, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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DC pricing- the fund manager’s dilemma
And some insurance companies woke up to price constraints and the stupid ones soldiered on till they became extinct Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Liability Driven Investment
Tagged dc pensions, DGF, LDI, Liability Driven Investment, RDR, stakeholder, STP, Target dated funds
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“I have looked over the cliff and I have seen DC”
It may have taken ten years but the precipitous drop to DC is now no joke. 2010 is likely to be a tipping point for many workplace pension schemes. Here are my personal predictions for the year ahead. Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, pensions, Personal Accounts
Tagged annuities, dc pensions, DGF, EU Solvency II, Facebook, Local government pensions, Pension new, pensioners, pensions, Personal Accounts, twitter
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