Tag Archives: Education
Who invited banks into schools?
What do the FT, Vivi Friedgut and Martin Lewis have in common? Answer; a common wish to keep banks out of schools! Why have I posted that stupid photo to this blog? Answer; because it demonstrates comparable imbecility of allowing banks … Continue reading
Unlearning the old things
We had a statement from an insurer this morning justifying its position using sections of the Income and Corporation Tax Act (ICTA)1988. This legislation is now 24 years old and has been superseded by many other Acts, notably the Pension Acts of 2004 and … Continue reading
Posted in Change, pensions
Tagged Acts of the Apostles, Education, Future, God, ICTA 1988, Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, Learning, Loft conversion, Mark Sadler, Master, Space, Technology, Universe
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Are your junior staff’s finances any business of yours?
Vicki’s customers have unsecured debts, rental agreements, hangovers, STDs and attitude Continue reading
Keeping kids solvent
Vivi Friedgut is quite a woman. Still in her early thirties she has left the world of private banking where she could make easy money advising the super-rich. She has chosen to invest her private capital in educating students and those at … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, customer service, Facebook, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, twitter
Tagged Business, Citywire, Education, finance, Financial literacy, Home, Private banking, Student, Thursday, Youth
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The case for doing nothing
There is a case for doing nothing and it is a logical case- but it’s not a course of action I intend to follow, Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Education, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pensions, Rate of return, Retirement, Saving, Society, unilever, Wine tasting descriptors
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Buy now while IFAs last?
Commission comes at a cost and a cost that is rarely counted Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, Education, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Independent Financial Adviser, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, public sector, regulation, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Saving, Scheme, Society
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fudging, nudging (and attitude budging)
what starts out as a wish to get educated , realises itself in a sales experience and detoriates into disillusionment, is the standard experience of many members of the public. Continue reading
Interested in pensions? – I don’t think so
The truth is that the pensions industry is so up its own about communication and the value of saving for retirement that iti s in denial and until it wakes up to to some hard truths- it will continue to seem as foolish to the general population as it does today.
If you write as good as you talk – no one reads you
None of us currently have the answers and if we don’t have these conversations I suspect we never will! Continue reading →
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