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Is Direct Investment the way forward for pension savers?
It’s a third of a century since Sid spread the word about the bargain of buying British Gas shares. The dream of a shareholding democracy flickered, spluttered and was finally snuffed out by funds. Nowadays – direct investment in … Continue reading
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Family offices and Social Impact.
Sometimes you get the key insights from the most obscure sources. Here is the statement that concludes an article posted on Linked in by Tony “Property investment” Miller who runs a Mayfair property boutique called Huriya (and is a member … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG, Family Offices, Huriya, pensions
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Getting youngsters saving more
Telling youngsters to save more is a waste of time It’s been a sad 48 hours on twitter watching the wolf pack turn on Paul Claireaux for his cappuccino blog – where Paul postulates that a youngster could have a … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG, internet, millennials, pension, Responsible, Saving, spending
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Con Keating questions the value of “limited liability”.
It’s been a while since this blog has featured Con’s incisive thinking. This article calls into question the capacity of shareholders to have their returns and have someone eat the risk. There’s a lot of easy talk about the “governance” … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Keating, ESG, Goodhart and Lastra, governance
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You want to help people engage with pensions? WATCH THIS!
Wow! Quietroom have put together a short video of clips of people confronted by the investments in their pensions. The video also sees what happens when people see a “stunning list of good things” There are a couple of clips … Continue reading
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Why we must guard against ESG profiteering.
There is a great wave of enthusiasm amongst the investment community for responsible investments, the three factors underpinning it, Environmental, Social and Governance came into almost every discussion at this week ‘s Public and Private Pensions Summit. But with such … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG, pensions, Responsible Investment, share action
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ReAssuring us through its IGC?
A word on padding The first thing you notice about the ReAssure IGC report is stock images. Page one and two are entirely devoted to them, page three and four have one, page five has five and page six is … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG, IGC, outcomes, pensions, Reassure, Trust Pilot
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The curfew tolls the knell of small DC
I was a bit churlish in yesterday’s blog to the DWP who – on re-reading – have produced an excellent paper outlining the advantages of incorporating social purpose into the DC funds we default to. I urge you to read … Continue reading
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Tagged dc, DC DWP Pension, DWP, ESG, pensions, Responsible, SRI
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AgeWage – the value of consumer values
This article is by Oliver Tapper, who is currently working with me, taking a year out of University. It represents our thinking on how ESG should be integrated into our business and gives some thought to how our business can … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Environmental, ESG, governance, Green, pensions, Social
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Pensions and the Blue Planet
In an astonishing report “Navigating ESG – a practical guide”, the teams of the Defined Contribution Investment Forum have delivered a major contribution to our understanding of what “responsible investing” is, who wants to do it and how we can talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Planet, DCIF, ESG, pensions, responsible investing, SRI
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