Tag Archives: ESG
Boring Money – Extinction Rebellion and Responsible Asset Owners – we cannot go on the way we are.
Yesterday I was lucky to see the best of institutional and retail financial services. In Church House, the seat of the Church of England, I saw institutional investors and asset owners renounce green-washing and embrace responsible – impactful -investment with … Continue reading
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Tagged Boring Money, ESG, pensions, Responsible Investment
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Extinction , Boredom or Symposium?
Frivolity of fidelity, mindless or mindful – which will it be? I am faced this morning with stark choice. Do I cycle on the north side of the river to join responsible asset owners and Adrienne Lawlor working out how … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, economics, ESG, Guidance, pensions
Tagged Boring Money, Climate change, ESG, pensions, sustainability
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TPR moves on climate change
Keeping the world fit for its inhabitants is not something for other people to do, it is our job – all of our jobs. So it is entirely proper for the Pensions Regulator to make the sustainability of our planet’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, ESG, pension, pensions
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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
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
Posted in Fiduciary Management, governance, pensions
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
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
Posted in governance, IGC, pensions
Tagged ESG, IGC, outcomes, pensions, Reassure, Trust Pilot
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