Tag Archives: finance
What do you do when the lights go out?
Professional Pensions run the story of the £22.9m fine dished out to State Street who had been double charging clients for years. I had thought of custodians till recently as their name suggests as guardians of assets, not as asset strippers. … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, governance, pensions
Tagged Banks, Business, Custodian, custody, Employment, finance, Financial services, Fraud, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pensions, Retirement, State Street, Theft
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John Kay has not left the room.
I had read Professor John Kay‘s Review of UK Equity markets and long-term decision making but it wasn’t till I heard him speak yesterday that I “got it”. Kay’s concern for the state of the UK financial services market goes much … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, governance
Tagged Business, Employment, finance, Financial services, Investing, John Kay, John McKay, Scotland Tonight
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Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace.
Auto-enrolment killed this kind of adviser as video killed the radio star. Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pensions
Tagged Consultant, Employment, finance, Financial adviser, Financial services, GPP, Insurance, pension
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Bankrupt graduates – W.O.T.
We are a nation in debt. Jointly and severally. As a country we have lived beyond our means, individually we have spent more than we have earned. The problem is not universal and many individuals have managed their finances well, … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Student debt
Tagged debt, Debt management plan, Employment, finance, Financial services, Graduate recruitment, Home, Personal Finance
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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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Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret
Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Martin Lewis, NEST, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Britons, Credit card, debt, finance, General officer, Investment, pension, Saving
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Don’t tell me what to do – give me advice!
In a recent polldaddy poll I asked whether people would pay for advice to get information, find out their options or to be told what to do. 60% of people wanted options , 30% wanted to be told what to do and 10% … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, finance, Financial adviser, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Independent Financial Adviser, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, National Employment Savings Trust, pension
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Be aware – IFAs at work!
In order for employers to get value from their employee benefit plans they had better be absolutely sure that they are delivered by advisers that need carry no wealth warning!
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Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, finance, Financial adviser, Financial plan, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Human Resources, Independent Financial Adviser, Insurance, Marketing, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Public Sector Pensions, Rage against the Machine, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Society, Trail commission
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Could we find a truly independent financial adviser?
The Playpen met for lunch as they do every first Monday of the month to discuss a question posed to us by Paul Bradshaw- serial entrepreneur and the inventor (according to Alan Smith) of the £50,000 pa PEP. In attendance Bill … Continue reading
Is DB Bankrupt?
Sept 2nd -St Stephens Club- Nick Spencer, GAM’s supremo makes startling assertion “DB is bankrupt” no investment strategy can return the typical DB plan to solvency. Sept 6th- Pension Playpen Lunch in Cornhill- 14 pension professionals sit down to discuss the issue over a pint … Continue reading