Tag Archives: Funds
More cobblers from investment experts on DC pensions
I am afraid I have to report yet more moronic thinking from the investment community showing their disconnect with the ways and means of everyday folk. Example one is from Lyxor, who used to be called Societe Generale until they screwed … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Bankers, club pension, Consolation, dc pensions, defined aspiration, happiness, Liability Driven Investment, mallowstreet, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Personal Accounts, Public sector pensions, with-profits
Tagged Business, City, Funds, Investing, Investment, Paul Black, pension, Pension fund
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Can Britain afford Proper Pensions? Play Pen Lunch 01/10/12
The discussion focussed on the question “can Britain afford proper pensions” which broke into three questions. 1 What makes a pension proper? 2. What is the true price of funding for pensions? 3. What are the consequences of not pre-funding … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen
Tagged Britain, David Cameron, David Pitt-Watson, Employment, Funds, Government, pension, UK State Pension
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Savvy punters will drive down pension charges.
Inefficient markets – don’t you just love ’em! We all love a bargain whether at the local boot or in the stock market. There was a time when I believed I could pick a stock or a horse and beat … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Bankers, dc pensions, defined aspiration, economics, Horse racing, leadership, Management, Martin Lewis, NEST, pensions, Retail Distribution Review
Tagged ABI, Efficient-market hypothesis, Funds, Investing, Investment, Investment management, Labour, Martin Lewis, pension, Pitt-Watson, RSA
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“These charges are no more- they have ceased to be”
Tell me about your Charges Sir Can’t do that …they’re hiddeen Tell me about your hidden charges then Don’t know what you’re talking about Sir. Much of the problem rests with the word “discretionary”. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, dc pensions, FSA
Tagged Business, City, Collective investment scheme, Funds, Hedge fund, Investing, Investment management, Mutual fund
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Sponsor affordability and the use of security
This is an excellent article from my friend Simon Kew who trades as the Pensions Jackal on twitter. The subject may seem obscure but it isn’t – if you are in a Defined Benefit Pension Scheme you should know about … Continue reading
What NESTCorp is costing us
I wonder why NEST Corp’s own staff pension contributions cannot be accommodated within NEST , saving future member’s the burden of £3.6m pa in interest payments.
Paul Bradshaw – champagne please!
Paul Bradshaw – the man behind Skandia and latterly Nucleus, Annuity Direct and a number of similar advisory ventures is a canny man- it was not for nothing that he offered a bottle of champagne to anyone who could truly claim to offer independent … Continue reading
Posted in mallowstreet, pension playpen
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Funds, Hedge fund, Investing, linked in, mallowstreet, Martyn Lewis, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Pinot noir, Skandia
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Whose NEST is being feathered?
In everyday speak- the early phase NEST default investment approach is patronising nonsense and its only value is to NEST and Government Continue reading
Big-Up for NEST’s investment strategy
I’ve been growing ever more confident that NEST is going in the right direction- especially with regards investment options.
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Posted in NEST
Tagged Business, Funds, Investing, Investment management, Mutual fund, NEST, pension, Target date fund, Volatility (finance)
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