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German pensions – this is the big new deal for asset managers
The big story for asset managers in Europe is not CDC or DC or the revival of DB as an investment opportunity, it is German funded pensions.
Not a night to be European!
I went to sleep last night delighted that Paraguay had beaten Germany. This not me being xenophobic against our old foes, it is me exulting that a country outside the economic elite and little known to me, had found a … Continue reading
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Tagged DM Congo, England, Germany, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Underdogs, World Cup
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Germany’s important planned pension reform
The FT reckons that what has been put forward in Germany is an ambitious move that could have positive Europe-wide implications It must be important for their “editorial board” to put their heads together to consider it. How it will … Continue reading
Richard Smith deserves a new year’s honour (this year or next) ! #pension #dashboard
Christmas finds Germany enthused by Richard Smith. We want him back in Britain for the new year. There is a good argument for advertising good news for the public by a Government keen to be well-regarded by the same. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Germany, Pension Dashboard, private pensions, public, Richard Smith
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Something to say about woman’s football – “Ann-Katrin Berger”.
I was having a good evening getting stuck into my wife and the Windsor Ukulele band getting stuck into their new set at the Swan. It was halftime and I popped on the phone to see what was going on … Continue reading
2-0 : a life framing evening
I think my earliest memory is of watching the World Cup Final in 1966. I would have been four and I remember the room, the excitement and my Mum and Dad’s happiness. 55 years on, I am anticipating getting a … Continue reading
Are the excess deaths in 2020 just a ‘shortfall’ from 2019
By Richard Marshall COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary It has been suggested that the severity of COVID-19 in the UK is partly due to the low mortality in 2019, when we experienced a “shortfall” in … Continue reading
“Be fast. Have no regrets. You must be the first mover”.
“Fast moving actuary” was once the title of a gossip column in Professional Pensions. It’s an intentional oxymoron, the actuary’s stock in trade is prudence – standing back. But “with a pandemic you can never act too early” and … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, COVID19, Germany, Nicola Oliver, Trump
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For you, my friend, drawdown is over- the chimera of freedom
This article is about collective pensions, it’s not technical, anyone can read it and – I hope- enjoy it. I wrote it after discussing pensions with my landlady at my Munich hotel. My friend Abraham has it in a nutshell. … Continue reading