A perception that the self-employed don't like pensions is overstated as many of the self-employed save on their tax bills…
Hello Henry, Our insurers could do more for Britain etc Reference your sentences : '...For this means our pension funds…
Agreed JM. There is a philosophical gap over the respect of private property rights that fuels this, and more. I’ve…
Time to anticipate yet another raid on pension funds of the prudent. The magic bullet solutions just move the risk…
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This is no country for old women
I haven’t been a great fan of academic pensions research or researchers for that matter. The research is typically a big whinge about people not getting a fair deal, the researchers comfortably cocooned in university sponsored sinecures or pensions. So I … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, pensions
Tagged annuity, Basic State Pension, Business, dc pensions, Directive (European Union), Employment, Greece, Noel Whiteside, pension, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Royal Statistical Society, social media, Society, UK State Pension, University of Warwick
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Performance enhancing rugs
News is coming in that Wayne Rooney has tested positive for a performance enhancing rug. His magnificent header from all of 6 inches crowned another fab night’s footie in Ukrania. And this in a game that but for Capello’s pleading, our … Continue reading
The taX factor
Tune into Europe‘s latest and greatest talent show where you chose who stays and who goes in Club €. And without further ado, lets introduce you to our judges tonight… Mao Tse Bung – Eastern potentate – owner of Africa Mr George … Continue reading
Posted in Greece
Tagged Africa, Eurozone, Greece, Greek, Greek nationality law, Mao Tse Bung, Nana Mouskouri, Southern Europe, United States
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Pension Play Pen lunch rescues Generation Y from retirement hell
DISCLAIMER; this account is in no way a fair representation of either the event or the views of any of the participants . It is produced to provoke thought and pleasure – blue sky on a grey day. In a shock … Continue reading
Ah- Vested Self Interest – that’s alright then!
We have a brace of fine headlines this week – Citywire report that Standard Life believe that ISAs should be part of the auto-enrolment mechanism and some SRI peddlar is reported on twitter extolling the need for auto-enrolment to include some seriously socially responsible investment. No … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Liberal Democrats, NEST, pensions, Retirement, Treasury, twitter
Tagged AMC, Goldman Sachs, Government, Greece, Jesus Christ, pension, Standard Life, Steve Webb
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All changed,changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born
The markets have consistently reacted favourably to the prospect of a ConLib Coalition.
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Tagged Cameron, Clegg, conlib, Facebook, gordon brown, Greece, Politics, social media, twitter
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Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots
Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots Continue reading
New Tricks- fiddling the costs of police officer’s pensions.
New tricks? Mama Mia! Is Britain Greece 2.0? Continue reading
Public sector pension debt
How long before the ratings agencies catch up with us and require us to take action over our public sector pension debt? Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Treasury
Tagged ageing, Corin Taylor, Employment, finance, Government, Greece, IOD, Labour, Local government pensions, Longevity, pension, pensioners, pensions, Private sector, public sector, Retirement age, Salary, Treasury
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Gordon Aitken (and others) may disagree with you. gordonmaitken.substack.com/p/i-said-insurers-were-funding-british