Tag Archives: illiquid
The trouble with illiquidity – Woodford 2.0?
I am not sure why I was invited to this very eminent salon event in Kings College. It was good to hear some high level thoughts on private assets and their increasing importance as listed assets are harder or asset … Continue reading
IHT protection – proper life insurance for the illiquid wealthy
I’m pleased to see the numbers of the wealthy taking out life insurance on themselves and ageing parents is increasing fast. Keeping estates intact is a worthy objective and diverting some of the spare cashflow into insurance paying out on … Continue reading
A roadmap that would fundamentally change the way our money is invested
The publication of the Productive Finance Group’s A roadmap for increasing productive finance investment paves the way for Long Term Asset Funds to be integrated in the default investment strategies of our major workplace pensions. Clearly the Government has got … Continue reading
A reluctant case for tinkering with the pension charge cap
General remarks about “tinkering” with the charge cap A good place to start one’s thinking on charges caps is by asking “what is being capped and why?”. Not all costs and charges are capped by the 2015 cap. Costs that … Continue reading
Pension trustees -you can’t buy a sausage with a brick!
There is an interesting article in the FT which has sparked quite different reactions from people I know. Here is it’s presentation from Jo Cumbo, who has strong views on investing other people’s money for social purpose. It’s Jo’s article. … Continue reading