Tag Archives: Keir Starmer
If you’re going to buy an annuity – try now
Mark Ormston has this to say With the political crisis’ at home and in the Middle East, can anyone predict the point at which the cost of borrowing stop going up. As the cost of borrowing goes up the cost … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Bond rates, borrowing, Keir Starmer, mark ormston, Ormston
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A blog on pensions in memory of the late Frank Field.
Having the courage of your conviction is something we look for in politicians. It is not something that we have seen much in evidence recently. Had the current Government fulfilled on its many promises to the country, not least to … Continue reading
Tompkins changes vote over mis-sold “pension tax-cuts”.
Peter Tompkins “knows about things”. He is one of the country’s top actuaries and the inventor of the Tompkins scale that measures university academic standards. He know about pensions and often comments on this blog. He lives in the St … Continue reading
Pension risk sharing – a bright idea for Labour
It is now 25 years since this country was introduced to “stakeholder economics” – the concept that Government could engender a more friendly form of capitalism where profits were shared more equitably between stakeholders – including workers and consumers. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Keir Starmer, Labour, Matt Rodda, Pensions Minister, risk sharing
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