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Tag Archives: Lockdown
June 21 – we’re in #Shoreditch
The Government will try to back-track, but the cat is now out of the bag. 21st June becomes the target date and though we know if we don’t hit it – we have ourselves to blame, that doesn’t stop it … Continue reading
5 ways to stay happy on a lockdown Saturday morning!
I have good reason to feel sorry for myself this morning, but I am not sorry for myself – I am in an extremely good news for the following five reasons I am listening to Aggers and Tuffers on test … Continue reading
On the first day of lockdown, my partner said to me…
Biden is going to win the US presidency and he’s going to win the popular vote by a landslide. All this talk of Trump’s is just talk. The markets know, the papers and the BBC are just stringing out the … Continue reading
Are John and Norma right – are we facing the end of mass-retirement?
@JosephineCumbo could you pls explain why “open” DB schemes are less risky than closed schemes, and should therefore be subject to weaker funding requirements? “Josephine Cumbo: Open and closed case @@corpadviser https://t.co/u3loRiZxB6 — John Ralfe (@JohnRalfe1) October 30, 2020 The … Continue reading
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Tagged DB Funding Code, de-risking, John Ralfe, Lockdown, Norma Cohen, Pensions, Ros Altmann, TPR
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Wear a poppy and do yourself a favour
Keeping standards in the days of Zoom pic.twitter.com/0xtBJKLsvC — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) October 30, 2020 This year, the sales of poppies will be down, which is bad for the Royal British Legion but I suspect also bad for national morale. … Continue reading
Can Government put social freedom back in the bottle?
LATEST: All social gatherings of more than 6 people will be banned in England under new Covid-19 limits to be announced tomorrow by PM Boris Johnson. The police will have new powers to disperse and fine any group larger than … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus
Tagged Business, corporate governance, COVID 19, Employment, Lockdown, pension
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Lock down or look up?
I recently published a blog suggesting that the approach Sweden has taken to managing the pandemic delivers a start warning to Britain. Today I publish comment on the blog from two people whose views I value. Both see Sweden’s response … Continue reading
Is there wisdom in this crowd?
This picture was taken in a time of lockdown (May 31st). It was taken at a time when the Government advice is still to stay at home where possible. It is taken in a country that has more than 60,000 … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged Beach, Bournemouth, Covid-19, Durdle Door, Lockdown, Queen
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Pensions coming out of lockdown!
Let’s put the past behind us I’ve just published a blog where I criticise Pension Age, CACEIS and DC fiduciaries for not telling it straight on what we are paying for pensions and whether we’re getting value for this money. … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Covid-19, Lockdown, Moving forward, pensions
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How are we reacting to the lockdown? Kings’ Policy Institute has the answer.
Kings College’s Policy institute are interested in social trends . They have asked Ipsos-Mori to do some interesting research on how people are reacting to the UK Government’s lockdown policy. Here are the highlights, there is a lot more detail … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged Covid-19, Kings Policy Institute, KPI, Lockdown
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