Tag Archives: Martin Wolf
Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth (or pension) problem
You will excuse me for banging on abo0ut the word “growth“, especially as an ode to “growth” has just been published. But Martin Wolf in the FT has called on Government to abandon six-monthly fiscal tweaking and focus on getting … Continue reading
A USS CDC scheme “makes sense” – says the FT’s Martin Wolf
UK university pensions suffer from misplaced prudence https://t.co/F7woRK31aL @martinwolf_ calls for the USS to consider risk-sharing through CDC rather than insuring uninsurable risks. — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 15, 2021 This is the first time I have seen a mainstream … Continue reading
The fight for fungible pensions continues!
“The tragedy of British pension arrangements is that the attempt to force safety on private arrangements is forcing them into collapse. Worse, it has allowed the older generation of pensioners to extract all the risk-bearing capacity of private sponsors for … Continue reading
The FT’s Martin Wolf on meaningful reform to pensions
Two things happened on Sunday that made a difference to my thinking on the pensions. the first was spending a day on my boat with Andrew Young and extended family. Andrew more or less designed the PPF and as deputy … Continue reading