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“Whose Money Is It Anyway?” – Michael Mainelli in full

  Professor Michael Mainelli Tuesday, 10 June 2025, JP Morgan, Embankment   Opium Moments – Asking Questions I once opened a talk thusly: “On Saturday evenings I have had the custom, after taking my opium, of wandering quite far, …”. … Continue reading

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“Pensions aren’t dead yet!” January pension play pen lunch

At an unusually passionate lunch, notable for the absence of the principal villain, Michael Johnson, the Play Pen set about putting pensions to rights. For those not in the loop, the Telegraph posted an article espousing the views of the aforementioned Johnson which … Continue reading

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Savers put themselves first!

A happy result of dissing Michael Johnson’s attacks on pension saving early in the week was that I got a copy of his paper “Put the saver first” direct from the great man. He calls up the spirit of Ron Sandler– … Continue reading

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