Tag Archives: Nigel Wilson
We took the plunge, now we must swim
I doubt if SoftBank had launched its take over bid for ARM holdings today rather in the weeks following the referendum, it would have found life so easy. Recent comments from Theresa May suggest that Britain will, for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, ARM, Business and Economy, Financial services, IPhone, Nigel Wilson, pensions, Sage, Sink or Swim, SoftBank, Stephen Kelly, taxes
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Is “too much” money the root of all evil?
I had a very odd conversation with my partner last night while watching the Human League at Windsor racecourse – hooray! The Human League are nothing to do with this blog though I now discover they suffered from having too … Continue reading
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Tagged Evil, Hermes, Human League, Money, Nigel Wilson, Phil Loney, Phil Oakey, Sacker, Sacker Nusseibeh, Windsor races
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If you’re going to do it – do it right (now) – yes L&G!
This blog (and the Pension Plowman) have been a fan of L&G for some years. We admire L&G for its pioneering work on auto-enrolment, for its support of Pension PlayPen and for its work on engagement through what its CEO … Continue reading
Time for a clear out
Big decisions like BREXIT kelp declutter the mind. Some of the most powerful thought-pieces I have read from Nigel Wilson, Steve Kelly and other business leaders have been about the need to return our focus to the fundamentals , the … Continue reading
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Tagged accountants, Brexit, Business, clutter, Nigel Wilson, pension, pensions, Retirement, Steve Kelly
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A man on a mission – a man with a vision
Nigel Wilson is becoming a hero of mine. The CEO of Legal &General was on Wake up to Money this morning (24th Feb) and I’m about to download the podcast to listen to him again. I like the man’s common sense … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann richards, Con Keating, Daniel Godfrey, Force for Good, Infrastructure, John Kay, Nigel Wilson, Otto Thoresen, Salford, Terry Smith
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What if? ……Investment reporting for the future…
What if….. when I opened Google Earth and ran the cursor over my home town/county/country , I could see Housing stock being built Brownfield sites being redeveloped Start ups igniting into action Listed companies adapting to a new cleaner greener … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset management, ethical investment, Investment, investment administration, Legal and General, Marketing, Nigel Wilson, pensions, SRI
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How can auto-enrolment help those that most need it?
This morning I’m off to the House of Commons to discuss this question with some policy people, Prospect Magazine, my friends Alex Rowson of QTAC and Darren Philp of People’s Pension and Nigel Wilson, the CEO of Legal & … Continue reading
Facing up to mental health
This article’s by our friends at Lockton. It’s on an important subject that impacts us all! I’m really pleased they’ve asked me to put it on this blog. It doesn’t surprise me that Nigel Wilson is pioneering work on this. Like … Continue reading
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Tagged GSK, Legal&General, Lockton, mental health, Nigel Wilson, OECD, Royal Mail
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How pensions restrain public sector pay and services.
The latest discussions about how we will manage the nation’s finances are focussing on public sector pay.Nick Clegg tells us that his party will make sure wages would rise in real terms for two years from 2016, and then … Continue reading