Tag Archives: obama
When ESG knocked at the White House
What has happened in America this week has surprised and delighted me. Donald Trump’s two advisory committees, staffed from the Chief Executives of big American business have been disbanded, or more properly disbanded themselves. The strategy and policy forum and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlottesville, equal rights, ESG, governance, obama, Trump, White supremacy
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Theresa – first in a very short queue?
Sometimes a cartoon will say more than words; this is such a cartoon, these are some times! Theresa May represents Britain and a set of values that are well know if not well articulated. In recent blogs I have … Continue reading
Of discontents and malcontents
Discontent is the first necessity of progress – Thomas A Edison. The negativity that surrounds “Washington” and a the feeling that politicians have let America diminish , spawns Trump and the ambiguos promises we had in his inauguration speech. … Continue reading
Trump #Inauguration – fake views
Touchstones When I don’t know how to react to something, I follow the behaviours of people who do. It is a very good dictum! Trouble is ,some of the time, I think I know how to react and end up adopting positions … Continue reading
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Tagged Inauguration, John Lewis, Lesley Griffiths, obama, Selma, Selma Bridge, Trump, Washington
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We need to do something about annuities
There is something fundamentally wrong with the annuity market that needs to be fixed Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions
Tagged 401k, ageing, annuities, compulsory, conservative manifesto, dc pensions, LDI, liberal manifesto, Longevity, Noel Fitzgerald, obama, pension, pensioners
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