Tag Archives: pension funds

Could workplace defaults give best value for money?

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

The results from our first 100 retirement savers are in and our test group averaged 54/100 on their outcomes. Some of the people who did best are in workplace pensions , including a friend from Port Talbot who has got … Continue reading →

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When will they ever learn? (The CDO is back)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

The FT reports (with its usual light touch ) that the collateralized debt obligation is back and being used by Global Pension Funds (and hedge funds) as an alternative to junk bonds. I question whether in its “authentic” (CLO) or … Continue reading →

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Doing something useful with our money

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

Pension Funds like bonds, they provide a regular income stream and some bonds pay income for twenty years or more, a bit like lending money as a mortgage. Which begs the question “why don’t pension funds lend money as mortgages?”. … Continue reading →

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