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Katie and the GLOBAL bond freakout. Don’t panic- it’s not our politics!
Every morning I get an email from Katie Martin. She is consistent in pointing out that markets move against those who hold bonds for growth when the world is feeling nervous Katie finishes as this blog starts. This is not … Continue reading
A seven way fight for our votes! Will we see a single party form a UK Government again?
This is how things have gone recently, according to the FT This is how things have changed in less than two years We will have to take coalitions much more seriously than we have these last ten years. There are … Continue reading
Nobody notices the changes to pension law this Government is bringing in – WHY NOT?
If you read the press , you will hear what this Government has got wrong but not much about what it is doing right. There is no mention of the workplace pensions that it’s getting right! This from this morning’s … Continue reading
Pensions, politics and football
The weekend was a battle between the north west and the south east in politics and football and I’m pleased to report no battling in pensions. Well done Bournemouth , well done my actuarial friend from Southbourne who put some … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Bournemouth, football, Manchester, Pensions, politics
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Why are investment trusts excluded from the Pension Schemes Bill?
William MacLeod Speaking in the House of Lords today during the Pensions Schemes Bill second reading both Baroness Ros Altmann and Baroness Sharon Bowles , asked a very simple question: Why have listed investment companies been excluded from the Bill? … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Employment, FCA, Financial services, Investment, Pensions, politics, Ros Altmann, Sharon Bowles, Treasury
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The pension industry will leave it till 2029 , hoping CDC fails
In focus: Green light for retirement-only CDC Minister for pensions Torsten Bell says: “Too often people approaching retirement are left navigating complex choices and shoulder risks they shouldn’t have to face alone. By expanding CDC to more employers and consulting … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, CDC, dc pensions, DWP, Pension new, Pension Regulator, Pensions, politics, Retirement, TPR
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Did the Tories write the Pension Schemes Bill – GO thinks so!
There are no flies on Richard Smith, Opperman’s a dashboard man and promotable! # I am not sure how I feel about Guy Opperman as the dashboard dude, Richard Smith has earned that title…we’ll get to dashboards eventually but… But … Continue reading
Opperman rides a grand national of a podcast
There are no flies on Richard Smith, Opperman’s a dashboard man and promotable! # I am not sure how I feel about Guy Opperman as the dashboard dude, Richard Smith has earned that title…we’ll get to dashboards eventually but… But … Continue reading
Defending the defenceless is ethical; the money’s in my pension fund!
The FT, like the Telegraph, are keen to talk up the adamant attitude of People’s Pension and Nest to run ethical funds that do not invest in defence stocks. This despite calls from 100 Labour MPs to increase fund investment … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, defence, DWP, Financial services, ft, Government, Mark Carney, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pensions, politics, workplace Pensions
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Pensions have never been more important for the lives we lead.
I know that dashboard techies are bored by legal bores but we are at a point of political agenda with pensions that is critical not just to pensions but to the country and I am going to focus on a … Continue reading