Tag Archives: Productive Finance

Fair value comes from the horse not just the cart. The Compact should look to that.

I was listening to my friend Chris Sier on Friday talking about how the transparency agenda has moved on. Chris was talking about how asset valuations are arrived at in private markets, particularly as regards “private equity” where there is … Continue reading

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Get Productive with our Finance on Thursday

Well done to SG enterprises for getting an agenda together than properly addresses some of the key issues we and the Government are facing as the autumn legislative agenda looms. A week before the King’s Speech, BlackRock are sponsoring an … Continue reading

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Buying DC pensions into Jeremy’s grand design.

British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised last month to use his 2023 Autumn Statement to “unlock productive investment from defined-contribution pension funds and other sources” — so as to create a more diverse financing system to help high-growth companies. He is … Continue reading

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A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment

  A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment We consider here the case for investment in less liquid assets and the current DC pension scheme landscape as set out in “A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment”. We note first … Continue reading

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Private markets – a jewel in the crown or fool’s gold?

A key aim for DC trustees should be to consider how to ‘further improve’ long term future net risk adjusted returns and ‘member outcomes’ rather than just cutting costs. Getting more for members! @GuyOpperman @DWP @TPRgovuk @TheFCA @ThePLSA @bankofengland @henryhtapper … Continue reading

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A roadmap that would fundamentally change the way our money is invested

The publication of the Productive Finance Group’s A roadmap for increasing productive finance investment paves the way for Long Term Asset Funds to be integrated in the default investment strategies of our major workplace pensions. Clearly the Government has got … Continue reading

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