We bought our present house more than forty years ago. The newspapers all said "Buy as expensive a house as…
The RF approach is probably close to what Andy Burnham would like to happen, but the mood music at present…
The economic background is challenging and guidance can be found in the recent report The RF report’s key findings are:…
The history of British equity release predates your old boss's comment in 1984 by nearly two decades, Henry. The first…
Tag Archives: promise
BP’s pensioners will not give up on the pensions they’ve been promised.
BP employed some very talented people who had strong principles. Murray is one of them. They will not give up on getting the pensions they were promised. Continue reading
Strong Government and self-regulation
Yesterday saw the Government finally put its foot down and demand we comply with its request to stay at home. Short of putting troops on the street there is not much more that it can do- now it is over … Continue reading
Why CDC risk management breaks all the DB rules – Con Keating
The advent of CDC will offer an opportunity to introduce forms and techniques for risk management which are intrinsically more efficient than those currently advocated by the Pension Regulator and which are consistent with the true duties and obligations of … Continue reading
Con Keating’s vision for CDC
Recently the TUC published a study, commissioned from and executed by the Pensions Policy Institute, of the variability of DC outcomes. They consider the fund performance and (annuitized) pension income for individuals retiring in each of the years 2000 – … Continue reading
For younger readers, MIRAS was Mortgage Interest Relief at Source. A scheme allowing UK homeowners to receive tax relief on…