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Private equity needs purpose (not debt)
Writing in the FT this weekend John Plender observes Because asset managers in public markets are widely assessed against index benchmarks, they engage in momentum trading, constantly have to chase stocks that are rising strongly but in which they … Continue reading
Sunak’s cynical vote-grab at odds with the purpose of pensions.
Politicians come and go, but pension funds precede and succeed them. The money in them matters, not just to politicians but to the people who benefit from them and the planet they will retire on. Yesterday, the British Prime Minister … Continue reading
Saving our way to a fairer society..
Thanks a second time to Michael Johnson for asking a salient question about recently published data If we compare four months in 2019 and 2020 we see a £20.5 billion behavioural swing: At the end of February 2020, total outstanding … Continue reading
Retirement debate overlooks tax-payer funding
This is another article shared with us by Jim Hennington. There is something very simple about the way that Australians debate pensions and I found this article informs very well on the ongoing debate we have in the UK. Clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged Nathanan Bonarius, pensions, purpose, Retirement, Super, Tax
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And you may ask yourself – my God – what have I done?
Letting the days go by If you listen to the news, you may be carrying a heavy load to work today. The US has just committed what Europe considers a reckless assassination of the most popular person in Iran, bushfires … Continue reading
Terry Smith – What I have learned from Fundsmith in the Past Five Years
Fundsmith is my favourite fund manager. Like Aberdeen (another favourite whose conference I’m going to today), it is an organisation with a strong purpose (moral and social). Terry Smith is an extraordinary man who’s views are always worth reading. He … Continue reading
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Tagged fund management, Fundsmith, Investment, moral purpose, purpose, social purpose
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