The Microsoft references are rhetorically effective, but analytically misleading. Microsoft went public in 1986 and did not pay a dividend…
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As cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, scams, hacking incidents, fraudulent investments, and lost wallet credentials remain major challenges. TECHY FORCE…
The self-employed commonly have very lumpy income streams plus periods of feast and famine. Their lack of income security means…
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How sure are you that you’ll get your pension promise?
While large numbers of people, (the low-paid , young and the haitual self and unemployed) have never been in a company pension scheme, some 30 million of us in the UK have either a private pension in payment or have the prospect … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Corporation, Defined benefit pension plan, doctors, Insurance, IOU, pension, PWC
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Insurers find comfort in Boardroom Benefits
Earlier in the week I mentioned I was highly sceptical about corporate wrap platforms. They have become the holy grail for a magic circle of insurance companies whose business models are increasingly focusing on pandering to the boardrooms of fellow corporate … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Martin Lewis, pensions
Tagged bribery act, Business, corporate governance, Cyberbury, dc pensions, de-risking, Distribution (business), Employee benefit, Employment, EU Solvency II, Financial services, FTSE 100, FTSE 100 Index, Insurance, Martin Lewis, McKinsey & Company, moneysavingexpert, Pension new, Pensions, pensions, PWC, Small and medium enterprises
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Le Pension Crisis est Arrivé
Image via Wikipedia PWC report today that the value of DC pension pots has fallen by 30% in the last three years. This Telegraph article gives the grim details. This is not a paper loss which can be reversed if markets recover, … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Fiduciary Management, NEST, OECD, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Bank of England, Channel 4, corporate governance, corporate risk, customer service, Cyberbury, dc pensions, de-risking, England, Fiduciary Management, Financial Assistance Scheme, John Hutton, moneysavingexpert, NEST, OECD, pension, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, Public Sector Pensions, PWC, Quantitative easing, Retirement, RSA, Steve Webb
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Standard Life was fine until Gordon Brown started playing 'ducks and drakes' during the last century - now we have…