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John Mather ; can Reeves pull it off? (Britain from a distance)

John helped found AgeWage and has become a friend over the years. An adviser to the rich he is now old enough to have seen it all before, I like his views- coming from Madeira , they have the distance … Continue reading

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Why is Brookfield’s purchase of Just getting so much attention?

I look at the stats on my blogs at the end of the working week. This week’s were strange; the two blogs on Brookfield taking over Just had twice the reads of any other. I thought it might be of … Continue reading

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Lots of consultation on mandatory pension increases (no promises)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a shake-up of UK pensions in her Mansion House speech on July 15, including plans to look at the amount companies and their staff set aside for retirement. Two executives familiar with her … Continue reading

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Can Reeves get her money back by taxing our pensions?

  For the first time in a while I have good things to say about the Telegraph’s reporting on pensions. Rob White is right to point out that with restrictions on raising income tax, the Chancellor might choose to go … Continue reading

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Johnson the arsonist calls for fire-breaks

There is an irony in Paul Johnson’s article in the Times which I hope I capture in my tweet But remind me who started the speculation about the cropping of the pension tax-free lump sum and scrapping of IHT privileges … Continue reading

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Too rich to fail?

The importance of the wealthy to out tax system is something I just don’t get. Every year I hear arguments against wealth taxes that start “the Government would never annoy..” and then roll out some special interest group which usually … Continue reading

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Rachel Reeves gets off the pot

There can be few more controversial issues for those who would have a gender neutral workplace than the status of the urinal. How men and women empty their bladders is different and so are the receptacles they use. When Rachel … Continue reading

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Reeves declares war on nimbyism.

The inheritance section of Rachel Reeves’ first speech as Chancellor had more than an echo of George Osborne’s in 2010. No CFO wants to start at the top of the mountain, all will have it that the mountain is there’s … Continue reading

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A blog on pensions in memory of the late Frank Field.

Having the courage of your conviction is something we look for in politicians. It is not something that we have seen much in evidence recently. Had the current Government fulfilled on its many promises to the country, not least to … Continue reading

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What’s to become of the workplace GPP- Rachel Reeves?

Rachel Reeves spoke to colleagues at the Times CEO conference about the importance of DC consolidation. I was not there but it prompted these thoughts. A lot of conscientious employers , especially in the early years of auto-enrolment took advice … Continue reading

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