Historian Joseph S Moore's book, "How To Get Rich The American Way", challenges these illustrations of 200-year compounding, Henry. The…
The article link you posted simply goes to my alma mater's website, the Adam Smith Business School at University of…
Yes Derek, I gave the quotation origin in the second post. The U.K. is not always as united and the…
Your quote, John, is from an essay "This is why UK living standards are struggling to improve", published today in…
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The Lords and the Pension Schemes Bill – the game is on for pension surplus!
This comment was fed into my mail yesterday evening by someone who’d watched the debate in the House of Lords about the choices facing trustees and employers with defined benefit pension plans they are responsible for. Re the Lords and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, henry tapper, House of Lords, Jiohn Hamilton, LDI, Ros Altmann, Surplus, William McGrath
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A wake up and a shake up for advisers and trustees in their “end game”
Two amendments are going through the House of Lords, framed by Baroness Altmann of Tottenham. I am proud to have played a part in this work but recognise the bulk of the momentum has been created by Stagecoach’s DB Pension, … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business and Economy, CDC, corporate risk, DB, dc, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann, TPR, VFM, workplace Pensions
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What are our Lords up to with “Pension Schemes” this week?
This from the “on the money” Pension Age which keeps us up to date with the Pension discussions. Peers query mandation and LGPS powers as Pension Schemes Bill enters HoL committee stage By Callum Conway 13/1/26 House of Lords (HoL) … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Government, Investment, pension, Pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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Do YOU have a fantasy amendment for the Pension Schemes Bill? Send in your thoughts!
We are entering a fallow period for work and you may be looking for something meaningful to do between now and Monday January 5th when we start again in earnest. The last pension act followed considerable public disorder, the photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Opperman, parliament, Pension schemes Act, Pensions, Ros Altmann, Torsten Bell
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Why are investment trusts excluded from the Pension Schemes Bill?
William MacLeod Speaking in the House of Lords today during the Pensions Schemes Bill second reading both Baroness Ros Altmann and Baroness Sharon Bowles , asked a very simple question: Why have listed investment companies been excluded from the Bill? … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Employment, FCA, Financial services, Investment, Pensions, politics, Ros Altmann, Sharon Bowles, Treasury
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A man and a woman making sense of investment for retirement
I wish I’d put it as well as this man has I’d wish I’d put it as well as this woman has UK businesses are facing many headwinds, but revitalising economic growth can help them overcome barriers to successful expansion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business and Economy, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Government, Pension new, Pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann, Steve Fine
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Ros Altmann in 2020 on the Pension Action Group’s progress to that date
It has been over 5 years since I published this blog on the Pensions Action Group. My blog is not worth a great deal of time and I enjoy it for a picture I took on the stripper’s beach in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Young, DB, Government, pension, ppf, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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Schroders talk of the importance of transparent stock markets in the UK.
I am very pleased to see a story on the importance of our stock markets to our economic well-being. A couple of weeks back the London Stock Exchange organised a group of the CEOs of companies quoted on its tiers … Continue reading
Investment Companies – heartbeat of FTSE 250 – forgotten by Pension Schemes Bill – Altmann
This is an excellent post . I will leave Ros and to make the point. Thanks William Macleod I too am surprised that promoting Investment Companies (or Trusts) is not part of the Bill’s intention to increase UK growth stocks … Continue reading
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Such an important topic! Students need skills that prepare them for real-world challenges.