Tag Archives: Sid

Your link to a Pension PlayPen coffee morning about financial risk

Posted on April 21, 2026 by henry tapper

I don’t understand much about this but with the people who are on the other side of the coffee morning on Tuesday, I know it will be fun, stimulating and well worth attending! Today at 10.30 am – the link … Continue reading →

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Pension PlayPen tomorrow – Professor Narmin Nahidi with Sid and Arun Muralidhar

Posted on April 20, 2026 by henry tapper

I don’t understand much about this but with the people who are on the other side of the coffee morning on Tuesday, I know it will be fun, stimulating and well worth attending! Please join us for our next Coffee … Continue reading →

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Do dividends pay our pensions?

Posted on January 11, 2022 by henry tapper

Remember stakeholder economics? It’s been a long time since Will Hutton introduced us to the idea of a stakeholder. Back in the last century, the Blairite vision was for a society where the needs of a shareholder were balanced with … Continue reading →

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Is Direct Investment the way forward for pension savers?

Posted on July 20, 2019 by henry tapper

  It’s a third of a century since Sid spread the word about the bargain of buying British Gas shares.  The dream of a shareholding democracy flickered, spluttered and was finally snuffed out by funds. Nowadays – direct investment in … Continue reading →

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Proper Pensions first! Say “No” to Inclusive Ownership Funds.

Posted on September 24, 2018 by henry tapper

Talk this morning of compulsion on private sector employers to give shares to staff. It’s not a new idea and many companies do this already. I’m with Justin Urquhart-Stewart who told listeners to Wake Up To Money that (future) Governments … Continue reading →

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