Scheme actuaries use a nominal gilt yield curve, which they assert directly matches the currency and inflation exposure of those…
"prefers to compare the returns with a liability proxy (a mixture of gilt maturities)" Are those Index-Linked gilts, given that…
I agree the major problem with DC is that it has been designed as a savings plan not to provide…
Oh, and I think this confusion leading to DB being viewed as a pot by members is an unintended consequence…
Tag Archives: social media
The unstoppable closure of inefficient but engaging “comms”.
I wake this weekend to a barrage of articles warning me of the change that’s happened to my life. You may just mis-advise yourself Big Tech is fundamentally immoral Give us our lives back Is this a statement of helplessness … Continue reading
How would you feel if you were banned from linked in?
I thought this yesterday when I heard that those 16 or under will not be allowed access to their most used sites. The FT helped me out with the detail If you are reading this blog, referred by one of … Continue reading
OMG. Social Media is influential but not always helpful
Someone in the wonderland of pensions has woken up to reality that social media in an influencer and that people’s behaviour might be influenced by every bit of social media from tic-toc to linked in (including Twitter (X) , Bluesky … Continue reading
From Pensions UK to CDC ; from St Johnstone to St Andrews
I enjoy the passion of those who comment on my blog. I am amazed by the quantity, quality and diversity of comment that I get over social media. Mostly through anonymous comment on my blog and occasionally from the irrepressible … Continue reading
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Social porn?
Is there a tipping point for social media? The FT thinks so Sorry, you will have to go on the FT to get “social porn”, the link is here. They call porn “clickbait”, if you blog regularly you become only … Continue reading
The power of what we are.
It is a shame that while we are trying to find ways to grow our economy thinking long-term (pension funded) we are fearing short term tariffs from the USA as if our financial futures depended on the whims of a … Continue reading
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Europe’s fastest growing pension community is on linked in!
We are 16, going on 17 (thousand users) On Tuesday last week, posts on the AgeWage and Pension PlayPen linked in group were viewed over 11,000 times. The weekly total reads average 40,000 since the start of the year. The … Continue reading
The promotion of financial scams on social media
According to the Transparency Task Force, the only sector of the economy less trusted than the financial services community is “social media”. And yet many people engage with untrustworthy financial services products (typically offers of crypto-currency or other feasible investments) … Continue reading
Getting started on twitter; followers ≠ impact.
Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600 who reproduces wonderful charts and maps on what he calls “my beloved twitter”, mourns the slow progress of twitter relative Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tic-Toc. He needn’t! For all its problems , twitter remains the home of the … Continue reading
What’s done is done, what’s said is said
This blog is about social media “presence”, it is also about self-worth. I received this Direct Message on twitter today Writing to ask that you remove two of your 2014 blog posts from search engine indexing. I’m not very happy … Continue reading
Thanks for your reply. I hope it does successfully "embed both the real rate and expected inflation in one number".…