Tag Archives: Stephanie Hawthorne

We need value for our money not “Retirement Roulette”

  Stephanie Hawthorne has hit the nail on the head in her article today in the Mail’s this is Money section Are YOU at risk of missing out on thousands as pension plans stake your cash on a game of… … Continue reading

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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

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Will pensions stand the test of inflation?

Stephanie Hawthorne’s excellent article tells it like it is and the 330 comments that it’s solicited show just how much interest there is amongst pensioners in the outcomes of their “40 years of savings”. The article talks to those who … Continue reading

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Pension committees “stay alert”!

    Alarm bells rang when I read Stephanie Hawthorne’s report on the reaction of some Pension Schemes to the challenges of the current pandemic ‘Lockdown spikes fears of democratic deficit in LGPS’  A survey of 83 local authorities conducted … Continue reading

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