Tag Archives: Trump
Pensions have never been more important for the lives we lead.
I know that dashboard techies are bored by legal bores but we are at a point of political agenda with pensions that is critical not just to pensions but to the country and I am going to focus on a … Continue reading
People’s sack State Street for all but a slither of its £33bn “pension”
If there’s a shock headline for the investment community it’s the news from Mary McDougall in today’s FT. More later in the day but as the sub-line says, this will be a shake up for American investment managers wanting to … Continue reading
Ramblings on trustees and what happens when you do!
I know I overuse Pension Oldie, but he’s one of the few people who talks technically that I understand , agree with and like a a bloke/bloke-ette. I will not go down this ambivalent gender route, Oldie is a bloke- … Continue reading
A Trump-like clarity and a Torsten morality
I hope that people will get my point not think me a “Trumper” or “Bellist”. The comment from Bob Compton on yesterday’s blog explains brilliantly what we can do and why what we could have done (CDC) is currently undoable. … Continue reading
So help us God
“So help us God” is the headline that the Star leads with and as Dotun Adebayo points out on Radio 5 it is a headline of genius. The Star is very approving of the manner that Trump adopts second time … Continue reading
Are women winning it for Harris?
The spread on the betting exchanges between Trump and Harris continue to tighten but money continues to back Harris as the impact of recent interventions to bolster Trump’s odds dilute According to Robert Armstrong, in this morning’s Unhedged, … Continue reading
An all American cock-up
It’s finally Joe-ver, as we say Bye-den to the 46th President, and hello (presumably) to Kamala Harris, who is now likely to be the Democrat nominee for November’s election, following and endorsement from President Biden after dropping out of the … Continue reading
Reality is only a screen away
I suspect the commuter trains will be more than half-empty this morning and that those who make it to work will either be anti-football or wearing dark glasses. Listening to radio 3 on Sunday morning , I became aware of … Continue reading
Why politics should be a young person’s game
The US presidential debate, played out in full on radio 5 was unedifying. It featured a conflicted felon beating up an 82 year old man who seemed mildly demented. To coin a phrase from the previous night’s UK debate “is … Continue reading
Schmooze or you lose – how Farage & Co win hearts not minds.
There’s a moment in this week’s VFM podcast when one of the co-presenters refers to the “three main parties”. It turns out he means the Labour, Conservative and Liberal parties. But to a great mass of British voters, getting on … Continue reading