Today’s Blog

The following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/pensions/industry-calls-to-slash-stakeholder-red-tape/1050384.article did not state what stakeholder pension rules Standard Life argued should be repealed. I disagree that stakeholder pension will become irrelevant...

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I hope we see more institutional shareholder activism in making directors remuneration more favourable for shareholders http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/group-business/barclays-ceo-bob-diamond-agrees-to-stricter-bonus-terms/1050027.article. For too long institutional...

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I am deeply concerned by the Supreme Court’s decision regarding mandatory retirement dates after reading this article. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/pensions/supreme-court-rejects-retirement-age-discrimination-complaint/1050280.article My concerns are that talented...

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I laughed when I read this article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/wheatley-sees-equity-release-role-in-meeting-ltc-costs/1048045.article with the welfare state in retreat and an enormous savings gap, in a few years’ time people will have used up their home...

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I became very angry when I read this article. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/fsas-turner-slams-massively-negative-shadow-banking-system/1050056.article I could not disagree with Lord Turner more in his analysis. The problem with the securitisation was the...

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I found the comments the by the European Central Bank Board Member Peter Praet rather amusing http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/ecb-member-says-debt-crisis-responsibility-with-euro-governments/1050052.article . I think the solution to the Eurozone sovereign...