The government has recently released its latest data on the cost of pension tax reliefs. This is something I have taken an interest in before
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UK’s biggest pension schemes have miles to go on responsible investment
I am a supporter of the work of campaign group ShareAction, much of whose attention is focussed on improved pension fund behaviour and reporting, an
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Has the time for proper pension fund accounting arrived?
I wrote most of what follows on the need for massive accounting reform in the pensions industry to make this sector accountable to those who
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Making Pensions Work – my 2010 epistle on the issue deserves another outing
There are a lot of people asking me what I would do about pensions today. So here form 2010 is my answer: Finance for the
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Pension inequality: why do we subsidise the savings of the rich so much more than those of everybody else?
The TUC was one of the sponsors of a new report on pensions out this week. I need to give this issue some more attention
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Pension deficits are an issue but the real problem is the deficit of thinking about what pensions funds do
As the FT notes this morning: UK companies reporting annual results for the year to March are expected to report an increase of more than
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Looking forward to the stock market crash that is coming our way soon
In April 2008 I wrote a blog with the title ‘FTSE at 6,000 – is this madness’. It was, of course. I was right. This
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The time for pension funds to invest directly in regeneration and housing has arrived
A magazine called New Start has featured the following statement this week: A housing scheme in Manchester is the latest development to fuel debate over the use of council
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Become a Workplace Responsible Investment Champion
I’m not involved in this, but it looks good, and so I thought I’d give it a mention. I like FairPensions as an organisation. TRAINING
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