26 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
A former minister has warned that the government’s “lifeboat” scheme for company pensions is at risk from a huge wave of corporate defaults which in extreme circumstances could result in a 10% cut to pensioner incomes.The Pension Protection Fund is the “insurance...
18 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Study finds ethnic inequalities ‘deeply entrenched’ in those aged 50-70 from minority backgroundsEthnic inequalities are “deeply entrenched” among the over-50s in England, with older black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people falling behind white peers on income...
15 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
The mining giant releases full-year results this week, but Britain’s biggest pension fund will no longer careAt this point in history, time does not appear to have been especially kind to the views of the famed economist Milton Friedman.He may be one of the few...
29 Jul,2020 | Business, The Guardian
National Employment Savings Trust to shun firms involved in coal, tar sands or arctic drilling The UK’s biggest pension fund, the government-backed National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) scheme with nine million members, is to begin divesting from fossil fuels...
24 Jul,2020 | Business, The Guardian, Uncategorized
Nils Pratley on finance Government borrowing Here’s an idea that could earn the government £400bn in 25 years Nils Pratley A capital gains tax on primary residence – it may be politically toxic but has the virtue of...
