The destruction of savings by inflation
byIn the past, insurance companies and pension funds have been keen to advertise the benefit of compounding arithmetic for savings. Over the last 30…
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Pensions and fiscal reform
byEuropean countries offer a variety of pension schemes. For our purposes here, I want to draw attention to the variety of public participation rates…
Message to the Pensions Minister: You cannot improve things by distorting free markets
byThe Daily Telegraph reports today that: About 60% of private sector pension schemes “have clear rules” entitling retirees to annual increases in their pensions…
Kevin Dowd blogs Steve’s speech in the budget debate
byProfessor Kevin Dowd blogs my speech in the budget debate for the IEA: By far the best contribution to the parliamentary debate on the…
Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips
byVia Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips : The shortfall in FTSE 100 blue chip final-salary pension schemes more than doubled…