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YOLO, but for a long time hopefully

I’ve just finished reading a blog from Natalie Tuck at Pensions Age: YOLO vs retirement, which argues that ‘regardless of … Continued

September 21, 2017 by Jenette Greenwood | Posted in: #industry   #pensions  

Learning the language of risk

I recently spent a couple of days with one of our PR clients, Paul Resnik from FinaMetrica. For those who … Continued

June 2, 2016 by Mark Locke | Posted in: #industry   #Investments   #little things to make your life better   #PR   #Uncategorized  

Graham Greene gets insured fund economics

The first blog from me for a very, very long time. Once you get out the habit of this stuff … Continued

September 5, 2014 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #industry   #Investments   #pensions   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

A mini-series on charges

Mark Polson has been talking to Emma Wall at Morningstar on fund fees and the pension charge cap. As part … Continued

June 25, 2014 by Sam Lynn | Posted in: #industry   #Investments   #pensions   #Uncategorized  

Clean is the new dirty

Hello and welcome to the first lang cat blog of 2013. At least the first blog on this site, I,ve … Continued

January 28, 2013 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #general   #Investments   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

GC12-06 – The Little Paper That Makes A Big Difference

Back in the mists of last August, I mentioned the FSA Says, We’re Rubber, You’re Glue, It Bounces Off Us … Continued

April 4, 2012 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #general   #industry   #Investments   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

He Who Must Not Be Named (For Copyright Reasons) & The Curse Of The IMA Sectors

As the sprawling and increasingly desperate Franchise That Would Not Die limps towards its close, I find myself pondering the … Continued

June 13, 2011 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #industry   #Investments   #marketing flimflam   #Uncategorized  

Blah blah rebates blah blah

Oh for the love of the big man, people, you were meant to have got this all fixed by now. … Continued

April 26, 2011 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #industry   #Investments   #marketing flimflam   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

Why platforms are so complicated

If you listen very closely you can hear the faint gnashing of teeth in various large office buildings round the … Continued

December 14, 2010 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #general   #industry   #Investments   #marketing flimflam   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

You sort it out. You. Sort it. Out.

Just a quick post on one of the things from CP10/29 that hasn’t picked up so much coverage in amongst … Continued

November 23, 2010 by Mark Polson | Posted in: #general   #industry   #Investments   #Platforms   #Uncategorized  

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