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googled him with such vigour and urgency that I typed "crdanial pizzaballa"

All this talk of Gulf of America… now have this song on repeat in my head youtu.be/QqPs2OjGrYY?... Definitely doesn’t scan as well Trump’s way.

#alwaysapensionsangle here we go. Elon addressing pensions admin. What’s his view on microfiche?

YES!!! I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL!!! Nonplussed does not mean ‘not bothered’, it means the exact opposite!!!

Hey, I am looking for your questions around pensions for next week’s Money Box Live. Maybe you’re 18 and wondering what age to start, maybe you’re 50 and getting a bit anxious. Maybe you want to check your investments are ethical. Maybe something else entirely! Email me [email protected]

Fascinating conversation with former pensions minister Paul Maynard and co-host @pensionssimon.bsky.social. Excellent stuff. youtu.be/1eZHidjM8jQ?...

And we're available for new TV programmes that discuss pensions in the news 🗞️ Reasonable rates...no need for single coloured M&Ms...

The latest Pensions in 10 with my chum @pensionssimon.bsky.social plus a hat tip to @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com for his pensions coverage 👍 youtu.be/heT4Fdel5e0?...

Near retirement? There’s a huge tax trap to avoid when withdrawing from a pension. This is my simple video analogy but always get 1-on-1 free guidance from PensionWise first. This is just a titbit, watch my full Pension special on @itvmlshow.bsky.social: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Growth isn’t about abstract figures that only matter to economists. Growing the economy is how we get wages up and public services delivering in Wales and across the UK. The Chancellor is right. It’s time we get building again.

Pensions in 10 with me and @pensionssimon.bsky.social keeping up with the world of pensions. youtu.be/lZ5Qx8_WdFE?...

A new piece from me for @ftadviser.bsky.social on financial education. Why does it have such little impact, and what can we do about it? www.ftadviser.com/diversity-in...

Robyn and I did our first Hyrox at the weekend. On for our target time but an injury near the end messed that up. We’ll be back. Unfinished business. #hyrox

What a world we live in.

Is this use of surplus without risking member security and keeping the scheme going? Run on with wings. Return of the public sector consolidator?

I can't decide what's more terrifying: 1. the nightmare news that *0.33%* of our millionaires have left the country, or 2. the horrifying tidings that ***0.5%** of pupils have left the private sector. (h/t @samfr.bsky.social) It's almost as bad as the bond market-driven collapse of our economy.

An early contender for headline of the year…

Two things... They still have to pay tax on UK assets no matter where they live, and... 10k is a very small figure compared to how many millionaires reside in the UK.

you have to ask - again - whether they understand that 10,000 is a barely significant rounding error in a country with 3 million millionaires

I am sure we’ve all forgotten about the credit crunch.

Latest pensions in 10 with @pensionssimon.bsky.social and I covering the top pensions stories youtu.be/maS4y1HbVjI?...

Much has been said about Spielberg’s uncanny ability to tell a story within a frame and set up geography, and usually folks use his long oners as examples of this talent. But here’s an innocuous 26-second-long shot from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) that does all those things.

I think there is a decent argument that the best response from the CX to higher gilt yields at the Spring Statement would be to not respond. Publish the new forecasts and promise to respond at the Autumn budget. Shouldn’t get into the habit of multiple in-year changes in fiscal policy.

Latest Pensions in 10 and the first of 2025 together with @pensionssimon.bsky.social youtu.be/AfCkAgPVueU?...

Rachel Reeves has said she wants pension funds to “learn lessons from the Canadian model.” Those lessons, she hopes, could inspire a gush of money into British infrastructure and fast-growing businesses. But might the real lessons from Canada look quite different? www.ft.com/content/7938...

Some good news from the southern tip of Africa: life expectancy is on the up again after the Aids crisis. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1hmbkvz/oc_life_expectancy_rebounds_from_the_aids_crisis/#lightbox

Mesmerised by this quote.