Time for a brave new online pension world December 12, 2018 Imagine a free, user-friendly, online service that offers you information about all of your pension savings at your fingertips, available in your own home and on your mobile. That’s why the government has championed the pensions dashboard, harnessing digital to make planning for retirement easier in the digital age. As we all know, most parts [...]
Designing a ‘people’s vote’ is a political minefield all on its own December 12, 2018 It’s like a giant jigsaw puzzle where, however hard you try, the pieces will never fit together. That’s the state of play with Brexit. Whichever way you present the options, nothing seems to command a parliamentary majority. Amid the chaos, talk has increased of a so-called “people’s vote” as the only way to break the [...]
DEBATE: Can we stop worrying now that earnings are rising at their highest rate in a decade? December 12, 2018 Can we stop worrying now that earnings are rising at their highest rate in a decade? Michael Hayman MBE, co-founder of Seven Hills and co-author of Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through, says YES. May you live in interesting times – the old Chinese curse has found new life in Brexit Britain. Mired in [...]
Hyperbolic discounting explains why the French are revolting over Macron’s fuel tax December 12, 2018 Economists have long argued that an effective way of reducing carbon emissions is by increasing taxes on energy consumption. This year’s Nobel laureate, Bill Nordhaus, advocated a global carbon tax over 40 years ago. The scientific logic is impeccable. But the practical politics of it are fraught with difficulties. To say that energy taxes, and [...]
Fire May, or her zombie deal will come back to haunt us all December 12, 2018 The withdrawal agreement is dead. Like that famous Norwegian Blue parrot of Monty Python legend, it has simply ceased to be. Its death was not achieved by a humiliating massive vote against it, but, in that cack-handed way only Theresa May manages to finesse, by it never facing a vote at all. It died through lack [...]
Bad news in the boardroom swerved by Nissan’s UK brand December 12, 2018 This week Carlos Ghosn, one of the world’s most powerful and influential automotive executives, remains in jail on suspicion of financial misconduct. It emerged in early November that Ghosn had left his role as Nissan chairman following allegations that he had under-reported his pay packet. Since 2010, Japanese firms have been required to disclose salaries [...]
Hong Kong horse racing tips: Gentle Breeze enough for Poon to blow rivals away December 11, 2018 CROWDS in Hong Kong will be overjoyed to see their favourite man Joao Moreira back in action in Hong Kong, especially with expensive Christmas festivities coming up. The Magic Man returns to the city after a three-month absence in Japan and will ride primarily as stable jockey for champion trainer John Size till the end [...]
Hong Kong horse racing tips: Complacency not an issue for Teetan at Happy Valley December 11, 2018 SHA TIN racecourse can rightly be proud of the show it put on for the Longines Hong Kong International Races, with millions of viewers combined watching at the track or on television. Not only did organisers provide top-class entertainment for the 97,000 visitors, they also excelled with high-end facilities of which any country would have been [...]
Stop making millennials the butt of the joke if you want to market to them December 11, 2018 Millennials are one of the most maligned of any of the generational cohorts. When not branded as “snowflakes” or accused of indulging in too much self-care, they are routinely blamed for all manner of problems such as the death of the high street or falling interest in the package holiday. Of course brands – many [...]
Opinion: Tech hubs, new transport, and space near the city centre – why Birmingham is a smart place to buy property December 11, 2018 Birmingham continues to hit the headlines at the moment, with several factors converging to make investment in residential property particularly attractive right now in the UK’s second largest city. Everyone’s heard of the HS2 transport infrastructure, which is lined up to connect the city to London in 49 minutes. But HS2 also shifts the conceptual [...]