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Apr

07

2009

The Real Value of What You Do »

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It is quite a while since I last blogged, however the reality is that until now I have not known how to begin this piece. You see, in the intervening weeks my dear friend Ian Thorneycroft has been diagnosed with colon cancer. I have known Ian, who also happens to be MD of SimplyBiz, for a great many years. He is made of very stern stuff and, as you would expect, he is meeting this challenge with t
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Feb

16

2009

Who Shot the Messenger & What Happens Now? »

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Returning from enjoying some winter warmth in Barbados to the snow and freezing temperatures of the coldest British winter for 19 years has been a bit of a shock to the system.  Even more so when, having to set off at 6am for yet another RDR meeting, it dawns on me that by the time I arrive at my destination I could have been more than half way back to Barbados!  Ah well, no-one ever sai
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Jan

16

2009

Banks have forfeited nation’s trust »

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A story in The Telegraph by Ian Cowie highlighting the plight of savers caught my eye the other day.  Ian, like many good financial reporters, cut his journalistic teeth in the ‘pinks’, the collective noun we use to describe our trade press. The gist of the article congratulated the Tories for starting to address the needs of savers, rather than encouraging consumers already overloaded with
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Jan

06

2009

Ken's Blog - An introduction »

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Ken's Blog - An introduction I think most of us will be glad to see the back of 2008, so what a great time to start a ‘Blog’! The FTSE is down 31%, property down nearly 20% (depending where you live), and on top of that we have the RDR to contend with. Of course, if you bought pre-2004 you’re probably still well in profit, and I’m told that McDonalds are currently serving 2 million more customers a month and taking on 4,0
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