Dave Brooks
@pensionsdave.bsky.social
Pensions pensions pensions (and whimsy, probably same as the other place).
Pension consultants getting younger all the time!
May 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Pension consultants getting younger all the time!
A good day. A very good day.
May 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A good day. A very good day.
My chum Andy is back and gives some interesting thoughts on private equity investing for pensions
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May 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
My chum Andy is back and gives some interesting thoughts on private equity investing for pensions
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Look whose house in London I just walked past.
Only the most important physicist between Newton and Einstein.
Distilled all electric and magnetic phenomena into one neat set of equations.
Realised light is a disturbance rippling through the invisible electric and magnetic fields of empty space.
Only the most important physicist between Newton and Einstein.
Distilled all electric and magnetic phenomena into one neat set of equations.
Realised light is a disturbance rippling through the invisible electric and magnetic fields of empty space.
April 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Look whose house in London I just walked past.
Only the most important physicist between Newton and Einstein.
Distilled all electric and magnetic phenomena into one neat set of equations.
Realised light is a disturbance rippling through the invisible electric and magnetic fields of empty space.
Only the most important physicist between Newton and Einstein.
Distilled all electric and magnetic phenomena into one neat set of equations.
Realised light is a disturbance rippling through the invisible electric and magnetic fields of empty space.
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A fascinating UK pensions job for someone but note the 11 April deadline!
Worth sharing round the friends of pensions BlueSky?
@stevewebb1.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social @pensionsdave.bsky.social @prospectpension.bsky.social
@stephawthorne.bsky.social
@jonstapleton.bsky.social
Worth sharing round the friends of pensions BlueSky?
@stevewebb1.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social @pensionsdave.bsky.social @prospectpension.bsky.social
@stephawthorne.bsky.social
@jonstapleton.bsky.social
We’re Hiring! 📢✨
We’re on the lookout for a Director of Pensions Strategy! This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced pensions professional to take on a key leadership role within the sector.
Please see here on how to apply and get in touch: shorturl.at/kq0Eh
We’re on the lookout for a Director of Pensions Strategy! This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced pensions professional to take on a key leadership role within the sector.
Please see here on how to apply and get in touch: shorturl.at/kq0Eh
April 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A fascinating UK pensions job for someone but note the 11 April deadline!
Worth sharing round the friends of pensions BlueSky?
@stevewebb1.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social @pensionsdave.bsky.social @prospectpension.bsky.social
@stephawthorne.bsky.social
@jonstapleton.bsky.social
Worth sharing round the friends of pensions BlueSky?
@stevewebb1.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social @pensionsdave.bsky.social @prospectpension.bsky.social
@stephawthorne.bsky.social
@jonstapleton.bsky.social
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As tonight’s #SnowMoon is clouded out, here is a previous February (2020) moonrise over the golden dome of Eastbourne Pier during the evening starling murmurations
February 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As tonight’s #SnowMoon is clouded out, here is a previous February (2020) moonrise over the golden dome of Eastbourne Pier during the evening starling murmurations
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AI search engines are more often wrong than correct when providing information. The premium ones are EVEN MORE wrong! www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
AI search engines are more often wrong than correct when providing information. The premium ones are EVEN MORE wrong! www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
Sunday morning vibes for you all youtu.be/nMuTgStG8w0?...
Glass Beams - 'Mahal' (Live)
YouTube video by Glass Beams
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March 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sunday morning vibes for you all youtu.be/nMuTgStG8w0?...
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googled him with such vigour and urgency that I typed "crdanial pizzaballa"
regret to inform everyone this is a real guy who could be pope
February 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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
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Definitely doesn’t scan as well Trump’s way.
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Definitely doesn’t scan as well Trump’s way.
JOHNNY HORTON-"THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS"(VINYL + LYRICS)
YouTube video by Ron Wells
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February 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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.
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?
Elon Musk: "There's a limestone mine where we store all the retirement paperwork. You look at this picture of this mine, this mine looks like something out of the '50s bc it was started in 1955. It's like a time warp. Then the limiting factor is the speed at which the mineshaft elevator can move..."
February 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#alwaysapensionsangle here we go. Elon addressing pensions admin. What’s his view on microfiche?
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YES!!! I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL!!! Nonplussed does not mean ‘not bothered’, it means the exact opposite!!!
a little rant
"nonplussed"
[an observation]
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February 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
YES!!! I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL!!! Nonplussed does not mean ‘not bothered’, it means the exact opposite!!!
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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 felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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 felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk
Fascinating conversation with former pensions minister Paul Maynard and co-host @pensionssimon.bsky.social. Excellent stuff. youtu.be/1eZHidjM8jQ?...
Behind the Desk: The Reality of Being a Pensions Minister | The Broadcast
YouTube video by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd
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February 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Fascinating conversation with former pensions minister Paul Maynard and co-host @pensionssimon.bsky.social. Excellent stuff. youtu.be/1eZHidjM8jQ?...
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And we're available for new TV programmes that discuss pensions in the news 🗞️
Reasonable rates...no need for single coloured M&Ms...
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 👍
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PPF levy and surplus, Bank of England Repo & Martin Lewis and pensions | Pensions in 10
YouTube video by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd
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February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And we're available for new TV programmes that discuss pensions in the news 🗞️
Reasonable rates...no need for single coloured M&Ms...
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?...
youtu.be/heT4Fdel5e0?...
PPF levy and surplus, Bank of England Repo & Martin Lewis and pensions | Pensions in 10
YouTube video by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd
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February 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The latest Pensions in 10 with my chum @pensionssimon.bsky.social plus a hat tip to @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com for his pensions coverage 👍
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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...
This is just a titbit, watch my full Pension special on @itvmlshow.bsky.social: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Martin Lewis: How you can avoid the massive tax trap when you take money out of a pension
YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com
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January 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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...
This is just a titbit, watch my full Pension special on @itvmlshow.bsky.social: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
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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.
The Chancellor is right. It’s time we get building again.
January 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
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.
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DB Surplus, Triple lock & Auto-enrolment | Pensions in 10
YouTube video by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd
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January 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Pensions in 10 with me and @pensionssimon.bsky.social keeping up with the world of pensions.
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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?
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Why does financial education have such little impact?
Many financial education initiatives, in schools and the workplace in particular, have been created over the past decade.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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...
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
January 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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.
I ask Alexander Lukashenko “How can you call this a democratic election when your main rivals are in prison or exile?” Lukashenko said recently “People shouldn’t have their mouths shut [be silenced]”. So will he free his opponents? “Prison is for people who opened their mouths too wide” he says.
People choose jail and exile, Belarus president Lukashenko tells BBC
On election day, the unchallenged Belarus leader exchanges arguments with the BBC Russia editor.
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January 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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?
Govt turns to DB pensions surpluses in its latest attempt to kickstart growth… having left £1.2trn DB industry out of pensions review ‘the implications of not touching it are worse’ surplus estimated at around £100bn on a low risk basis on.ft.com/42vZdOe
Reeves seeks to unlock billions from UK pension schemes for investment
Ministers set to allow companies to access defined benefit scheme surpluses to help kick-start growth
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January 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Is this use of surplus without risking member security and keeping the scheme going? Run on with wings. Return of the public sector consolidator?