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Monthly Archives: August 2016
FT podcast: Explaining the global pension crisis
Record low bond yields have intensified the pressure on pension funds already struggling to provide for retirees who are living longer. This squeeze has widened the pension deficit for hundreds of funds globally, prompting fears of a slow-moving but painful … Continue reading
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Ode to two wheels
Recently some fellow 50-something friends and I were expressing the pure joy of riding our bikes. Whether touring other places or around my home town, I reconnect with the energy and optimism of my 12 year old self on a … Continue reading
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With resources in retreat, Canada must become more resourceful
Having laid back and surfed the wave of easy money during the late great commodities supercycle 2001-2011 (courtesy of the greatest consumer credit/derivatives/China bubble ever in history–now bursting), Canada missed retooling (under the oil-focused Harper government) to a more productive, … Continue reading
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