News
October 7, 2022
Don’t worry this isn’t an article with lots of tut-tutting about starting a pension late in life. It’s not unusual nowadays for people to begin building their pension egg in their 40s and 50s. Young people are experiencing lots of financial pressures, such as paying off debt, trying to get on the property ladder, and…
September 22, 2022
BWCI is pleased to announce a total of twelve staff promotions from 1 July 2022 in our offices in both Guernsey and Jersey. Guernsey Team: Back row (left to right) – Oliver Shrigley, Erin Bisson, Samantha Bisson, Luke Richards Front row – Lily Guille, Carly Tucknott, Amy Dexter, Jessica Sumner Jersey Team: (left to right) –…
July 21, 2022
By Carl Stanford at BWCI “the UK is ranked in the top three national issuers of green bonds“ What are Green Gilts? “Green gilts”, a new classification of UK government bonds (“gilts”) were launched towards the end of 2021. This latest form of government debt has the same structure as traditional (“Brown”) gilts, however the money…
July 19, 2022
By Mark Colton at BWCI “This measure can be used for asset classes other than equities” My previous article, in the last edition of Bandwagon, set out the case for taking investment action in the face of climate change. However it was silent on implementation. So this article examines: greenhouse gas metrics ESG (Ethical, Social,…
July 8, 2022
Secondary Pensions - What's the latest?
May 16, 2022
The ‘live now, save later’ mantra that all generations go through in their 20s and early 30s may be running out of steam. The fact is that most of the world’s western governments cannot afford to keep paying pensions at their current levels, so counting on our States to provide for more than just basic…
March 14, 2022
Secondary Pensions - How much will it cost?
March 2, 2022
It’s not unusual to want to bury your head in the sand when it comes to imminent change. But local employers in Guernsey won’t have the option to hide away when it comes to the introduction of secondary pensions in January 2023, subject to final approval from the States of Guernsey. The States have been…
