Financial education should be extended

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Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to experience the creative powers of the younger generatio...

Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to experience the creative powers of the younger generation first hand. PPML participated in a business studies initiative with the local girls' grammar school. Five year-10 girls were allocated to PPML, one of 25 employers in Salisbury that participated in the annual competition. We set the team the task of creating ideas to make self-invested personal pensions (Sipps) more appealing. The results were stunning, so much so that the team won the overall competition and I invited them back so we could video their presentation. In the space of two d...

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