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henry tapper
The pension Martin Lewis?
51 years old , twice married, one son. Cambridge Graduate , Icelandic fisherman, failed management consultant. Rugby player, oarsman and double bassist.
Tries most things once- usually badly
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- Brilliant pension report from Raconteur
- Brilliant pensions website
- Bryanston School Alumni
- Chateau d'Oigny
- Guido Fawkes' political blog
- Inspirational blog from 21C actuary
- my linked in site
- Oliver Tapper's blog
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- Reasonable Force- should pensions be compulsory
- The Pension Play Pen
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- RT @BridgetFSM: @henryhtapper I only just saw your comment from March on my blog. So sorry it got lost! Thanks and I'm replying now :)thanks 9 hours ago
- The Pension Plowman Daily is out! paper.li/henryhtapper ▸ Top stories today via @CitywireMoney @BridgetFSMthanks 9 hours ago
- @deValoisPens @footledonk @PensionsGuru @TheActuaryMag and then you woke #everythingsgonnabealrightjustinthanks 10 hours ago
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The “authentic voice” of the Barclays CEO
It’s great fun to follow the great and the good on twitter. By and large they make their own mistakes – (and fun it is to watch KP especially!). The management of the “authentic voice” of the company CEO has … Continue reading
Whatever happened to “stakeholder economics”?
When Blair swept to power in 1997, Will Hutton‘s vision of a stakeholder economy was central to New Labour‘s vision. While the idealism of those years is now derided, I prefer it to the negativity of today’s commentary. Listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, corporate governance, Henry Tapper blog, Jersey, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, customer service, David Mowatt, dc pensions, Dutch, HSBC, Jersey, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Steve Webb, twitter, Will Hutton
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David Mowatt – spot on – the impending pension crisis
It sounds like tory MD David Mowatt from Warrington South, has been swotting up pensions with Steve Webb. He published this on his blog on Tuesday and followed it up in the House. Good on him. Read his article below; here … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, NEST
Tagged David Mowat, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, Open Market Option, pension, Steve Webb, Treasury, Warrington South
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Pension Rocks III – the photos
The Racketof the Lambs as oneThe Racket of the Lambs as one The Racket of the Lambs Ben “the axe” Mulroney Henry Tapper -Bez of the Racket of the Lambs Dick Strattan- Musical Director And some video links…… Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in Pension Rocks III, social media
Tagged Ben Mulroney, Brian Mulroney, Business, Daily Express, Delhi, England, Lamb, Legal & General, pension, Racket, Roy Orbison
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The Racket of the Lambs
The Pension Play Pen is rather proud of itself for getting its band on stage at the 100 Club tonight. We’re performing a 30 minute set for Pension Rocks and it’s going to be brilliant. It shows what can be done … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, Pension Rocks III, pensions
Tagged Collecting, Lamb, LAMB OF GOD, linkedin, Musical ensemble, Pen, Racket, Recreation
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Advice in the workplace is 20% cheaper
I’m grateful to Paul Taylor of McCarthy Taylor for an excellent article on the current VAT treatment on the provision of free standing versus product related advice. His point is that when advice is linked to a VAT exempt product, the product can be used … Continue reading
The loyal goose
Listening to two football managers this morning, the Red one who’s in control, the blue one who’s not, it wasn’t hard to see why Ferguson is the titan he is. He got his job the hard way and kept it in … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Yeovil Town
Tagged Gary Johnson, Huish Park, Loyalty, Monty Panesar, Old Trafford, Terry Skiverton, Yeovil, yeovil town fc
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24 hours – the greatest rock lyric so far?
I saw Joy Division once, supporting the Buzzcocks at the Village Bowl in Bournemouth . They played “24 hours”, the first time I’d heard it – I think the gig pre-dated the release of Closer. I still speak about the … Continue reading
Posted in joy division
Tagged Buzzcocks, Curtis, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Grey, Iambic pentameter, Ian Curtis, John Peel, joy division
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i-phone spy – keeping kids happy with Foursquare
Here’s how to turn a car journey with kids into a fun and memorable happening. You will need At least one spoilt savvy kid with a smartphone – not hard to find these days The phone to be loaded with … Continue reading
The language that we use
This from the normally readable Booznews This year’s fact-based shopper marketing study, prepared in partnership with Shopper Sciences and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, reveals, among other findings, that leading CPG manufacturers and retailers are increasingly adopting a solutions-based approach to amplify … Continue reading
