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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
- Pension Playpen
- Reasonable Force- should pensions be compulsory
- The Pension Play Pen
- Yeovil Town FC
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Chateaux in Piedmont
EU Solvency II
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- RT @hymansrobertson: "Not what's in the pot but what it buys - Pension RTI" wp.me/ppXQz-2Q6 Thanks @henryhtapper, fab article & thou…thanks 14 hours ago
- The Pension Plowman Daily is out! paper.li/henryhtapper ▸ Top stories today via @luhazwathanks 18 hours ago
- RT @PensionsManager: More cobblers from investment experts on DC pensions wp.me/ppXQz-2g1 via @henryhtapperthanks 20 hours ago
- RT @PensionsManager: "My word is my Eurobond" - pensions without banks wp.me/ppXQz-2QY via @henryhtapperthanks 21 hours ago
- @PensionsManager thanks Stephen: morning to youthanks 21 hours ago
- Not so nice when a woman gives you the finger eh! http://t.co/sYyUwNUTdWthanks 21 hours ago
- Yes , that's a card swipe down there, http://t.co/pHxck2QQKrthanks 21 hours ago
- RT @BridgetFSM: @henryhtapper I want to live in your world Mr Tapperthanks 22 hours ago
- RT @BridgetFSM: RT @henryhtapper: "My word is my Eurobond" - pensions without banks goo.gl/65GjF via @henryhtapperthanks 22 hours ago
- @BridgetFSM Thanks Bridget- yummy world where we rely on each other not on banks? #pensions Could share that! goo.gl/65GjFthanks 23 hours ago
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- "My word is my Eurobond" - pensions without banks
- Will no one rid me of this troublesome press? Mr Godfrey defends "Corporate Access".
- A message to 1.2m employers who aren't reading (yet)!
- "We don't know what we're doing"!
- Not what's in the pot but what it buys - Pension RTI
- In a muddle about investment management fees
- All you never wanted to know about that Pension PlayPen GPP
- More cobblers from investment experts on DC pensions
- My mother is a donut
- Waiting for Dunkirk ; The Pensions and Benefits show #pb13.
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- Brilliant pensions website
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- 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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Category Archives: Bankers
“My word is my Eurobond” – pensions without banks
We have become so obsessed with the paradigm created by Megabank that we consider a “limited level of positive return..guaranteed” something to aspire to. Continue reading
John Kay has not left the room.
I had read Professor John Kay‘s Review of UK Equity markets and long-term decision making but it wasn’t till I heard him speak yesterday that I “got it”. Kay’s concern for the state of the UK financial services market goes much … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, governance
Tagged Business, Employment, finance, Financial services, Investing, John Kay, John McKay, Scotland Tonight
2 Comments
“Fit lean pension machines” – an uncomfortable prospect?
We move into day two of auto-enrolment with all to play for on a pitch increasingly likely to take spin Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, Bankers, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, pensions
Tagged Aviva, Bob Diamond, Far East, Gregg McClymont, Labour, OFT, pension, Steve Webb
12 Comments
Those Dutch pension cuts in full!
Final figures from the Dutch central bank DNB show a total of 66 Dutch pension funds have been forced to curtail pensions due to funding shortfalls. Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Bankers, pensions
Tagged Amsterdam, David Pitt-Watson, Dutch, Financial services, Funds, Investing, pension, Pension fund
11 Comments
Can a hedge fund make your money prosper?
Here is a question asked to members of our Pension Play Pen by Alan Miller. It’s a long question so I’ve broken it down a bit- my answers at the bottom! When you consider predictions (eg LBS’s Dimson & Marsh) … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, brand, hedge funds, Horse racing, smelly, stock lending
Tagged Business, Credit Suisse, Funds, Hedge fund, Information and Service Providers, Investing, Pension fund, Reuters
2 Comments
No win no fee – one way to clean up asset management
I met yesterday with a Swiss firm whose business is to reduce the investment costs for large investors (typically with €500m +). The model is simple, no retainer – they receive 50% of the savings from their work. They are a … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, dc pensions, de-risking, redington, twitter, Retirement, pension playpen, RBS, Fred Goodwin, corporate governance, Bankers, FSA, Management, Change, David Pitt-Watson, napf
Tagged Business, Investing, Financial Services Authority, Investment management, Funds, Securities lending, Asset management, Switzerland
1 Comment
Is this what your savings are paying for?
We have another Twickenham home international coming up, look out for your favourite analyst , he’ll be in one of the glass-fronted boxes . Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, FSA, Twickenham
Tagged Asset, Chief executive officer, Extel, Financial Services Authority, Financial Times, FSA, Investment management, Thomson Reuters
4 Comments
Bothered about your pension wealth?
In the past few days I’ve had some fruity exchanges with Tom McPhail of Hargreaves Lansdowne about when people should start getting interested in managing their pension pot. Tom’s view is “as soon as savings begin, mine “when you can be bothered”. Hargreaves … Continue reading
From aubergines to Amazon- the unstoppable Vivi Friedgut
I had been hoping to make an Amazon bulk purchase of Vivi Friedgut’s book “Money Smarter- a Family Guide” but have been frustrated by the book’s being virtually sold out. It’s turning into a phenomenon and is on the verge of breaking into Amazon’s top … Continue reading
Who invited banks into schools?
What do the FT, Vivi Friedgut and Martin Lewis have in common? Answer; a common wish to keep banks out of schools! Why have I posted that stupid photo to this blog? Answer; because it demonstrates comparable imbecility of allowing banks … Continue reading
