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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
Blogroll
- 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
boat builder
Chateaux in Piedmont
EU Solvency II
Yeovil Town
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the pension plowman
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper Well thank you Henry. I thought it was pretty cute when I penned it...thanks 31 minutes ago
- @PensionsGuru Deffo better than J Bitumenthanks 58 minutes ago
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper Henry - here's a John Betjeman poem I sort of re-wrote once; I think it's better than the original... http:…thanks 59 minutes ago
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper Oh!thanks 2 hours ago
- @PensionsGuru Wilfred Owen "I am the enemy you killed my friendthanks 5 hours ago
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper All meetings are strange; the fact we're here at all is strange...thanks 5 hours ago
- @PensionsGuru it seemed that out of battle I escaped, through some full corridor long since scooped... #strangemeetingthanks 6 hours ago
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper @AdviserLounge @rosaltmann @PensionsMonkey @Pensionplaypen You're welcome. Glad we met up.thanks 6 hours ago
- @PensionsGuru @AdviserLounge @rosaltmann @PensionsMonkey thanks for the cheese and bees Guru #pensions @Pensionplaypenthanks 6 hours ago
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- If I were Steve Webb..
- "My word is my Eurobond" - pensions without banks
- A message to 1.2m employers who aren't reading (yet)!
- Will no one rid me of this troublesome press? Mr Godfrey defends "Corporate Access".
- Not what's in the pot but what it buys - Pension RTI
- "We don't know what we're doing"!
- In a muddle about investment management fees
- All you never wanted to know about that Pension PlayPen GPP
- Shows what the little man can do
- My mother is a donut
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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
NAPF Presentation on “at retirment options”
DB de-risking presntation (ppt)
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Category Archives: London
Taking meaningful investment choices off the shelf
I’m pleased to hear that NEST is planning to explain its investment plans that everyone can understand.I visited their offices last week and spoke with their chief investment officer about this. I hope that as part of this explanation , he’ll … Continue reading
Olympics 2012 – what it’s made me change.
I will never look at someone with cerebral palsy or any other disability in the same way again. The Paralympics have broken taboos I did not know I had, taboos broken by stories of prosthetic limbs being hurled around the olympic village as much … Continue reading
Posted in London, Olympics, Olympics 2012
Tagged Berlin, George Osborne, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Park, Olympic Park London, Paralympic Games
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The giddy diversity that makes us tick!
If you’ve met me , you’ll know a 6ft 3″ middle aged white bloke with a plummy voice that has been nicknamed “Lord Henry” by my chavmates! I am the product of the public schools and Cambridge. My privileged background … Continue reading
Posted in Change, happiness, London, Olympics, Olympics 2012, social media
Tagged Irish, James Joyce, London, May Ball, Multiculturalism, Slough, Strawberry Fair, Turkish Cypriots
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Stop moaning Britain!
I am in Manchester , it is raining- Jenny K is tweeting there’s no such verb as “to medal”, the pensions world is indignant but I have the sun strapped over my shoulder and shout out “cheer up, stop moaning and enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, dc pensions, London, Olympics, Olympics 2012, pension playpen
Tagged Britain, Facebook, London, London Olympic Park, Malta, Manchester, Olympic Games, pension
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Twenty reasons to love these Olympics (and they’re only 2 days old)
The volunteers – they’re everywhere, they are helpful, they are the heart and soul of the Olympics THANKS The army – cancelling holidays to make this work - brilliant efficient reassuring THANKS Danny Boyle for helping us understand why we’re proud … Continue reading
Posted in London, Olympics, Olympics 2012
Tagged Boris Johnson, Danny Boyle, Dorney Lake, London, Mark Cavendish, Olympic, Olympic Games, Windsor Bridge
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Do not be terrorised by anti-terrorism.
I feel like a stranger in my own City. This is not my London that I live in, it is a town that has been handed over to the security forces. We are a town under threat of a “known … Continue reading
Posted in London, Olympics, Olympics 2012
Tagged England, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, River Thames, Security guard, Surface-to-air missile, Thames
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From Eton to Canary Wharf
This morning I travel from Eton to Canary Wharf, following the River Thames as it flows from Windsor Castle to the Isle of Dogs. My journey takes me by car up Eton High Street, past the college, past the Thames … Continue reading
Posted in Lady Lucy, London
Tagged Canary Wharf, Eton College, Isle of Dogs, Jubilee Line, London Bridge Station, River Thames, South West Trains, Windsor Castle
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