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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
- Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace. wp.me/ppXQz-2Ma #pensionsthanks 21 minutes ago
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments wp.me/ppXQz-2Nz via #pensionsthanks 22 minutes ago
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments lnkd.in/63Z3SFthanks 1 hour ago
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments wp.me/ppXQz-2Nzthanks 1 hour ago
- RT @SamStedders: @henryhtapper me to Henry - and Brentford missing out in the play-offs again! Lets hope it's 8th time lucky if we get the …thanks 9 hours ago
- RT @PJZoulias: DB vs DC returns via @towerswatson towerswatson.com/en/Insights/Ne… Note use of TDFs @henryhtapper Must be their fault ;)thanks 11 hours ago
- @deValoisPens @Fanfaronade Impressive of L&G huh! #pensionsthanks 13 hours ago
- RT @Fanfaronade: @henryhtapper I was also impressed by L&G's new governance efforts (even if spurred by OFT). Other insurers/mastertrusts s…thanks 13 hours ago
- RT @deValoisPens: Aye aye RT “@Fanfaronade: @henryhtapper speaketh pensions sense: henrytapper.com/2013/05/22/a-d…”thanks 13 hours ago
- I am having difficulty coming to terms with Yeovil Town being a #championship side; do I need therapy? #ytfcthanks 13 hours ago
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Top Posts
- A democratic way to improve DC investment.
- Commission - an unwanted risk.
- "Fit lean pension machines" - an uncomfortable prospect?
- The Regulator's brilliant auto-enrolment website.
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments
- Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace.
- A great day for Yeovil Town Football Club
- Buzzword Bingo- (great post from Phil Baumann)
- Chateau d'Oigny
- Morrison's "Save our Dough" campaign.
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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: social media
Steve Webb’s water-cooler moment
“You learn what they care about, what they understand and what they don’t. And you can join in. But what you can’t do, is take charge.” Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, pension playpen, pensions, social media
Tagged DWP, Minister (government), pension, social media, Steve Webb, Sun, Vincent Franklin, Webb
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The pension zeitgeist
The real lessons to be learned come from what people do , not just what they say; but we can start by listening to the pensions Zeitgeist Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Retirement, social media
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Business, Financial services, Martin Lewis, social media, Tesco, Tesco Clubcard
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Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?
Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading
A method to chose your workplace pension scheme.
I’d value your feedback on a scoring system we are developing which aims to provide employers with a method of rating one pension proposition against another. We want it used by employers looking to establish a new workplace scheme, and those who … Continue reading
Everybody need standards
Pensions should be as easy to buy as a can of baked beans Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pension playpen, pensions, social media
Tagged Actuarial science, DWP, Education, first actuarial, pension, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, Steve Webb
20 Comments
“Stick or twist” for the lifecos.
It is hard for the insurers to twist because they think the dealer’s against them. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, customer service, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, Financial Education, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, Popcorn Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, social media
Tagged Aviva, BlackRock, David Pitt-Watson, House of Fraser, John, Legal & General, National Employment Savings Trust, Standard Life
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The Facebook timeline – a teenage diary.
Facebook gives kids the space to learn who they are without the intrusion of unwanted authority. Parents, teachers, coaches and big brothers take note Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, social media, twitter
Tagged Business Insider, Facebook, Facebook features, FacebookTimeline, History, Online Communities, Social network, Timeline
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By your clicks shall ye be known – the self-immolation of Gavin Barwell MP
Thanks to the Guardian for this… Conservative MPGavin Barwell thought he was exposing a particularly shameless piece of political moneyspinning when he clicked on a link tweeted by Labour and found a press release accompanied by an advert saying “date Arab … Continue reading
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