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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
boat builder
Chateaux in Piedmont
EU Solvency II
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the pension plowman
- OMG - Guillemots are on the "cusp of flightlesness" could they be the new penguins?thanks 28 minutes ago
- RT @Dev_Reward: The HR and Reward Daily Essentials is out! paper.li/Dev_Reward/135… ▸ Top stories today via @henryhtapper @EmployeeBenefit @e…thanks 15 hours ago
- The Regulator's brilliant auto-enrolment website. wp.me/ppXQz-2MC via @henryhtapperthanks 18 hours ago
- The Pension Plowman Daily is out! paper.li/henryhtapper ▸ Top stories today via @iankmsmith @PensionsGuru @NewModelAdviserthanks 18 hours ago
- RT @uksoccerpatron: Soccer fact: Coach Johnson coaches 2 soccer clubs, Yo Ville and also Old Ham. He's one hell of a multi tasker #oafc #yt…thanks 18 hours ago
- RT @BritishInsurers: Interesting thoughts on The Pensions Network event last week via @henryhtapper wp.me/ppXQz-2LPthanks 18 hours ago
- @BritishInsurers thanks for the RT!thanks 19 hours ago
- @JLT_AE consultancy fee ban will force employers to find solutions on-line and reduce hand-holding through process #pensionsthanks 19 hours ago
- RT @GregKingston: @henryhtapper we supported the ambitions of many a visiting team last season! #itfc #ytfcthanks 20 hours ago
- Shows what the little man can do wp.me/ppXQz-2MV #ytfcthanks 21 hours ago
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- The Regulator's brilliant auto-enrolment website.
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- Who speaks for workplace pensions?
- Come on Yeovil!
- We are Yeovil!
- Tesco v Morrisons - a pension-enrolment showdown
- The loveliest coastline in the world
- "If you can't beat them - eat them"
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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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Tag Archives: Business
A momentous day for restoring confidence in UK pensions
We cannot have confidence in a system where member’s pensions can be impacted by as much as 30% though advisory arbitrage. Continue reading
The “advice gap” can and will be filled
The advice gap left by the banning of commission can and will be filled Continue reading
Shopping for pensions
Internet marketing is a funny young business which looks the same as a funny old business called “shopping”. Continue reading
Helping companies take decisions on pensions
One of the first thing you are taught at sales school is to “sell not tell”. Selling people an idea is about planting and nurturing an idea, not marching customers to the check-out desk. When it comes to taking a … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, Employment, Funds, Investing, Mutual Funds, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Question
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All that glitters does not lure – thoughts on DC default funds.
“I asked him, ‘My God, they’re purple and green. Do fish really take these lures?’And he said, ‘Mister, I don’t sell to fish.’ Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, CDC, dc pensions, fish, governance, investment, pensions
Tagged Alan Miller, Business, Funds, Hedge fund, Investing, Mutual fund, Real estate investment trust, SHPS
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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
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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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This is no country for old women
I haven’t been a great fan of academic pensions research or researchers for that matter. The research is typically a big whinge about people not getting a fair deal, the researchers comfortably cocooned in university sponsored sinecures or pensions. So I … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, pensions
Tagged annuity, Basic State Pension, Business, dc pensions, Directive (European Union), Employment, Greece, Noel Whiteside, pension, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Royal Statistical Society, social media, Society, UK State Pension, University of Warwick
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DC4Good; ABdc and the Pension Trust get it.
DC just took a little step forward… Here’s AllianceBernstein‘s press release (with the flim-flam deleted and my comments in blue) AllianceBernstein has launched a range of ethical target date funds for the UK DC market. Good news, we all know that … Continue reading
