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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
Yeovil Town
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- RT @MarkL_TFRrec: @henryhtapper Now worries Henry, it's fantastic to see another great success story for a small well run club.thanks 21 minutes ago
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- @JB95Blades Thanks Jordan - top blade #sufc #ytfcthanks 1 hour ago
- @PensionsSam @pensionsmaggie Now we are promoted, this is what we sing, we are Yeovil, we are Yeovil-Gary is our King! #ytfc Nect year #BTFCthanks 1 hour ago
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- @RayChinn Thanks Ray - just cracking open the first bottle as the clock ticks past 6 (lie) #ytfcthanks 1 hour ago
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- The Regulator's brilliant auto-enrolment website.
- Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace.
- Come on Yeovil!
- A momentous day for restoring confidence in UK pensions
- Who speaks for workplace pensions?
- Get up! Stand up! For your pension rights!
- What have the Australians done for us - not much!
- How digitization is changing our lives
- Football - Yeovil Town FC
- The loveliest coastline in the world
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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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Tag Archives: Christmas
The sunny uplands of Wiltshire
Above the Donheads and the villages of the Chalk Valley rises White Sheet Hill the western end of a ridge that runs 16 miles to Salisbury. Few buildings are on this ridge other than agricultural barns protecting hay, straw and … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Christmas, Dorset, England, London, Ridgeway, Salisbury, Saudi Arabia, Wiltshire
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Pensions dead by 2050 – taking the Michael?
The Daily Telegraph, which through Richard Evans has started writing sharp and provocative articles on pensions, came out with a corker just before Christmas. I read it on the beach and nearly choked on my sangria! Here it is in … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Australia, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Henry Tapper blog, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Treasury, with-profits
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Business and Economy, Christmas, corporate governance, corporate risk, Daily Telegraph, DC Comics, dc pensions, Employment, Financial literacy, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Saving, social media, Steve Webb
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Spamta Claws coming to town
It took me 51 years to clock it , but Santa is a spammer. Spamta. as I will now call him has invaded my inbox at least ten times a day throughout advent sending me seasons greetings in the names … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Christmas, Facebook, linkedin, Martin Lewis, Santa Claus, Spam, Tenerife, twitter
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The Pension Play Pen Christmas Party
Morning everyone! Well it would be were it not for It being the last school day of the year It raining cats and dogs- enought to make Noah give up! My head suggesting I am on fast spin in my beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, pension playpen
Tagged Christmas, Holiday, Manchester, National Employment Savings Trust, New Year, Noah, opinion, pension, Recreation, Religious, Shopping, Steve Webb, Supplies, Tenerife
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Don’t put your swaptions on the stage Mrs Redington!
This post has been prompted by the very progressive @redingtontweets feed which recently asked it’s excited readership (Well me!) Would you be interested in a lower return on your #DC#pension in exchange for a perpetual floor of 80% of your #asset value? … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, Bankers, pension playpen, pensions, redington, social media
Tagged Bank, Business, Christmas, Investing, pension, Pensions in the United Kingdom, redington, Swaption
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Hands off office Christmas parties (they’re just fine)!
The sad demise of Eamonn Kilbride (46) who collapsed of a heart attack after dancing Gangnam style at his office party should not lead to a ban on middle aged men dancing. Indeed, when he has his conversation with St … Continue reading
How to get the pension you’ve earned
In response to some earlier blogs, Alan Higham has made this comment on a Pension Play Pen discussion thread. Alan regularly features in my thinking as does Andy Young (of the “Young report” below). Both are actuaries who have translated … Continue reading
Domestic bliss at Christmas
Christmas domestic bliss has been in short supply at the Tapper’s ancestral home. Some member’s of the family remember a happy Christmas Day in 1975 but we seem to have been in permanent warfare ever since. This year, the major issues … Continue reading
Posted in Church of England
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, Facebook, Family, Jesus, Online Communities, Social Networking, twitter
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Christmas naif
Christmas naif that I am! Continue reading
Trans-global joy
The best part of the Christmas story was the Magi rocking up at Bethlehem following a global sat nav and a lot of hope..
Posted in joy division, pension playpen
Tagged Bethlehem, Christmas, Fairytale of New York, Holidays, joy division, Magi, Melbourne, Pension new, pension playpen, Pogues, Sally MacLennane, yeovil town fc
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