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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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- Why bloggers won't replace journalists wp.me/ppXQz-2NG #pensionsthanks 6 hours ago
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments wp.me/ppXQz-2Nz via #pensionsthanks 6 hours ago
- A democratic way to improve DC investment. wp.me/ppXQz-2Np via #pensionsthanks 7 hours ago
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- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments
- A democratic way to improve DC investment.
- "Fit lean pension machines" - an uncomfortable prospect?
- Commission - an unwanted risk.
- Morrison's "Save our Dough" campaign.
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- my linked in site
- Oliver Tapper's blog
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- Reasonable Force- should pensions be compulsory
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Tag Archives: Defined benefit pension plan
All we are saying – give DA a chance!
“Possible easements for employers providing good pension schemes” Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, defined aspiration, pension playpen, steve webb
Tagged Defined benefit pension plan, Devizes, DWP, Jerusalem, pension, Pensions Act 2008, Romsey, Scheme
3 Comments
So what’s a good DC pension – Mr Webb?
Britain is taking on a massive enterprise as it looks to universal private pension provision in the corporate sector Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Australia, auto-enrolment, pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, public sector, Retirement, social media
13 Comments
Tescos – Karen Wake helps- quite a lot!
It is not about staging dates, it is about day in, day out; forever into the future Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, pension, Pension Regulator, Scheme, Tesco
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When pensions de-mutualise
When you take the mutuality out of pensions , you take good pensions out of mutuals. Continue reading
Bill – get some DC resource into the Regulator now!
Bill, t tPR need a gong-worthy head of DC asap. Continue reading
A chance to keep companies with DB pensions solvent
Income and Corporation taxes tend to dominate the mindsets of the rich, they are meaningless to those who don’t pay them. Unsurprisingly, it is the headline aspects of the Chancellor’s autumn statement that have captured the headlines. This small clause was initially … Continue reading
It worked for Wendy- how Morrisons staged auto-enrolment
If I had a vote for “pensions personality of the year, I’d give it to Wendy Taylor of Morrisons and I’d give her understudy Claire Ramus a “highly commended”! They’ve inspired their Board, their staff and they’ve brought a breath of fresh air to the … Continue reading
Is there a future for defined benefit pensions?
The TUC has published a working paper written by my colleague Hilary Salt entitled “the future of defined benefit pensions provision” which is a very good read. You can reach it here. The wags among you may consider that you could … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Fiduciary Management, Financial Education, First Actuarial, NEST, pensions, Public sector pensions, Retirement, Trades Union Congress
Tagged Bryn Davies, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Government, National Health Service, pension, Trades Union Congress, TUC
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The public sector needs a low cost pension alternative
This blog is about public sector pensions and the problems that they will face with Auto-Enrolment. It will be of interest to people concerned with pension reform, fairness, inclusivity and with bringing DC up to the standards of DB. The question … Continue reading
Tesco v Morrisons – a pension-enrolment showdown
The Government officials charged with monitoring the success of auto-enrolment will no doubt be watching with interest the reported numbers enrolling into the Morrison’s and Tesco’s pension arrangements. Both organisations have opted to provide their “eligible jobholders” with defined benefit pensions; the … Continue reading
