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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
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EU Solvency II
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the pension plowman
- RT @deValoisPens: @footledonk @henryhtapper @PensionsGuru I didn't get that far. I only remember the missing word round and pensions "odd o…thanks 6 hours ago
- RT @Blacksquareplc: The Blacksquare Plc Daily is out! paper.li/Blacksquarecap… ▸ Top stories today via @henryhtapper @tim_weber @wishartwealththanks 8 hours ago
- RT @BridgetFSM: @henryhtapper I only just saw your comment from March on my blog. So sorry it got lost! Thanks and I'm replying now :)thanks 8 hours ago
- The Pension Plowman Daily is out! paper.li/henryhtapper ▸ Top stories today via @CitywireMoney @BridgetFSMthanks 8 hours ago
- @deValoisPens @footledonk @PensionsGuru @TheActuaryMag and then you woke #everythingsgonnabealrightjustinthanks 9 hours ago
- Spammed out on linkedin? wp.me/ppXQz-2NXthanks 10 hours ago
- RT @deValoisPens: I need to share: Last night I had a #hignfy pensions special nitemare. @henryhtapper was host 😣 I was on @footledonk's te…thanks 10 hours ago
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- @deValoisPens @footledonk @PensionsGuru very weird; worried for you that I'm appearing in your dreams; you could do so much better #pensionsthanks 10 hours ago
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- my linked in site
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Tag Archives: Pensions
24 cheers for The Pension Play Pen Lunch
There’s a fine tradition in this country of people getting together in coffee houses and taverns and sorting out how and with whom business should be transacted. This was how the insurance market was founded in London and it still is how … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, Facebook, mallowstreet, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, social media
Tagged annuity, bribery act, corporate governance, corporate risk, Cyberbury, Debate, Employment, Facebook, Leeds, London, Lunch, mallowstreet, Manchester, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pensions, pensions, Public Sector Pensions, social media, yeovil town fc, YTFC
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Insurers find comfort in Boardroom Benefits
Earlier in the week I mentioned I was highly sceptical about corporate wrap platforms. They have become the holy grail for a magic circle of insurance companies whose business models are increasingly focusing on pandering to the boardrooms of fellow corporate … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Martin Lewis, pensions
Tagged bribery act, Business, corporate governance, Cyberbury, dc pensions, de-risking, Distribution (business), Employee benefit, Employment, EU Solvency II, Financial services, FTSE 100, FTSE 100 Index, Insurance, Martin Lewis, McKinsey & Company, moneysavingexpert, Pension new, Pensions, pensions, PWC, Small and medium enterprises
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Le Pension Crisis est Arrivé
Image via Wikipedia PWC report today that the value of DC pension pots has fallen by 30% in the last three years. This Telegraph article gives the grim details. This is not a paper loss which can be reversed if markets recover, … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Fiduciary Management, NEST, OECD, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Bank of England, Channel 4, corporate governance, corporate risk, customer service, Cyberbury, dc pensions, de-risking, England, Fiduciary Management, Financial Assistance Scheme, John Hutton, moneysavingexpert, NEST, OECD, pension, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, Public Sector Pensions, PWC, Quantitative easing, Retirement, RSA, Steve Webb
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Green shield stamps ( how to buy a pension)
Lawrence Churchill of NEST and John Hutton (of the report) spoke eloquently yesterday of the need for people to focus on a desired retirement outcome (for instance;-”I want an income of £15,000 pa”) work out what it takes to get it … Continue reading
Posted in customer service, de-risking, NEST, Retirement, social media
Tagged Book, Collecting, customer service, Cyberbury, de-risking, Fatherhood, Green Shield Stamp, John Hutton, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Recreation, Retirement, Saving, social media, Society, Stamps
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Pension choices for smaller companies
Smaller companies- those with less than 50 employees are the beating heart of Britain’s economy. It is from among their number that the next Virgin or Tesco will come and though many of them will be toast in ten years … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, pension playpen, pensions, Personal Accounts, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Economics, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pensions, pensions, Personal Accounts, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Small business, Tesco
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159 years good – my Mum and Dad
My Mum was 79 last month, my Dad is 80 on Sunday. Dad packed in work this year, my Mum completed the 700 mile South West coastal path - they are beginning to wind down. All too often it takes a … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Dad's Army, David Croft, Family, Fathers, Home, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Jimmy Perry, Parenting, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, pensions, Retirement, South West
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Extending a hand to the Regulator
Saturday morning allows me time to expand on some hurried thoughts in my post The Regulator, wisdom and the crowd. Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Brighton, Canary Wharf, corporate governance, dc pensions, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pension Play Pen, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pension Regulator, Pensions, pensions, Regulator, Whitehall
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Champagne down the drain
Many thanks to those who came, and those who wanted to come but couldn’t – not the easiest of days to get about.
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, de-risking, mallowstreet, Martin Lewis, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Daily Express, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Human Resources, Insurance, Life annuity, mallowstreet, Martin Lewis, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Politics, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Retirement annuity plan
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