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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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the pension plowman
- RT @ProfCaryCooper: Hadn't realised that with 40 months of decline in real wages this is the longest period of such decline since 1870! htt…thanks 3 hours ago
- RT @blackbullion: Was great to spend the day with @NAPFnews SE and the ubiquitous @henryhtapper at the gorgeous Leeds castle #moneysmarterthanks 4 hours ago
- The Pension Plowman Daily is out! paper.li/henryhtapper ▸ Top stories today via @pensionsweek @atheistactuary @henryhtapperthanks 11 hours ago
- RT @SReeder01: @AdviserLounge @rosaltmann @henryhtapper @PensionsGuru @PensionsMonkey Heres another idea "Facebook Welfare" http://t.co/WNU…thanks 11 hours ago
- @Totalrhubarb Read it earlier. Good article.thanks 14 hours ago
- "@Totalrhubarb: Are you getting a fair fx? Fix it or let them fix it against you. Great wire article wire.russell.com/2013/06/18/fix…" #pensionsthanks 14 hours ago
- We're on the road (to somewhere) lnkd.in/B9jx4Ythanks 16 hours ago
- We're on the road (to somewhere) wp.me/ppXQz-2Rbthanks 16 hours ago
- RT @PensionsGuru: @henryhtapper Well thank you Henry. I thought it was pretty cute when I penned it...thanks 1 day ago
- @PensionsGuru Deffo better than J Bitumenthanks 1 day ago
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- We're on the road (to somewhere)
- If I were Steve Webb..
- Shows what the little man can do
- A message to 1.2m employers who aren't reading (yet)!
- "My word is my Eurobond" - pensions without banks
- Will no one rid me of this troublesome press? Mr Godfrey defends "Corporate Access".
- Not what's in the pot but what it buys - Pension RTI
- All you never wanted to know about that Pension PlayPen GPP
- In a muddle about investment management fees
- "We don't know what we're doing"!
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- 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
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- Reasonable Force- should pensions be compulsory
- The Pension Play Pen
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Tag Archives: Retail Distribution Review
Tsunami – make haste to higher ground!
You don’t need to be particularly clever to work out that in 2013 and 2014 , there are going to be a lot of purchasing decisions by employers if the “victorious” unblemished start to auto-enrolment is to be continued among … Continue reading
Corporate wraps for the Sunny Uplands ?
Today I’m due to spend all day discovering what the corporate wrap has done for us. Currently I reckon I could sum it up in one word. NOTHING Of course it sounds better with a naughty word but that’ll do. … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, pension playpen, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Chevrolet Uplander, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, European Union, Financial services, Investing, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Rage against the Machine, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Retirement planning, Saving
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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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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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IFEs not IFAs
If you’ve followed my posts over the past few days, you’ll l know I’ve referred to a debate between advisers, insurers, pension managers and trustees which started out discussing the ethics of incentivizing enhanced transfer values and has moved toi discussing how and when advice … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Liability Driven Investment, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Economics, Employment, EU Solvency II, Financial adviser, Frank Field, Human Resources, Independent Financial Adviser, Liability Driven Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pensions, Peter Flanagan, Politics, Proto-Indo-European language, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury, trustee, Trustees
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Be aware – IFAs at work!
In order for employers to get value from their employee benefit plans they had better be absolutely sure that they are delivered by advisers that need carry no wealth warning!
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Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, finance, Financial adviser, Financial plan, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Human Resources, Independent Financial Adviser, Insurance, Marketing, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Public Sector Pensions, Rage against the Machine, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Society, Trail commission
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Scheme Pensions aren’t the magic bullet -yet
There seems to be irrational exuberance among some parts of the IFA community that a new solution is round the corner to what are seen to be the poor “at retirement” options presented by conventional annuities or the new drawdown (under … Continue reading
Posted in NEST, pensions, Retail Distribution Review
Tagged Employment, Financial services, Insurance, Joe Bloggs, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pensions, pensions, Personal pension scheme, Public Sector Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Society, The Pension Regulator
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Buy now while IFAs last?
Commission comes at a cost and a cost that is rarely counted Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, Education, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Independent Financial Adviser, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, public sector, regulation, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Saving, Scheme, Society
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Could we find a truly independent financial adviser?
The Playpen met for lunch as they do every first Monday of the month to discuss a question posed to us by Paul Bradshaw- serial entrepreneur and the inventor (according to Alan Smith) of the £50,000 pa PEP. In attendance Bill … Continue reading
We can negotiate our DC charges (and it does matter!)
Posted in dc pensions, NEST, Retail Distribution Review
Tagged AMC, Bond duration, Company, dc pensions, Defined contribution plan, Employment, Financial services, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, Negotiation, NEST, pension, Percentage, Present value, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Total Expense Ratio
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