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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
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- Reasonable Force- should pensions be compulsory
- The Pension Play Pen
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EU Solvency II
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- If it's worth having- let's have it now! wp.me/ppXQz-2NL #pensionsthanks 6 hours ago
- If it's worth having- let's have it now! wp.me/ppXQz-2NLthanks 6 hours ago
- I liked a @YouTube video youtu.be/3tyb0QMQxBg?a Grumpy Old Pension Men: 24th May 2013thanks 7 hours ago
- @blackbullion bless!thanks 7 hours ago
- @deValoisPens @rosaltmann @PensionsGuru thanks to y'all- another good week for #pensionsthanks 7 hours ago
- RT @deValoisPens: We made it! #TGIF Here's some #ff's to some super finance folk with interesting things to say.. @henryhtapper @rosaltmann…thanks 7 hours ago
- Why bloggers won't replace journalists wp.me/ppXQz-2NG #pensionsthanks 7 hours ago
- The true and fair way to "cost" your investments wp.me/ppXQz-2Nz via #pensionsthanks 7 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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- Brilliant pensions website
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- my linked in site
- Oliver Tapper's blog
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Tag Archives: The PEnsion Regulator
Martin Lewis and the “real world”
And if you’ve ever heard Martin on the radio then you’ll know that he is a lot cleverer and does a lot more good than many of us would care to admit.
The right to screw up your pension
There’s a place in Iceland where the American and European tectonic plates grind together like two sets of molars. At Thingvellir you can smell the sulphur emitting from the fissures where the plates grind and you can peer into the unfathomable … Continue reading
When we make company pensions compulsory..
My point is that the pensions industry has a once off opportunity to get it right, this is our London Olympics and while we need to have our heads down making sure the infrastructure to make this work is in place, we should take a little time out to celebrate the fact that this “new day” is but a year away (M &S will be auto-enroling this time next year).
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, mallowstreet, NEST, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, Government, mallowstreet, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, pension playpen, Pension Pound, regulation, Retirement, Society, The PEnsion Regulator, Trade union
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General Melchett revisited
An interesting picture is beginning to emerge which suggests that the subjective satisfaction scores given by schemes in relation to their consultant may be inversely related to the value delivered through default solution design Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, Liability Driven Investment, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined contribution plan, Deutsche Bank, Employment, Financial services, Investment, Liability Driven Investment, Mark Jackson, Melchett, Mutual fund, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, pensions, Retirement, Saving, The PEnsion Regulator
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The State can take longevity risk.
There is no evidence that the private sector has found the secret to insuring the cost of people living longer. It has merely found ways of insuring itself against the risks of ruin.
Continue reading
Posted in ezra pound, NEST, poetry, Retirement
Tagged corporate risk, European Union, ezra pound, Financial services, Government, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, poetry, Politics, Private sector, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, The PEnsion Regulator
13 Comments
Two and a half cheers for UK pensions
The other man’s grass is always greener or so it would seem if you work in the UK pension industry. Over the years we have got used to a succession of overseas dignitaries visiting our shores, speaking at our conferences and … Continue reading
Posted in mallowstreet, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, redington, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
Tagged Financial Assistance Scheme, Institute of Actuaries, mallowstreet, NEST, New Zealand, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, redington, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures & Commerce, Royal Society of the Arts, South Africa, The PEnsion Regulator, Treasury, United States, USA
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The vision of Pension Plowman
The pen is mightier than the sword and a lot less dangerous! Continue reading
Posted in pensions, poetry
Tagged AllianceBernstein, Brentford, Brentford F.C., Griffin Park, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, pensions, poetry, Society, The PEnsion Regulator, Tunnel, Washington DC, William Langland, Yeovil, yeovil town fc, YTFC
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Advice where advice is needed
I’ve been reading Aegon’s latest report into Incentives for Saving and the consumer research that backs it up. It makes pretty dismal reading.
Posted in dc pensions, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Treasury
Tagged Aegon, dc pensions, Financial adviser, Financial services, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pension Poverty, Pensions, pensions, Politics, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Scottish Equitable, The PEnsion Regulator, Treasury
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UK Pensions – How Lucky We Are
We should be proud of our pension system and I for one go into 2011 believing that America and other nations can look to the UK for leadership in this field. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Alabama, annuity, City Council, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial Assistance Scheme, Lehman Brothers, New York Times, pension, Pension new, Pension Poverty, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, The PEnsion Regulator, United States
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