Monthly Archives: June 2011

A declaration of belligerence

Posted on June 30, 2011 by henry tapper

Today (3oth June) is strike day. It is a general strike by a proportion of society that has seen total personal reward for its labours massively increase over the past fifteen years. The people who will be suffering are members of the … Continue reading →

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Culling seals

Posted on June 29, 2011 by henry tapper

I  have a new phrase in my vocabulary which relates to the activities of financial institutions that take advantage of the inertia of customers. I cannot tell you about the context in which I learned about this phrase as I am … Continue reading →

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Paul Bradshaw – champagne please!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by henry tapper

Paul Bradshaw – the man behind Skandia and latterly Nucleus, Annuity Direct and a number of similar advisory ventures is a canny man-   it was not for nothing that he offered a bottle of champagne to anyone who could truly claim to offer independent … Continue reading →

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So you think twitter’s a waste of time?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by henry tapper

It’s irksome to those who use twitter to be told by those who don’t that they are wasting their time. I am sure a lot of people waste their time on twitter but they are probably the sort of people … Continue reading →

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Worrying times for NEST

Posted on June 25, 2011 by henry tapper

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“Buying a Retirement Income” from an RIP

Posted on June 22, 2011 by henry tapper

I’m sure the panelled annuitants or Retirement Income Providers (hereafter known as RIPs) are feeling pretty comfortable about life this morning.

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Unavoidable, necessary and futile – the fight for public sector pensions

Posted on June 21, 2011 by henry tapper

Because the unions only speak for those they define as their own – they do not speak for me – nor I for them. Continue reading →

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He saw you coming! – consumer DNA

Posted on June 20, 2011 by henry tapper

                        Man walks into a bar, barman says Your usual Sir? How do you know what’s my usual – I’ve never been in here before? Cloud Sir What you … Continue reading →

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Kids stuff – what HR and Pension people can learn from Generation C

Posted on June 18, 2011 by henry tapper

We will be competing for their interest with a whole bunch of others trying to get some space on their cloud. Continue reading →

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Blog from a bus

Posted on June 16, 2011 by henry tapper

I’ve never blogged from a bus before but this one’s going so slowly up to Hammersmith from Brentford that I’m blogging to keep myself awake- hope I don’t put you to sleep.

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