Monthly Archives: July 2012

How sure are you that you’ll get your pension promise?

While large numbers of people,  (the low-paid , young and the haitual self and unemployed) have never been in a company pension scheme, some 30 million of us in the UK have either a private pension in payment or have the prospect … Continue reading

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A fond memory of Henley 2012

Thanks to Melanie Freebody for this. Lady Lucy drives past the Freebody boathouse at 1 the Firs (on Bucks) and past Gloriana on the Berkshire side. Onboard, Pete, Charlie and Lucy Voisey, Oliver and Henry Tapper, Ella, Stuart, Scott and Jenny Davidson and Molly the Cockapoo. … Continue reading

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Why we want you at our Pension Play Pen party!

You – yes you! We’re having a knees up at the White Hart in Barnes, Hays have put some money behind the bar – the Racket of the Lambs have got  their banjos and we’re going to have a good time. … Continue reading

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Auto-enrolment – working out who does what.

The hard part in establishing a process to stage auto enrolment and manage it each payroll period is not working out what needs to be done. Process maps exist that will help you understand the scope and complexity of the task. It’s the … Continue reading

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Is Steve Webb at war with personal pensions?

I know a lot of people who like managing their money and study the fund pages of the newspapers as I study the form pages of the Racing Post. For them the Self Invested Personal Pension, the services of a … Continue reading

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Who owns www.henrytapper.com?

I got this unsolicited message earlier this week from “Daniel”who appeared to be working for my friends at Baker Tilly. Dear Henry, I recently discovered you after reading some of your blog content on http://www.totalinvestor.co.uk, which led me to look at your … Continue reading

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Images of Henley 2012

Henley 2012 will be remembered for high winds, plenty of rain and a kind of pre-Olympic buzz among the oarsmen which was very special. Lady Lucy went out each of the five days and a great time was had by the … Continue reading

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Payroll strikes back!

While the DWP consultations on auto-enrolment was going on , I had a nagging feeling in my stomach, like you do when you vaguely remember there’s something you’ve promised but haven’t delivered – but you can’t remember what it was. At … Continue reading

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Scary stuff from Baker Tilly on Pension Fraud

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