Monthly Archives: January 2013
Who invited banks into schools?
What do the FT, Vivi Friedgut and Martin Lewis have in common? Answer; a common wish to keep banks out of schools! Why have I posted that stupid photo to this blog? Answer; because it demonstrates comparable imbecility of allowing banks … Continue reading
“Pensions aren’t dead yet!” January pension play pen lunch
At an unusually passionate lunch, notable for the absence of the principal villain, Michael Johnson, the Play Pen set about putting pensions to rights. For those not in the loop, the Telegraph posted an article espousing the views of the aforementioned Johnson which … Continue reading
Savers put themselves first!
A happy result of dissing Michael Johnson’s attacks on pension saving early in the week was that I got a copy of his paper “Put the saver first” direct from the great man. He calls up the spirit of Ron Sandler– … Continue reading
Six for five pound, one pound fish
Following brief employment at a pound shop, Muhammad Shahid Nazir, a Pakistani immigrant to the United Kingdom from the town of Pattoki, Kasur in Punjab, began work on a fish stall at Queen’s Market, Upton Park where his employer instructed him to … Continue reading
Posted in fish, one pound fish, pensions, smelly
Tagged Daily Mail, Kasur, London, Muhammad Shahid Nazir, Pakistan, Pattoki, Queens Road Market, Shahid Nazir
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 52,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
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Need or greed? – how fragile the case for pension tax relief
The Labour Party has announced its decision to restrict tax relief to 20% for those earning over £150,000 pa. Am I – “bothered?”. “nah!”, I had a good year in 2012, beat my targets and got a bonus. Rather than pay … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Henry Tapper blog, pensions
Tagged Ed Balls, Flat tax, Individual Savings Account, Jupp, Labour, pension, Relief, Tax
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British football fans – a credit to our country!
Watch this video of AC Milan‘s Kevin-Prince Boateng leading his team off pitch in protest at racist chanting in friendly. Why could this not have happened in the UK? Because, even our most bestial supporters would not dare to issue rascist abuse. … Continue reading
Posted in football, Yeovil Town
Tagged AC Milan, Fratton Park, Huish Park, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Pompey, Portsmouth, Portsmouth F.C., Yeovil
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Pensions dead by 2050 – taking the Michael?
The Daily Telegraph, which through Richard Evans has started writing sharp and provocative articles on pensions, came out with a corker just before Christmas. I read it on the beach and nearly choked on my sangria! Here it is in … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Australia, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Henry Tapper blog, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Treasury, with-profits
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Business and Economy, Christmas, corporate governance, corporate risk, Daily Telegraph, DC Comics, dc pensions, Employment, Financial literacy, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Saving, social media, Steve Webb
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