Monthly Archives: April 2013

The sins of the past

Posted on April 22, 2013 by henry tapper

We have concentrated our thinking on how the financial services industry will cope with the new business strain of auto-enrolment. For many providers the bigger issue will be the impact on its existing business. Continue reading →

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“If you can’t beat them – eat them”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by henry tapper

”We will review it, and we will comment after that,” Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said. ”Until we review it, we can’t comment on it.” Continue reading →

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All that glitters does not lure – thoughts on DC default funds.

Posted on April 21, 2013 by henry tapper

“I asked him, ‘My God, they’re purple and green. Do fish really take these lures?’And he said, ‘Mister, I don’t sell to fish.’ Continue reading →

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Can a hedge fund make your money prosper?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by henry tapper

  Here is a question asked to members of  our Pension Play Pen by Alan Miller. It’s a long question so I’ve broken it down a bit- my answers at the bottom! When you consider predictions (eg LBS’s Dimson & Marsh) … Continue reading →

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Pensions; holy grail or wholly fail?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by henry tapper

The least we can do is to try and make life a little easier for them, than it has been for us! Continue reading →

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The pension zeitgeist

Posted on April 18, 2013 by henry tapper

The real lessons to be learned come from what people do , not just what they say; but we can start by listening to the pensions Zeitgeist Continue reading →

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Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by henry tapper

Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading →

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A method to chose your workplace pension scheme.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by henry tapper

I’d value your feedback on a scoring system we are developing which aims to provide employers with a method of rating one pension proposition against another. We want it used by employers looking to establish a new workplace scheme, and those who … Continue reading →

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Working for the clampdown?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by henry tapper

“what are we going to do now?” Joe Strummer asked in 1979. Are we still working for the Clampdown? Continue reading →

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We are Yeovil!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by henry tapper

If you reckon there’s something to our slogan “achieve by unity”, check out #ytfc on twitter this morning. Continue reading →

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