Monthly Archives: January 2014

I want my, I want my, I want my IGC…

Posted on January 21, 2014 by henry tapper

We need our IGCs and we need them soon! Continue reading →

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Fund management’s like a car-boot, you’ve got to know what you’re paying (and what you’re buying).

Posted on January 19, 2014 by henry tapper

Fund management’s like a car-boot, you’ve got to know what you’re paying (and what you’re buying). Continue reading →

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Time to be clear on what’s a good workplace pension.

Posted on January 18, 2014 by henry tapper

We are losing sight of what the charges consultation is about. It is about improving pension outcomes. Continue reading →

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It looks like we won’t get a cap on pension charges – do we need one?

Posted on January 17, 2014 by henry tapper

A battle may have been lost but there is still a war to be won. Continue reading →

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Getting use to managing pensions ourselves

Posted on January 16, 2014 by henry tapper

The ideas of personal financial empowerment and independent financial advice grew up hand in hand. But they are mutually exclsusive concepts and ill-matched bedfellows. Now that we have the means to do it ourselves, we need to be allowed to. … Continue reading →

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The best fans in the land – #ytfc

Posted on January 15, 2014 by henry tapper

In characteristically generous fashion, Yeovil Town  applauded the 2000 travelling Burnley fans at last week’s game at the Huish both at the ground and on twitter afterwards. They were generally acknowledged the loudest we’ve had all season and we are … Continue reading →

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Have you got staff approaching retirement? Check out Pick-A

Posted on January 14, 2014 by henry tapper

  You and your staff save hard through your careers, you build up a pot of money and the time comes when you want to/have to draw on your savings to pay the bills, enjoy the holidays and look after … Continue reading →

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How much certainty do we need?

Posted on January 12, 2014 by henry tapper

Only in the public sector is the security of totally guaranteed income a genuine prospect, the rest of us seem happy to compromise Continue reading →

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Can TISA hit out on pension transfers.

Posted on January 12, 2014 by henry tapper

Who knows, we might even have pot follows member one day. Continue reading →

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2013 in review

Posted on January 11, 2014 by henry tapper

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 60,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading →

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