Monthly Archives: February 2014

Pensions -born free and everywhere in chains!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by henry tapper

There’s a question going round that will bemuse 99% of us , but is of some importance to the 1% who are involved in the CDC debate. “Can we just leave it to actuaries to set the discount rate for … Continue reading →

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Why the ABI were so wrong about CDC

Posted on February 4, 2014 by henry tapper

This blog was first published on mallowstreet by the inimitable Kevin Wesbroom, whose bouffe is only matched by Ros Altmann’s and whose intellect is matched only by his integrity. Think big – think Kevin!   CDC – the case Against … Continue reading →

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Too big to worry about – what’s should we do about State Street?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by henry tapper

I wrote yesterday about State Street’s £22.9m fine from the FCA for stealing $20.2m from 6 large clients.  Whether this was all the money stolen or whether these were the clients who they found out about is not mentioned. We’ll … Continue reading →

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Pension Play Pen lunch- Monday 3rd Feb Which party will be best for pensions?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by henry tapper

  http://www.countinghouse.com   All followers of this blog are welcome to attend the 50th Pension Play Pen lunch at the Counting House, 50 Cornhill  – 250 yards west of Bank Station in the City. We’ll be discussing the strategies of … Continue reading →

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What do you do when the lights go out?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by henry tapper

Professional Pensions run the story of the £22.9m fine dished out to State Street who had been double charging clients for years. I had thought of custodians till recently as their name suggests as guardians of assets, not as asset strippers. … Continue reading →

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What a match! England v France #sixnations

Posted on February 2, 2014 by henry tapper

  https://twitter.com/pensionlawyeruk/status/429651442501451776 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3_UxrgINU   Yesterday’s Six Nations thriller , narrowly won by France in the closing minutes, will go down as an all-time great. No need to rehearse the details, Tom Fordyce’s match report for the BBC does very nicely. … Continue reading →

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TPAS – the light shines on!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by henry tapper

TPAS – bridging the pensions advisory gap! The light shines on… Continue reading →

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