Monthly Archives: October 2014

Why we have no time for “Banker Immunity”.

Posted on October 8, 2014 by henry tapper

  We have not seen bankers marched in handcuffs from their desks but now it seems we might. The regulators have put-out a consultation paper that seeks to pin accountability on Directors (including non-executive Directors). A good friend of mine … Continue reading →

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Do you want to be a Pension PlayPen Agent?

Posted on October 7, 2014 by henry tapper

If you fancy helping your clients to get the right workplace pension to suit their payroll and provide best outcomes for their staff, you should register as an agent at http://www.pensionplaypen.com/register . Helping your clients to use our service doesn’t … Continue reading →

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To the Pitch Final we shall go – @PensionPlayPen – #thePitch14!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by henry tapper

Thursday October 23rd is another red letter day for Pension PlayPen. By day we are Pitching to be Britain’s #1 start up in 2014, by night we are up for a brace of awards at the Grange Hotel competing to … Continue reading →

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In defence of genius.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by henry tapper

Genius is not just misunderstood – it is persecuted. Those who didn’t get Copernicus, Galileo, Wordsworth or Darwin did not ignore these genius’, they set out to do them in. Bob Dylan when he laid out his Highway 61 album … Continue reading →

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Keeping the vultures at bay (pension liberation)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by henry tapper

This message hit my inbox this  morning from the indomitable Angie Brookes A new campaign has been launched to warn people of the dangers of pension liberation and the fraudsters who are peddling this junk. Pension Life – http://www.pension-life.com – … Continue reading →

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It’s all down to the management –

Posted on October 5, 2014 by henry tapper

    I’m watching the rain-soaked start of the Japanese Grand-Prix in Suzuka and marvelling at the organisation of a formula one team. What will get your driver first past the chequered flag. Engine- tyre management -DRS- Driver – race … Continue reading →

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CDC designed by an enlightened actuary -Derek Benstead!

Posted on October 3, 2014 by henry tapper

  When I started out in insurance my sales manager told me: “Don’t sell a solution until you’ve understood the problem.” So far, collective defined contribution is a solution that is so short on detail we can only suppose what … Continue reading →

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WONGA – The context of the decision

Posted on October 3, 2014 by henry tapper

  The decision of the FCA to enforce a section 166 order on Wonga demonstrates a new intent to get to grips with bad behaviour in the financial community which has got to be good news for us in pensions. … Continue reading →

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Sing if you’re “GLAD” to be grey!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by henry tapper

If you’re old enough to recognise the reference to Tom Robinson’s 1977 gay anthem then you’re grey, bald or using restorer! Here’s Tom singing about queer bashing on “So it Goes” , complete with Japanese sub-titles (that’s the wonder of … Continue reading →

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Why Bill Gross so doesn’t matter

Posted on October 1, 2014 by henry tapper

  I went to a posh PIMCO conference at the Langham Hotel, I got very bored and left after the first session. Later that week PIMCO announced that their bond guru Bill Gross had left them. The story was that … Continue reading →

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