Monthly Archives: May 2015

Andy and Christy – a transatlantic romance

Posted on May 31, 2015 by henry tapper

One of the reasons for speaking last week in New York was to see my friend Andy and his fiancee Christy together. They met in a nightclub and fell in love, Christy is a talented dress-designer and Andy is the … Continue reading →

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Spurring Altmann on

Posted on May 31, 2015 by henry tapper

This must be an odd time for our new pension minister – Ros Altmann. As I’m finding out coming back from America, the first few days can carry you through on adrenalin. But then comes that wave of tiredness as … Continue reading →

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I smell a (pensions) rat – what can I do?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by henry tapper

An advert appeared yesterday on the Pension Play Pen Linked In Group.. If you’re in our Group, you can see it here The organisation – Save My Pension is offering a “route to market” with the message from its Director Danny Smith  … Continue reading →

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Pot follows nanny?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by henry tapper

The debate on auto-enrolling nannies into workplace pensions is being called #Nannygate. The FT have quoted Anne-Marie O’Leary of Netmum as saying nannies and their bosses are in “a state of near panic” at the prospect of enrolling Nannygate has even drawn a letter … Continue reading →

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Auto-enrolment – who really pays?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by henry tapper

Pensions Minister Ros Altmann has written a letter to The Times, showing her disappointment to an article published that negatively covered the issue of families having to pay their nanny pensions, because of auto-enrolment. In her response, Altmann said she … Continue reading →

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If it’s not in the price- I’m not paying it.

Posted on May 28, 2015 by henry tapper

All week I have been beset by those nasty little extras that add up. On Norwegian Airlines everything is extra, water, food , headsets , blankets – the duty free is more expensive than Tescos. It costs $50 to put … Continue reading →

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The view from the other side of the pond.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by henry tapper

It’s been glorious in New York. Here’s Andy Walker (Pension PlayPen’s genius designer) and me, enjoying a craft beer above the high line (note the Empire State building behind us!) I wouldn’t like anyone to think that drinking beer was all … Continue reading →

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The land of the (pension) free

Posted on May 26, 2015 by henry tapper

  As I cleared immigration this morning, the chap charged with checking my travel authorisation asked me.. “so how are we doing over here?” I looked blankly.. “it says here you’re a pension consultant – how we doing?” To the … Continue reading →

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Who’s risk is it anyway? How Canada and Britain are dumping pension risk

Posted on May 25, 2015 by henry tapper

I’m off to Manhattan to talk to a couple of hundred Canadian pension experts. This is broadly what is going to be said, I’ll be sharing the stage with a couple of Canadian pension experts and (if you open the presentation), … Continue reading →

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First we take Manhattan…

Posted on May 25, 2015 by henry tapper

Canada bores me. I have only two cultural references for the place, Supertramp – (the band that drove me to punk in the 1970s) and South Park the movie which urges Americans to “blame Canada, they’re not even a real country anyway”. I know … Continue reading →

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