Monthly Archives: July 2017

“Not ducking the big decisions?”

Posted on July 5, 2017 by henry tapper

The ABI conference “Free to Retire” sounds like a showboating convention for the great and the good, or at least for the new DWP Ministerial team.   We had been promised “big decisions” that wouldn’t be ducked by the new … Continue reading →

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“Is it worth planning when the future’s so uncertain?”

Posted on July 5, 2017 by henry tapper

Today is NEST Insight day;  it’s also TTF symposium day.  So I’ll be cycling from the City to the South Bank like Mark Cavendish (pre-crash). At the TTF event, Beccy Young and Robert Finer will be presenting the FCA Asset Management Market Study … Continue reading →

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The Department of Workplace Procrastination?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by henry tapper

  Keen to dispel the impression that the DWP does absolutely nothing with its time, its new Secretary of State , David Gauke has promised that the Government “will not shy away from taking  decisions on pensions“. This  statement was made … Continue reading →

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“What’s going on at work?” – $7.9tr backs this initiative from Share Action

Posted on July 3, 2017 by henry tapper

$7.9 trillion investor coalition pushes companies for disclosure on global workforces A coalition of 79 institutional investors with nearly $8 trillion AUM, brought together by ShareAction, is putting its muscle behind a demand that companies disclose more information on how … Continue reading →

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How can we expect the young to save? Here’s how!

Posted on July 3, 2017 by henry tapper

The odds are stacked against our kids. Low interest rates make paying a mortgage a cinch But tight credit makes getting a first-time  mortgage a nightmare House price inflation makes first-time buying near impossible And pushes up rents as demand … Continue reading →

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The making and keeping of friends.

Posted on July 2, 2017 by henry tapper

  We had a good conversation in the Olde Bell after racing yesterday about the value of friendship. One of our party was quite methodical in how she cultivated friendship. Acquaintances were granted access to her via linked in from … Continue reading →

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