Monthly Archives: June 2019

The advisers who went away

Posted on June 23, 2019 by henry tapper

In my experience, sometimes charges aren’t brought to the individual’s attention at all, and thousands per year are paid from their pension fund to an ‘adviser’ who never meets the client again! No advice, no contact, huge charges. https://t.co/WCxyR70Psh — … Continue reading →

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Why I’m so noisy now – about CDC

Posted on June 22, 2019 by henry tapper

At the end of an excellent day discussing how the financial services industry adapts to the changing way we think about retirement, I asked a question of a panel of experts “Does the decision of 140,000 postal workers to manage … Continue reading →

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Who do ACD’s protect?

Posted on June 21, 2019 by henry tapper

What is an ACD? I don’t know much about retail funds, so I’ve had to read up about what an ACD is. If you google “authorised corporate director” the first two definitions are from Gallium, a firm very familiar to … Continue reading →

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Why I am ashamed to be a Conservative

Posted on June 21, 2019 by henry tapper

I am a member of the Tory Party, Mark Field is my MP , the incident in this video occurred half a mile from where I live and work. I am ashamed. I do not want to be a member … Continue reading →

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FCA plan to get tough on poor transfer advice

Posted on June 20, 2019 by henry tapper

Two unexpected  things happened yesterday; SJP’s candidate for the “fireside chat” with the FCA – went sick (with no replacement offered) and the FCA published their market- wide data results for defined benefit transfers. Together this meant my fireside chat … Continue reading →

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How proactive do we want the FCA?

Posted on June 19, 2019 by henry tapper

We get the regulators we deserve. It’s no use us whingeing that we have a reactive regulator if we demand a free market without interventions. But when there is evidence of malfeasance, we demand our regulators are quick off the … Continue reading →

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For the 2m pension excluded.

Posted on June 18, 2019 by henry tapper

Reform the payment of pension tax relief to ensure that no low earners miss out We call on Government to ensure no low earners miss out on the tax top up on their pension contributions. We estimate that this issue … Continue reading →

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The Four Trillion pound lifeboat for (some) British Pensioners.

Posted on June 18, 2019 by henry tapper

I was in Westminster last night for drinks on the terrace watching politicians lining up to tell their in-jokes about the Conservative party leadership contest. The jokes weren’t very funny and even if they were, I couldn’t tell you them … Continue reading →

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The good in gating.

Posted on June 17, 2019 by henry tapper

  The wonder of the gating of the Woodford Equity Income Fund is that it happened in peacetime. There is no financial storm, the crisis is as random of the fall of Icarus in Breughel’s famous painting. There’s no doubt … Continue reading →

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Steelworkers can rely on Al Rush

Posted on June 16, 2019 by henry tapper

The FCA ran a session Saturday (15th July)for steelworkers in South Wales who were concerned they may not have got good advice transferring out of the British Steel Pension Scheme. BBC Radio four spoke to people leaving the event. These … Continue reading →

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