Monthly Archives: March 2020

So what is a Coronavirus?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by henry tapper

In the second paper shared by the C19 Group, Nicola Oliver tells us what Coronaviruses are and how they can be deadly. She explains why they impact in different ways. Thanks to Nicola and Stuart and other members of the … Continue reading →

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Royal London IGC report – a welcome shift in focus

Posted on March 27, 2020 by henry tapper

Royal London are (as usual), the first IGC to report. They have been kind and sent me the Chair’s Statement which saves me searching. But it’s easy to track down here The IGC has delivered a really interesting read which … Continue reading →

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Has over half of the UK already been exposed to COVID-19?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by henry tapper

  Stuart McDonald  is my hero. He is able to speak about complicated things in a simple way and his analysis of trends in the development of the pandemic has been consistently proved right. Here is his latest observation Here … Continue reading →

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AgeWage calling – we need a cosec!

Posted on March 26, 2020 by henry tapper

    AgeWage is looking for a company secretary to help us through our pending funding round and guide us to maturity. This is a work from home  job suiting an experienced person with either cosec qualifications or with an … Continue reading →

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Get off of McCloud

Posted on March 26, 2020 by henry tapper

John Glen of the Treasury delivered this written statement to parliament yesterday. The government is developing proposals to address the unlawful age discrimination identified by the Court of Appeal in the 2015 reforms to the Judicial and Firefighters’ pension schemes. … Continue reading →

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How savers can change the world

Posted on March 26, 2020 by henry tapper

Direct involvement with the way your savings are invested I spent time (on Zoom)  with a young entrepreneur  whose business it is to get people to change the behaviours of companies they invest in. I won’t go into detail about … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t pensions “stay at home”?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by henry tapper

Should we stop transfers for the next 6 months?   Yields are down, markets are down, has there ever been such a time to transfer your pension rights? That’s what many people may be thinking and if you were a … Continue reading →

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What is a “furloughed worker” – Now updated with rules for Job Retention Scheme.

Posted on March 24, 2020 by henry tapper

I write a column for CIPP News and this article – not mine – is from the CIPP, you can read the original here.  The CIPP (Chartered institute of Payroll Professionals) is the rock for payroll and I am delighted … Continue reading →

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Strong Government and self-regulation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by henry tapper

Yesterday saw the Government finally put its foot down and demand we comply with its request to stay at home. Short of putting troops on the street there is not much more that it can do- now it is over … Continue reading →

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Confound #covidiots; best practice in a time of crisis.

Posted on March 23, 2020 by henry tapper

Do everything as good as this It’s important that over the next few weeks, we don’t let standards slip. There’s a temptation for us to “shut up shop”, because others have to shut up their shops, But business standards have … Continue reading →

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