Monthly Archives: March 2020

Pension Gender Gap; let’s change unfairness – not inequality.

Posted on March 8, 2020 by henry tapper

Scottish Widows defines “The gender pension gap” as the difference between the average female and male’s savings for retirement. That’s an insurer’s way of looking at pensions. I suspect that most people at retirement see retirement in terms of savings, … Continue reading →

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Are employers able to “know their workplace pension”?

Posted on March 8, 2020 by henry tapper

Are employers the provider’s clients? In financial services, the client is the entity that takes the decisions on where the money goes. Whether we define “money” as “pension contributions” or “fees paid”, the employer is seen as the client. It … Continue reading →

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Martin “chariot” Offiah is why we sing the song .

Posted on March 7, 2020 by henry tapper

It’s been a mystery to me these 30 years, why we sing Swing Low to England. Read the BBC article on the link to get the full story, but a bit of context. Back in 1987 rugby was mainly played … Continue reading →

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Investment; Nobody’s sharing your pain but you.

Posted on March 7, 2020 by henry tapper

“Everyone wants to know you when the market’s rising, but when it falls, you’re on your own”. That’s the comment of one of my friends who’s been trying to talk with his wealth manager over the past week. Right….that’s it … Continue reading →

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Are you prepared for “work from home”?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by henry tapper

Transparency in the workforce I’ve asked the question in a specific way. “Work from home” is going to become a reality for most office workers over the coming months as we struggle to contain or delay Coronavirus. It is likely … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus? If you live in the UK – stay in the UK!

Posted on March 5, 2020 by henry tapper

  The Global Health Security Index’s recent comprehensive ranking of countries – published just four months ago – shows the United Kingdom ahead of every country other than the United States in its state of preparedness to deal with biological threats. When it … Continue reading →

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“If you want a do-it-all dashboard – you’ll have to wait a decade”.

Posted on March 5, 2020 by henry tapper

Speaking at an AgeWage/FDATA event last night, Romi Savova told a packed house that the MAPS dashboard could do little more than find people’s pensions with the detailed information we need to take decisions on our pots delivered off-dashboard via … Continue reading →

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Coming to terms with the new virus

Posted on March 4, 2020 by henry tapper

  There was an awkward moment at the end of my appointment with my NHS consultant  yesterday morning. As we rose to part both instinctively stuck out our hands and then with a forced laugh withdrew and fist-pumped. We had … Continue reading →

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Paper pension statements kill 23,500 trees a year” – says the Pension Bee!

Posted on March 3, 2020 by henry tapper

  New research today from PensionBee finds that 23,500 trees are destroyed each year by paper annual benefit statements, at a time when consumers and policymakers are calling for increased action on ESG.    The UK pensions industry still posts an estimated … Continue reading →

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Who will patrol the investment pathways?

Posted on March 3, 2020 by henry tapper

  Investment pathways are the big idea to help those getting to 55 and with pension freedom in sight. From August, people will be presented with four paths for their money. One takes them to a point when they can … Continue reading →

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