Monthly Archives: June 2020

Don’t cash-out your pension #buildbackbetter !

Posted on June 22, 2020 by henry tapper

This blog is about how we make sure we have enough cash to pay the bills (including the butcher’s bills) Cashing out pensions – the lure In its recent policy statement (P20/6), the FCA leaves two carve-outs (loopholes) for advisers … Continue reading →

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Simon Carne – ‘I learned to write’

Posted on June 21, 2020 by henry tapper

    Yesterday, a few hours before I went into my current isolation, I got a mail from Simon Carne. I know I was not alone, this is what my friend Con Keating wrote me   Henry I thought this … Continue reading →

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“Pandemics are catalysts for change- #buildbackbetter” (Stuart McDonald)

Posted on June 21, 2020 by henry tapper

In his most confident thread yet, Stuart McDonald (@actuarybyday) looks again at the weekly data provided by ICNARC and focusses on two key issues, the particular impact on British BAME communities and the statistical congruence between high levels of poverty … Continue reading →

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Who’s protecting pensions from the impact of COVID?

Posted on June 20, 2020 by henry tapper

This is a very real and important question as the priorities of Government tend to be protect jobs and the businesses that create job over the incomes of those who have left the labor market. The key performance indicators of … Continue reading →

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What happened with COVID – to June 19

Posted on June 20, 2020 by henry tapper

The Friday Report – Issue 12 By Matt Fletcher and Nicola Oliver COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Every week, more is written on COVID-19 than any individual could possibly read. Collectively, the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group … Continue reading →

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How to Find Good Financial Advice

Posted on June 19, 2020 by henry tapper

This article is by Paul Lewis and it is a very important reminder to us , not just of the need for financial advice, but to find good advice How do I find a good financial adviser? It’s a question … Continue reading →

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Dashboard customers form an orderly queue!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by henry tapper

I sat in on a 90 minute Zoom last night hosted by John Moret’s Pension Network. I am allowed to say that the panel consisted of Paul Johnson, Emma Douglas, Jamie Jenkins and Steve Webb. I can’t attribute comments to … Continue reading →

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Can superfunds help DB schemes out of a hole?

Posted on June 18, 2020 by henry tapper

If you search the Pension Regulator’s website with the term “interim regime for superfund pension market” you will get a number of announcements made in March 2018. The breaking news that the Government is launching a way for Clara , … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the triple lock

Posted on June 18, 2020 by henry tapper

There’s no doubt that the unwinding of the furlough presents the Treasury with a technical problem with the triple lock. You can read the details here But that does not mean that the pensions industry can consider the state pension … Continue reading →

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Care homes – forgotten by us- not by Covid

Posted on June 17, 2020 by henry tapper

This article can also be found at the COVID-19 Actuaries website http://www.covid-arg.com Introduction In their weekly analysis of deaths, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the total number deaths in excess of 5-year averages in the 12 weeks … Continue reading →

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