Monthly Archives: September 2022
The Queen is Dead -words fail.
Goodnight sweet queen and flights of angels see thee to thy rest. pic.twitter.com/fOI4cLNEhF — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) September 8, 2022 It has been ten hours since the BBC interrupted programs to announce the death of Elizabeth II. I am sitting … Continue reading
Energy Price Cap Guarantee – what the DWP is officially telling us
I’ve received this message from the DWP. There is important detail here for pensions, the measure is expected to bring inflation down by up to 5%. With energy prices climbing, this morning the Government has announced a historic intervention, which … Continue reading
WTW – media is in a different place !
I had a peak behind the curtain at how the Willis Towers Watson Media Awards work. As I told the organisers at the end, I couldn’t see the point of them when I submitted this blog for an award … Continue reading
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Squeaky-bum time at the DWP
We should hear within the next few days the team on ministers and junior ministers that will support Chloe Smith, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Will Guy Opperman be reappointed to his post as Minister for … Continue reading
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Tagged Chloe Smith, DWP, Guy Opperman, Liz Truss, Pensions, Rish Sunak, Truss
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If you have a NINO – use it! Why we should share our personal data on pension dashboards.
As well as explaining the missing millions owed to Mums by the DWP, Steve Webb brought up an interesting issue for the Pensions Dashboard. Because not every dashboard user has a national insurance number, the “Nino” will not be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Chaplin, CIPP, MoneyHub, PDP, pension dashboards, Richard Smith, Shaun Tetley, Steve Webb
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Mothers – are you claiming your missing £millions?
Steve Webb gave his usual barn-storming performance at Pension PlayPen’s coffee morning yesterday. You can watch it here. He has uncovered another issue with the State Pension , this time concerning mothers who have not been properly credited with qualifying … Continue reading
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Tagged Home Responsibilities Protectionn, LCP, Mums, state pension, Steve Webb
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Mrs Tapper is 90 today
Philippa Tapper is 90 today and she should be proud of her 90 years , two thirds of which she’s been my Mum. I will not say she is the best Mum in the world but she’s the best Mum … Continue reading
‘Comply or explain’ becomes ‘comply or else’ – Keating and Clacher on DWP funding regs. (4)
This is the fourth in our series of blogs addressing the questions posed in the DWP’s Funding Regulations consultation. Links to previous blogs may be found at the end of this blog. We follow the same conventions as in … Continue reading
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Tagged Clacher, DB, DB defined benefit, defined benefit, DWP, fudning, Keating, Pensions
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The gap in our thinking on the cost of living.
As so often, the real story is in the image. Here the image of the winner focussing on the gap between her and the loser, perhaps the seat for Boris Johnson. For many, the disregard Liz Truss paid Rishi Sunak … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Gas, Liz Truss, Pensions, politics, Sunak, Ukraine
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Is there a “complexity premium” and whom does it benefit?
For some weeks Professional Pensions has been advertising a “complexity premium” webinar where Allianz will be selling the advantages of investing in “trade finance”. I’m on Warren Buffet’s side here, if I find something complex, I avoid it -if an … Continue reading