Monthly Archives: November 2023

Shane MacGowan , Jesus Christ and the Irish Condition

Posted on November 30, 2023 by henry tapper

  This post is a few years old written in lockdown. I’ve brought it up to date for Shane McGowan’s deathday.   Shane MacGowan, the lead singer for the Pogues, celebrated his birthday on Christmas day. I liked this confused … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Accepting this nonsense is foolish and dangerous

Posted on November 30, 2023 by henry tapper

The headline poses a question that I suspect emerged from a marketing team meeting rather than LGIM’s member research. I was at a recent meeting of Legal & General savers – one of over 10,000 on a Teams call. I … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

TPR’s new broom wins hearts and minds at WPC

Posted on November 30, 2023 by henry tapper

I’m afraid it’s not newsworthy – so will carry little coverage – but the session of the Work and Pensions Committee involving Nausicaa Delfas, Neil Bull and Louise Davey passed off without any great drama and the three people giving … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Pot for life’s about “open pensions” – where’ve I heard that before?

Posted on November 29, 2023 by henry tapper

I enjoyed reading Ian Macintyre’s blog ” Pot for Life – making it work“, you can too – via the link. Ian is someone who thinks a lot about connectivity and understands the connection between pension dashboards and the “stapling” … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

There’s only one Bin Afolami

Posted on November 29, 2023 by henry tapper

Bim Afolami, who was promoted in a ministerial reshuffle this month, said on Tuesday that regulators “need to realise that if you’re regulating a market, in any area, there’s no point having the safest graveyard. Animal spirits need to be … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | 5 Comments

Britain should look to itself for pension reform, Toby!

Posted on November 29, 2023 by henry tapper

The esteemed Toby Nangle flagged to me an article of his the FT published today. I think he had been reading a blog of mine which questioned whether the implementation of the 2017 AE reforms right now was a good … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fracking hell – it’s Oblivia Coalmine,

Posted on November 28, 2023 by henry tapper

Ever wondered what your pension gets up to when you’re not looking?​ Meet Oblivia Coalmine 🔥​#FrackingHell pic.twitter.com/okqxpaI8Yo — Make My Money Matter (@MMMoneyMatter) November 28, 2023 I speak with feeling, two years ago I moved my money into a Fossil … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Pot for Life – when an employer bit off more than it could chew

Posted on November 28, 2023 by henry tapper

I enjoy First Actuarial bulletins. This one’s so pithy it speaks for itself. We are light years away from pot for life and – as this case study shows, it’s not just payroll who’ll have problems!   First Bulletin – … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

TPR’s pragmatism gives sponsors encouragement and trustees hope.

Posted on November 28, 2023 by henry tapper

    The Pension Regulator has written a third blog in a month which moves forward the Mansion House reforms in a positive way The third  blog by Mike Birch , is extremely well written and clear in its intent. … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The advice gap’s gone- long live “The help gap”

Posted on November 28, 2023 by henry tapper

I am working out if I need advice or guidance. I conclude I need help. But there is no help- there is a “help-gap”. There is a help gap because we have created one by making the business of saving … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | 3 Comments