Monthly Archives: July 2024

Insurers and capital backers should collaborate to meet pension’s capacity crunch.

Posted on July 28, 2024 by henry tapper

  It is clear to me that this Government is intent on restoring a system of pensions that provides its citizens with proper later life security. I see no indication that the new Lab our Government is walking away from … Continue reading →

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Scoffin calls on pensions to disown ground-rents for good

Posted on July 28, 2024 by henry tapper

Harry Scoffin is the founder of Free Leaseholders, an organisation that campaigns for the rights of leaseholders , persecuted by their freeholders. The latest scam to be uncovered is the loading of insurances paid by  leaseholders to provide freeholders and … Continue reading →

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Only 2/10 entrepreneurs use pensions, I don’t blame the 8 that don’t!

Posted on July 28, 2024 by henry tapper

First let’s define “entrepreneur”. It is not defined by the small band of named celebrities who are delivered to us through TV shows like Dragons Den and the Apprentice”. Entrepreneurs to me are the people who decide to make their … Continue reading →

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How pensions were captured to support the ground-rent scam

Posted on July 27, 2024 by henry tapper

Harry Scoffin is the founder of Free Leaseholders, an organisation that campaigns for the rights of leaseholders , persecuted by their freeholders. The latest scam to be uncovered is the loading of insurances paid by  leaseholders to provide freeholders and … Continue reading →

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Labour moves to re-capitalise pensions

Posted on July 27, 2024 by henry tapper

Within three weeks from taking power , the new Government has Announced a Pension Schemes Bill Created a review of workplace pensions Re-written the rules for capital backed pensions. The consistent theme throughout is “capital”. Pensions are considered a store … Continue reading →

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Pension superfunds guidance – will it catch a fire?

Posted on July 27, 2024 by henry tapper

DB superfunds –  smouldering In the seven years since first being discussed, only Clara has set up as a DB consolidator- taking both assets and liabilities of two schemes (Sears and Debenhams). So the plural of  “superfunds” is still an … Continue reading →

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Winner of the “How not to market Pensions” award

Posted on July 26, 2024 by henry tapper

When did we all start using the word “research” for “sending out a marketing survey”? Private wealth manager “research” finds that people need help with… wait for it… wait for it… managing their private wealth… Shocker. https://t.co/6SOUy2Relt — Mike Harrison … Continue reading →

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Springsteen – Wembley – another glory day.

Posted on July 26, 2024 by henry tapper

We did not sing “let it rain” as the rain came down on us, nor could we meet the Boss at Mary’s Place (he didn’t sing the song), but 100,000 or so of us, had a pretty good time at … Continue reading →

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USS should not stop investing productively, despite Thames Water fiasco

Posted on July 26, 2024 by henry tapper

Britain’s largest private pension fund, the University Superannuation Scheme has invested in Britain’s best known private utility – Thames Water, to disastrous effect.  In its 2024 report and accounts, Trustee Chair, Dame Kate Barker tells us Following this assessment, at … Continue reading →

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Steve Webb and Money Mail helping the low-waged pay for pensions

Posted on July 25, 2024 by henry tapper

Good for Steve Webb and Money Mail; This could be a big one. We have found multiple cases of people being wrongly told by DWP – in writing – that their personal pension contributions could not be allowed against their … Continue reading →

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