Monthly Archives: July 2025

Rachel Reeves’ Retirement Revolution: A Golden Gift or a Lost Opportunity?

Posted on July 6, 2025 by henry tapper

A friend to this blog, Arun Muralidhar, has sent me a timely academic paper . It has an abstract but I have called in another friend Mr Chas Grip Pitt who has summed it up so that only the most … Continue reading →

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Opperman rides a grand national of a podcast

Posted on July 6, 2025 by henry tapper

There are no flies on Richard Smith, Opperman’s a dashboard man and promotable! # I am not sure how I feel about Guy Opperman as the dashboard dude, Richard Smith has earned that title…we’ll get to dashboards eventually but… But … Continue reading →

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What annoys Pension Oldie about running a Pension Plan?!

Posted on July 6, 2025 by henry tapper

  The test applied by many small employers with super mature residual DB schemes is the “pot money in the Scheme decreasing by more than {say} 5% p.a. per annum“.  If not, the fund is likely to run out with … Continue reading →

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Robert Gardner meets Toby Nangle on FT Alphaville

Posted on July 5, 2025 by henry tapper

It is a pleasure to bring people’s attention to the good that is around us. Robert Gardner has been influential on me since 2008 and though much younger than me has been my senior in the maturity of his thinking … Continue reading →

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“So take a look at me now!” How proud am I of my woman.

Posted on July 5, 2025 by henry tapper

This is a Blog that cries out happiness to be with my partner. We have had a bad couple of years health wise. But when I hear her sing the Stereophonics Dakota – “She Made me Feel like the One” … Continue reading →

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A VFM test when turning my pot to a pension?

Posted on July 5, 2025 by henry tapper

  Consolidating a pot into a pension is going to be one of the great tasks of the next twenty years. As people approach the point when they can draw an income from their DC pot they can choose to … Continue reading →

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The DB De-Risking Supertanker… is it starting to turn? (LCP/PP)

Posted on July 5, 2025 by henry tapper

Coffee Morning – DB De-Risking Supertanker… is it starting to turn? LCP’s Steve Hodder investigates Tuesday, July 8⋅10:30 – 11:30am You are cordially invited to attend our next Coffee Morning with Steve Hodder, me and Steve Goddard. Steve Hodder will … Continue reading →

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De-risking your DB scheme? Hymans help’s @PensionPlaypen

Posted on July 4, 2025 by henry tapper

I apologise to all who have been waiting to see Hymans Robertson’s presentation on how to de-risk your DB pension. I am afraid my partner is abroad with the keys to the technical cupboard so you may have to wait … Continue reading →

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Lots of consultation on mandatory pension increases (no promises)

Posted on July 4, 2025 by henry tapper

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a shake-up of UK pensions in her Mansion House speech on July 15, including plans to look at the amount companies and their staff set aside for retirement. Two executives familiar with her … Continue reading →

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Plowman fails to turn up to WTW annual Media Awards – shock!

Posted on July 4, 2025 by henry tapper

It was 6.30pm, I was heading for the WTW awards at London’s Hispania Restaurant from Bank when I found myself descending the drain to Waterloo. On auto-pilot I made my way back to Eton to see my partner and celebrate … Continue reading →

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