Monthly Archives: August 2025

US or Europe (including UK). Where’s the world down under turning to invest?

Posted on August 29, 2025 by henry tapper

I have an admiration for the New Zealand Super Fund and that’s based on achievement. Mary McDougall’s article is well worth reading, I have some spare “free reads” so early birds can read Mary on this link. I suspect that … Continue reading →

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How to lose £500M in a few easy steps!

Posted on August 29, 2025 by henry tapper

Next Tuesday morning , William McGrath and Con Keating will tell us of a Pension Scheme Comparison. You can familiarise yourself with the  comparison between The Aga Rangemaster pension scheme and the Honda pension scheme by reading this recent blog … Continue reading →

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Compact or Mandate – is Government violating our pension’s property rights?

Posted on August 29, 2025 by henry tapper

Josephine Cumbo is running a thread on Linked in which is an interesting take on this country’s view on the Government’s intervention over how investment in pensions should have a bias towards UK stocks and in particular growth stocks likely … Continue reading →

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Good research into adviser support from (most) workplace pension providers.

Posted on August 29, 2025 by henry tapper

  For the 5th year, Corporate Adviser has run a survey of how well commercial pension providers live up to the expectations of advisers who help employers and their staff with their workplace pension, I do not use the word … Continue reading →

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State Pension at 75 – for sure – but at a cost to social insurance

Posted on August 28, 2025 by henry tapper

I have shared some thoughts from experts – not adulterated by my bastardisation, but as they came to me. They are reactions to my blog this morning. This is the tweet of the article in the Times, the tweet by … Continue reading →

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A small step from the FCA helping Nest and Suez and many others

Posted on August 28, 2025 by henry tapper

This morning I’ve been thinking through the ideas put forward earlier this summer about including all workers in a universal pension system. It’s good to hear that the FCA are doing something about this now, it need not wait till … Continue reading →

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“Downgrade workplace savings to a bridge to State Pension?” – Tom McPhail.

Posted on August 28, 2025 by henry tapper

I wrote yesterday about raising the state pension age to 75. To put this in context, someone retiring at age 60, with a £250,000 pot of defined contribution savings, could buy themselves an escalating (3%) 15 year fixed term annuity … Continue reading →

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“Invisible workers” to be included in a “universal pension system”?

Posted on August 28, 2025 by henry tapper

I am not against Pension Commissions but I do think we can get on with using what we have more effectively without the 18 month waiting till we are promised the Pension Commission comes up with its conclusions. There is … Continue reading →

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Andrew Warwick-Thompson

Posted on August 27, 2025 by henry tapper

It will sadden everyone who read this blog ; Andrew Warwick-Thompson is dead. There are people who don’t use Linked in , so here is the announcement made by someone close to him. Anyone who has been involved in pensions … Continue reading →

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Pension Dashboard available Oct 26 – are you kidding?

Posted on August 27, 2025 by henry tapper

  Open your browser, type in “when will I be able to use the pension dashboard” and you’ll be told by artificial intelligence That is the misinformation I have been fed for the past few years and very pleased I … Continue reading →

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