Monthly Archives: November 2025

In its ” Hyperscale Build Race” – can AI benefit from clean energy?

Posted on November 28, 2025 by henry tapper

I am worried that the hyperscale build race will by-pass clean energy. What is the “hyperscale”. Ironically AI tells me! The hyperscale market refers to the global ecosystem of extremely large-scale data centers and the cloud services they provide, built to … Continue reading →

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Penson Surpluses can now be “tapped” for staff’s best interests

Posted on November 28, 2025 by henry tapper

From April 2027, well-funded defined benefit pension schemes will be permitted to pay surplus funds directly to scheme members over the normal minimum pension age where permitted by the scheme rules. This is a welcome measure that has been called … Continue reading →

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No need to moan, pensions should kick start growth in Britain, not Govt. borrowing.

Posted on November 28, 2025 by henry tapper

I spoke at the Pension PlayPen meeting on Tuesday ab0ut how our hour long meeting with a number of senior pension professionals on it, had failed to talk once about the opportunity the Budget gave Rachel Reeves to kickstart growth. … Continue reading →

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Coal Staff – why aren’t we shouting from the rooftops this great news?

Posted on November 27, 2025 by henry tapper

    I am very pleased that the Government has agreed to pay the surplus in this pension scheme to members. Well done Mark Walker and the investment team who have kept the coal workers invested in growth (mainly in … Continue reading →

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Salary Sacrifice Scrapped? Good for our OBR headroom – inconsequential to pensions.

Posted on November 27, 2025 by henry tapper

We have scary headlines over the Pension Salary Sacrifice yesterday. But the announcement is not about 25 but 29. It’s a slight of hand by Bell and Reeves. It pleases markets but hurts no-one. Putting aside the number ( I … Continue reading →

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Great news for those in PPF and FAS with no pension wage increase since 1997. What next?

Posted on November 27, 2025 by henry tapper

Andy Smith makes an important point. He is a top actuary from Barnet Waddingham and a spokesperson for a generation of wronged pensioners he does not belong to, but who holds professional responsibility for being a proper actuary. Well there … Continue reading →

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A look at this lunchtime’s Budget through the pension lens

Posted on November 26, 2025 by henry tapper

Here is a video of yesterday’s discussion from the Pension PlayPen’s Coffee Morning (November 25th) Yesterday’s discussion focussed on an agenda put together by Professor Michael Bromwich To hear what a large group of pension professionals had to make of … Continue reading →

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A budget horror story for those exploiting freehold?

Posted on November 26, 2025 by henry tapper

While you are having your breakfast, here’s a harrowing tale of trouble for leaseholders. If you’re a leaseholder – is there hope? If you are making money out of owning freeholds, does the budget fill you with horror?  

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Aoifinn with George Graham; on running Lancashire and Yorkshire’s pensions.

Posted on November 26, 2025 by henry tapper

I am not a member nor have ever worked for the LGPS, its funds or employers or even their members. But I have worked with many people who do and hope that we will offer these stakeholders in public sector … Continue reading →

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Schroders talk of the importance of transparent stock markets in the UK.

Posted on November 26, 2025 by henry tapper

I am very pleased to see a story on the importance of our stock markets to our economic well-being. A couple of weeks back the London Stock Exchange organised a group of the CEOs of companies quoted on its tiers … Continue reading →

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