Monthly Archives: May 2026

Union plans for LGPS, a counter from a council tax paying reader!

Posted on May 29, 2026 by henry tapper

I am hoping to be balanced with regards the LGPS. I support this pension scheme being a beacon to which other schemes (including CDC pension Schemes) can reach. I support Prospect who I was with yesterday and whose Conference I … Continue reading →

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The SJP dispute over who owns the clients (again)

Posted on May 29, 2026 by henry tapper

I remember when I was in the game of building a business as a self-employed adviser working for SJP’s predecessor (Hambro and then Allied Dunbar). Coincidentally, insurance has moved on a long way in most respects (see Gordon Aitken for … Continue reading →

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Jamie Fiveash – a good choice for Pension UK’s next three years.

Posted on May 29, 2026 by henry tapper

We shouldn’t under-estimate the challenge facing UK Pensions and Pensions UK. The DC pension boom of the past fifteen years has now to turn pots into pensions A challenge to these “pensions” from CDC cannot be kicked down the alley … Continue reading →

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People cease to matter to insurers in this merry-go-round of ownership

Posted on May 29, 2026 by henry tapper

No one has written the definitive  history of life insurance over the past 50 years, but Gordon Aitken has a good go. There are of course part of the pictures he cannot touch. Wealth management was initialled by Abbey Life … Continue reading →

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TPR best work with friends in Stratford on AI

Posted on May 28, 2026 by henry tapper

I feel the way that Dante talked of entering the dark forest and the Inferno. I think we fear AI’s Inferno but sense that it could bring us to “Paradiso” once we’ve spent some time in the purgatory we feel … Continue reading →

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When earnings don’t keep up with inflation (like now) we’re getting poorer.

Posted on May 28, 2026 by henry tapper

According to the FT , we are about to enter our fourth period when  earnings don’t keep up with inflation since 2008.   For many people with school economics, we grew up with average earnings being against of real price … Continue reading →

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New Labour against Newer Labour ; Blair v Bell

Posted on May 28, 2026 by henry tapper

  I don’t spend much time on twitter any more and what I spend I follow people that I know who have influence. I have particularly respected two politicians in the last thirty years who support Labour. The first is … Continue reading →

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The dangers of heat, sun and tolerance to constitution!

Posted on May 28, 2026 by henry tapper

This morning is cooler outside than it is within our house, I have opened the window as instructed. We , like most British households, do not have air-conditioning and I paid a price for that on Monday. I arrived back … Continue reading →

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Plucking pension morsels from the insurer’s mouth

Posted on May 27, 2026 by henry tapper

Pension schemes have been teeing up bonuses for insurance company executives for so long you’d think they were owed them. Standard Life and The ABI got their report from the “independent” Pension Policy Institute. This blog agrees that surpluses are … Continue reading →

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“By 50 year olds – for 50 year olds” – a pension system needing a relaunch- Richard Smith

Posted on May 27, 2026 by henry tapper

Richard Smith has clipped this showing who understands pensions and who doesn’t. It’s produced by the people who are building the pension dashboard and boy/girl, they’re thorough. Here’s Richard explaining and including a link to Kate Shiner’s work. The chart … Continue reading →

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