Monthly Archives: July 2026

High Pay Centre’s Manifesto for Shared Prosperity and Economic Democracy

Posted on July 23, 2026 by henry tapper

    This article has been forwarded me by John Mather. It can be read from this link This group of journalists have kept track of high pay for fifteen years. I have known Tom Powdrill since 1995 when he … Continue reading →

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Torsten Bell back as Pensions Minister

Posted on July 23, 2026 by henry tapper

The announcement is brief but important The man who brought us the Pension Schemes Act and UMES CDC legislation and has been important in last Autumn’s budget. Rather more committed to this role than some had expected, Important as new … Continue reading →

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A letter from Insight’s Jos Vermeulen on how pension surpluses can help the Government out.

Posted on July 22, 2026 by henry tapper

My next door neighbour in Blackfriars has written to the FT. He’s close enough to Bracken House to have hand delivered it on foot! Here’s what Jos has to say   I read with interest the recent article highlighting surpluses … Continue reading →

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Value for money from Private Equity – or a “stonk”? A stonk?

Posted on July 22, 2026 by henry tapper

I like the FT and I like Alan Livsey but I sometimes get left behind by his articles! What is a stonk and why is it hard to benchmark the performance of  held equity in private companies? I turned to … Continue reading →

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Confusion ABOUT Torsten Bell but certainty FROM him about pensions

Posted on July 22, 2026 by henry tapper

Am I the only reader of Corporate Adviser over how they know there is a Bell in the cabinet? If that “Bell” is Torsten Bell, he has neither joined nor remains in the cabinet. My friend Tom McPhail  is as … Continue reading →

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Consultants discover their clients looking at CDC to pay retirement wages to staff

Posted on July 22, 2026 by henry tapper

This blog’s a conflagration of what’s discovered by LCP, Gallagher and the Pension PlayPen. The responsibility of paying a pension to a member of staff is something that many employers still appear to  consider their job. This despite the talk … Continue reading →

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Quite a discussion of how a trade union embraces CDC. Watch the session – it’s good!

Posted on July 21, 2026 by henry tapper

It was quite a pension playpen coffee morning. Sit down in your chair in your drawing room, kitchen, the train, bus or the car (if you aren’t driving). Press the command on the YouTube and sit back This is a … Continue reading →

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“CDC will not get significant traction” – says Sacker’s webinar poll SHOCK!

Posted on July 21, 2026 by henry tapper

SHOCK! Well I could have told you that any group collected by Sackers are likely to be pension heavyweight. Sackers is a law firm built around pension heavyweights who don’t embrace change until everyone else has. That is no bad … Continue reading →

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Unions – what’s happening with pensions? Neil Walsh explains CDC’s impact on Prospect – 10.30 this morning

Posted on July 21, 2026 by henry tapper

This from the Government on “The future of CDC” The initial impetus for CDC has come from a large employer and a major trade union seeking an alternative pension model. But establishing CDC schemes opens the possibility of more diverse … Continue reading →

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Healey is back in No 11, we wish him an easier ride than Denis- a predecessor

Posted on July 21, 2026 by henry tapper

One Minister collects our taxes while the other pays them back; can you tell who is who? I must be careful to get our ministers right. The Chancellor the Exchequer has the red tie , while the SOS of DWP … Continue reading →

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