Category Archives: twitter

By your clicks shall ye be known – the self-immolation of Gavin Barwell MP

Posted on March 17, 2013 by henry tapper

Thanks to the Guardian for this… Conservative MPGavin Barwell thought he was exposing a particularly shameless piece of political moneyspinning when he clicked on a link tweeted by Labour and found a press release accompanied by an advert saying “date … Continue reading →

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No win no fee – one way to clean up asset management

Posted on March 12, 2013 by henry tapper

I met yesterday with a Swiss firm whose business is to reduce the investment costs for large investors (typically with €500m +). The model is simple, no retainer – they receive 50% of the savings from their work. They are a … Continue reading →

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Opt-outs triggered by smartphones say Legal and General!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by henry tapper

Speaking at a private conference for First Actuarial staff, Adrian Boulding said that Legal and General‘s clients were enthusiastic about their staging experience and he went on to suggest that members were much more ready to get information and transact digitally than his firm … Continue reading →

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Don’t fence me in!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by henry tapper

I went to a presentation to a small group of intermediaries given by a major life company last week. The presentation explored how we could adopt social media in our work to help jointly build our businesses and make it … Continue reading →

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People need places to talk about #pensions.

Posted on September 2, 2012 by henry tapper

Nobody ten years ago could have anticipated the way that technology would have driven digital communication. Nobody but a fool would try and predict how we talk with each other in 2022. But we can look at how today’s social … Continue reading →

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The new journalists

Posted on September 1, 2012 by henry tapper

We’re gearing up for the conference season whether we be journalists, delegates or the majority of us who get the highlights pumped at us through the media. Politics, business and journalism regard October as blanked out and historically those who … Continue reading →

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The economic history of the world in one little graph

Posted on June 20, 2012 by henry tapper

  That headline is a big promise. But here it is: The economic history of the world going back to Year 1 showing the major powers’ share of world GDP, from a research letter written by Michael Cembalest, an analyst … Continue reading →

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Keeping kids solvent

Posted on May 19, 2012 by henry tapper

Vivi Friedgut is quite a woman. Still in her early thirties she has left the world of private banking where she could make easy money advising the super-rich. She has chosen to invest her private capital in educating students and those at … Continue reading →

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#Fanpowerstadium Yeovil Town

Posted on March 27, 2012 by henry tapper

I once thought if you blew hear enough in a certain direction you would create a vacuum between you and your breath into which your body would move so that eventually you would end up where you blew. This idea … Continue reading →

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Building an online community

Posted on March 12, 2012 by henry tapper

  The Kings Men I am sitting on a misty Cotswold hill in utter tranquility. Only the pad of the keys breaks the silence. The morning is still and there is a prospect of a beautiful day. I am alone. … Continue reading →

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