Category Archives: Henry Tapper blog
We’re on the road (to somewhere)
We are off to http://www.pensionplaypen.com and you’ll be finding yourself reading future pension blogs from there not here Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, brand, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions
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Into the heart of darkness – ooops Midlothian!
Let’s hope he gets a great turnout and that we have as lively a debate as ever Continue reading
JacktheJouneyman – the PlayPen horse!
JacktheJouneyman raced for the first time at Ludlow yesterday and a hardy cross-section of the Pension PlayPen was there to see him finish fourth. Coming into the home straight the four year old had pulled for most of the race but … Continue reading
Posted in Henry Tapper blog, Horse racing, pension playpen
Tagged Equestrian, Gambling, Horse, Horse racing, Ludlow, Nicky Henderson, pension playpen, Playpen, racing, Rebecca Curtis, Sport, Sports, Straight (racing), Stratos
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And why these “employer duties”?
Employers do not have fourty year business plans but employees do. We call those plans “careers”. Continue reading
“Stick or twist” for the lifecos.
It is hard for the insurers to twist because they think the dealer’s against them. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, customer service, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, Financial Education, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, Popcorn Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, social media
Tagged Aviva, BlackRock, David Pitt-Watson, House of Fraser, John, Legal & General, National Employment Savings Trust, Standard Life
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Interesting….spin is self-defeating
every time we say one thing and mean another, we are creating distrust in the person who we are talking or writing to Continue reading
Better-buying makes auto-enrolment work
The promise of “Wealth at work” has disguised the paucity of the pension outcomes when work finishes. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, First Actuarial, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, steve webb, target date funds
Tagged Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Regulator, Self-invested personal pension, SHPS, Small and medium enterprises, UK State Pension
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“We grow old, we grow old” – a budget day blog
It’s budget day. I was asked to be a commentator on a budget briefing this afternoon but I’m not good on economics – more interested in nuts and bolts. All the same, it’s useful sometimes to stick your head up and … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, doctors, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Treasury
Tagged Britain, Budget Day, Economic, Government, Government spending, House of Lords, Piers Plowman, Strike action
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It’s a “no” to that Royal Charter from the Plowman
In case you are wondering, the views of the pension plowman are not necessarily those of First Actuarial and quite often aren’t. Continue reading
Posted in Henry Tapper blog
Tagged Business, David Cameron, Downing Street, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Publishing, Punitive damages, Royal Charter
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