Category Archives: Henry Tapper blog
Beeb forces closure of offshore payroll loophole
A good news story all round (except for the man and the goat on Sark). Continue reading
Primavera for the pension playpen
This site will not be for pension people, it will be for people interested in pensions Continue reading
Light in the lifestyle tunnel!
The way in which your DC pot magically turns from investing in shares to investing in cash and Government bonds is called lifestyle and it involves hundreds of transactions in 60+ months before you buy your pension. All of these transactions involve … Continue reading
Why we must get resolution on pension charges
We shouldn’t underestimate the task the 14 members of the ABI have set themselves in promising to fully disclose charges and costs (see previous blog). 14 insurers have made the pledge but there are many insurers that haven’t nor are … Continue reading
ABI finally comes clean on pension charges
Here, not before time, is the ABI’s capitulation in the face of pressure from Government, opposition, the NAPF and all right-thinking people in pensions. Special thanks go to Gregg and his team on the Labour pensions bench! The agreement is … Continue reading
Logins, passwords and all that tra la la!
How many times do you log in to a website a day? Just to get online this morning, I had to spend quarter of an hour telling Holiday Inn Express all about me. No doubt I have now subscribed to yet more mailings … Continue reading
Posted in Henry Tapper blog, Linkedin, pensions, social media
Tagged Holiday Inn Express, linkedin, Login, PHIL, ROBERT, social media, Trevor, twitter
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Need or greed? – how fragile the case for pension tax relief
The Labour Party has announced its decision to restrict tax relief to 20% for those earning over £150,000 pa. Am I – “bothered?”. “nah!”, I had a good year in 2012, beat my targets and got a bonus. Rather than pay … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Henry Tapper blog, pensions
Tagged Ed Balls, Flat tax, Individual Savings Account, Jupp, Labour, pension, Relief, Tax
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Pensions dead by 2050 – taking the Michael?
The Daily Telegraph, which through Richard Evans has started writing sharp and provocative articles on pensions, came out with a corker just before Christmas. I read it on the beach and nearly choked on my sangria! Here it is in … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Australia, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Henry Tapper blog, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Treasury, with-profits
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Business and Economy, Christmas, corporate governance, corporate risk, Daily Telegraph, DC Comics, dc pensions, Employment, Financial literacy, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Saving, social media, Steve Webb
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Hands off office Christmas parties (they’re just fine)!
The sad demise of Eamonn Kilbride (46) who collapsed of a heart attack after dancing Gangnam style at his office party should not lead to a ban on middle aged men dancing. Indeed, when he has his conversation with St … Continue reading