Category Archives: NEST

Pensions for nothing and advice for free

Posted on May 29, 2013 by henry tapper

Insurers will reconsider their options on schemes where commission is paid but no advice is delivered Continue reading →

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Who speaks for workplace pensions?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by henry tapper

So howabout PQM lite- something that smaller employers can aspire to? Continue reading →

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Do consumers benefit from risk-based pricing?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by henry tapper

may be wrong, the idea put up by John Raven, that a risk-based system delivers more may be right, but intuitively I sense we are moving to a more pooled approach to pricing. Continue reading →

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Heavyweight support for CDC – the Dutchmen strike back!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by henry tapper

I sit and watch; – like 1.2m other employers, I just want to see the money I pay into a workplace pension generate the best outcomes it can. Continue reading →

Posted in actuaries, advice gap, auto-enrolment, CDC, David Pitt-Watson, NEST, pensions, Retirement, workplace pensions | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Cometh the hour;- the Regulator gets its man

Posted on March 16, 2013 by henry tapper

I’m really pleased that they have chosen as their new Executive Director for DC – Andrew Warwick-Thompson Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, FSA, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, Retail Distribution Review | 9 Comments

Who’s been sleeping in my bed? Shocking stuff on stock lending.

Posted on March 2, 2013 by henry tapper

Storage companies do not lend out your property, but fund managers do! Continue reading →

Posted in dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, Financial Education, First Actuarial, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, stock lending | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Primavera for the pension playpen

Posted on March 1, 2013 by henry tapper

This site will not be for pension people, it will be for people interested in pensions Continue reading →

Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, First Actuarial, fish, Henry Tapper blog, Martin Lewis, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Honest! Open Government in operation!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by henry tapper

The word “transparent” is a syllable too long to be “honest”. Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, brand, dc pensions, de-risking, ezra pound, NEST, Ricky Gervais, social media, TS Eliot | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Bill – get some DC resource into the Regulator now!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by henry tapper

Bill, t tPR need a gong-worthy head of DC asap. Continue reading →

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Better ways to diversify the default.

Posted on February 25, 2013 by henry tapper

When people see the jigsaw being put together , we may even get better public confidence in workplace pension schemes – something devoutly to be hoped for! Continue reading →

Posted in actuaries, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Financial Education, First Actuarial, leadership, NEST, pensions | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments