Category Archives: pension playpen

Less sales – more trustees please.

Posted on October 21, 2017 by henry tapper

I was jogged out of my Friday night lethargy by this picture. Aon’s master trust has just been awarded a “Pension Quality Mark” by the PLSA.  I find this picture quite disturbing. The pensions minister Guy Opperman (right) is featured … Continue reading →

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@CIPP_UK – “grafters not shafters!” – thx.

Posted on October 6, 2017 by henry tapper

I woke up this morning to lots of messages telling me I’d won an award! Not just any award but a lifetime achievement award from an organisation I have a lot of respect for – the CIPP, who had their … Continue reading →

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Paying pensioners won’t get any easier

Posted on September 28, 2017 by henry tapper

In  pensions “freedom” is the buzzword.  People can have what they want- how they want it and we all know what that means! It means that down the line there is potential for administrative chaos. Payroll depends on uniform rules, the … Continue reading →

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New torment for investment consultants – Mike Foster.

Posted on September 16, 2017 by henry tapper

  Mike is a senior consultant at Montfort Communications. Until recently he was assistant editor at Financial News and that journalistic pedigree shines through in this remarkable piece of writing. Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind … Continue reading →

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A Pension Food Bank for the DC saver

Posted on August 24, 2017 by henry tapper

Ok – so it’s not a big news week for pensions , but well done Jack Gilbert of Citywire’s New Model Adviser for getting a meet with Frank Field, and well reported on what I can only call a “welcome … Continue reading →

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How do we value our large DB plans?

Posted on August 7, 2017 by henry tapper

  Today’s Pension Play Pen lunch (at the Hydrant pub not the Counting House) will discuss how best we value our large DB plans. What do we mean by large DB plans? I guess there are a number of big … Continue reading →

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Who will champion DC savers?

Posted on August 6, 2017 by henry tapper

I hear a lot of DB experts at conferences talking about transferring their “skill-set” for the benefit of DC savers; they want to transport their language – diversified growth funds, liability driven investment and glide-paths into the lingua franca of … Continue reading →

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What can men do to reduce gender pay inequality?

Posted on July 24, 2017 by henry tapper

For a start they can stop “welcoming this discussion” and blathering other related clichés! If men welcomed a serious discussion on gender pay equality, we’d have been having them regularly since equal pay for both gender (for the same job) became … Continue reading →

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Can pensions be more playful (please)!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by henry tapper

  I’ve waded through a number of IGC chair reports this Easter weekend and a smile has seldom  been on my lips. With the exception of the Virgin Money report, I hardly felt I knew who I was talking to. Ironically, … Continue reading →

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2017 – a year when workplace pensions will grow up!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by henry tapper

Restoring confidence in pensions 2017 has dawned on a different pension landscape . There are more than twice as many employers participating in workplace pensions as at any time in British history, the stock market is at an all-time high … Continue reading →

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