Category Archives: pensions

What’s there for Nest’s sales and marketing teams to do? Well quite a lot more actually!

Posted on October 21, 2026 by henry tapper

I’d like to see something that would make me excited about saving with Nest beyond some chirpy little birds… Continue reading →

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The future of pension transfers; – pot or pension is also part of the equation!

Posted on October 21, 2026 by henry tapper

I stand on shoulders of giants discussing transfers with People’s Pensions.  Merging DC pots is progress , but should we transfer to retirement freedom or a collective pension? That’s the thing! Continue reading →

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Can Australia add VFM to UK pensions- Novigi and Atlas discuss (video)

Posted on October 21, 2026 by henry tapper

Thanks to Novigi and Atlas, I know more about administration down under –  clearly  technologically advanced . We await what these organisations plan for the UK. Continue reading →

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What can Society of Pension Professional Pensions learn from Aussie’s Novigi? Today 10.30

Posted on October 20, 2026 by henry tapper

You’re interest in how technology is improving administration, you’re planning to go to the SPP event, then you should come to this at 10.30 today (link inside) Continue reading →

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Haldane’s right, and private business needs priming with pension money

Posted on October 20, 2026 by henry tapper

Growth is the way we get out of high borrowing for projects we cannot yet afford. The Government hasn’t got the money, our pension funds have. Continue reading →

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The reason the lowest paid pay more into pensions than they should.

Posted on October 20, 2026 by henry tapper

I hope that this will be brought up by the Pensions Commission in February’s report. It is a scandal that is unreported because too few care about low earners. Continue reading →

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Has Nest lost its temper waiting for the Pensions Dashboard?

Posted on October 20, 2026 by henry tapper

Scott Phillips and his team at Pensions Lab are good news all round but  I am mystified why Nest with 14 million mouths to feed can’t do this work themselves. Will the pensions dashboard ever be ready? When will  artificial intelligence be up to finding our pension pots? Continue reading →

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The security of equity in our houses may be under threat.

Posted on October 19, 2026 by henry tapper

Our flat has been for sale for four years: Why is the market so weak? Continue reading →

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Deja Vu at Royal Mail for 120,000 workers?

Posted on October 19, 2026 by henry tapper

Royal Mail say that they are currently recruiting 480 people a week. That strikes me as high turnover for a low-turnover business and a worry for the trustees of its collective pension scheme.  Continue reading →

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“Irresponsible behaviour from providers” – what’s Torsten Bell referring to?

Posted on October 19, 2026 by henry tapper

There really are many more important things that we can devote our time to do than worrying about how pension taxation will change in the budget. I’m with Torsten Bell, all this speculation isn’t doing anybody any good Continue reading →

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