Category Archives: Retirement

The realpolitick of pension charges

Posted on February 25, 2014 by henry tapper

Let’s hope that wherever this goes next, the DWP can win through and that we get protection in this important and misunderstood area of pensions finance Continue reading →

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Employers can help staff with their money – if only we’d let them

Posted on January 31, 2014 by henry tapper

It’s time companies got their mojo back and got real with staff. Www.pensionplaypen.com helps to do just that. Continue reading →

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The ABI’s 10 problems with CDC – with 10 answers!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by henry tapper

The ABI have 10 problems with Steve Webb’s collective DC plan, articulated as follows by Huw Davies , their  Director of Policy. As usual his is a constructive  outcome focussed argument as you’d expect  from an organisation devoted to making the lot of Britain’s … Continue reading →

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The quality of savings is constrained

Posted on January 28, 2014 by henry tapper

  Apologies to the bard – my point is this; the act of saving is laudable but its impact is variable. Saving is not always a good thing and as a spending choice has to compete with debt repayment and … Continue reading →

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I want my, I want my, I want my IGC…

Posted on January 21, 2014 by henry tapper

We need our IGCs and we need them soon! Continue reading →

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Have you got staff approaching retirement? Check out Pick-A

Posted on January 14, 2014 by henry tapper

  You and your staff save hard through your careers, you build up a pot of money and the time comes when you want to/have to draw on your savings to pay the bills, enjoy the holidays and look after … Continue reading →

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The value of the triple-lock,

Posted on January 5, 2014 by henry tapper

No doubt there will be many commentators who will sneer at this promise of Cameron’s. I will not be one of them. Continue reading →

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The trusted word

Posted on January 3, 2014 by henry tapper

This is the model for what we are doing with Pension PlayPen, an attempt to harness the energy and credibility of a linked in group, the probity of an actuarial practice and the needs of advisers, employers and regulators to see through a great endeavour, the wholesale adoption of funded workplace pensions into our business culture.
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Another year older..

Posted on December 24, 2013 by henry tapper

I am not a year older – I am two years younger than I was five years ago – at least I’m two years further from retirement (relatively speaking). Continue reading →

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What’s this charge cap really going to cost? (1000th blog)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by henry tapper

Ringing out the old and ringing in the new should be managed with a little more responsibility than the approach adopted by the DWP through their dodgy Impact Assessment Continue reading →

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