Category Archives: social media

Holy Pentechola! It’s Scam Man & Robbin’

Posted on April 29, 2020 by henry tapper

  Four of the UK’s leading digital pension platforms have collaborated to create an engaging new online game that aims to educate consumers about pension scams in response to a spike in online fraud. The launch of Scam Man & Robbin’ follows … Continue reading →

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Do we have to be told to save our planet?

Posted on December 21, 2019 by henry tapper

Do we have to be told? Share Action’s Master Trust survey starts with the question “IS REGULATION ENOUGH?” and through the 26 pages of Lauren Peacock’s survey that remains the key question. But there are secondary questions… Can we trust … Continue reading →

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How Facebook works for pensions.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by henry tapper

Most people know I use social media a lot – it serves me well and I’m keen to help people less familiar with it, to spend their time profitably. Two years ago I was saying, spend time on Linked in … Continue reading →

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TATA GPP – an investable option for BSPS members with a CETV.

Posted on December 5, 2017 by henry tapper

I’ve received the following note from Aviva with regards the TATA group personal pension which has replaced BSPS as the corporately sponsored pension arrangement going forward. Thanks for your note below re the query you have received from a BSPS … Continue reading →

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“What’s going on at work?” – $7.9tr backs this initiative from Share Action

Posted on July 3, 2017 by henry tapper

$7.9 trillion investor coalition pushes companies for disclosure on global workforces A coalition of 79 institutional investors with nearly $8 trillion AUM, brought together by ShareAction, is putting its muscle behind a demand that companies disclose more information on how … Continue reading →

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Is automatic-enrolment about to become a pension issue?!

Posted on May 18, 2016 by henry tapper

Business software is not glamorous; writing about the goings on of the annual BASDA conference was going to be a challenge, especially with a sexy pension dashboard conference happening concurrently. So I’m pleased to bring a good news story to your … Continue reading →

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“PENTECH” slashes the cost of pension advice

Posted on March 29, 2016 by henry tapper

Over the weekend I heard a mortgage broker talk about automated mortgage underwriting as “mortech” and as Investec grabbed the technology high ground some years ago, I’m going to lay claim to “PENTECH” for http://www.pensionplaypen.com. I’m proud that what was … Continue reading →

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“A bit of a balls up- to be frank!”

Posted on January 20, 2016 by henry tapper

If you turn left out of the back of the Treasury and walk down to Caxton Street you’ll find the offices of the DWP. If you turn right out of Caxton Street, you’ll come to the Treasury, it’s a five minute … Continue reading →

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What happened in Paris makes me want to win peace – not war!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by henry tapper

In Paris there has been a massacre. Every week in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and in many African countries, there are massacres. In Syria, every day is a day of massacres. Massacres of people whose lives are as important as our … Continue reading →

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What does it mean – being connected?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by henry tapper

By some measures I am well connected. By the strictly quantitative measure of linked in first degree connections I could be seen as a well-connected man. But I can assure you that internet connections give false security. Whether you have 50 … Continue reading →

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