Category Archives: Twickenham

Is this what your savings are paying for?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by henry tapper

We have another Twickenham home international coming up, look out for your favourite analyst , he’ll be in one of the glass-fronted boxes . Continue reading →

Posted in Bankers, FSA, Twickenham | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

10 infrastucture opportunities pension funds cannot ignore!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by henry tapper

The Government has announced that it wants UK pension funds to invest in UK infrastructure. This week we saw a slice of Thames Water purchased by the Chinese. I live on the Thames and as dawn rises this morning I’m on “Junk Alert” on “the partially yellow river”. Continue reading →

Posted in annuity, Bankers, Church of England, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, religion, Retirement, social media, Treasury, Twickenham, twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Where it’s all going wrong for English rugby

Posted on October 14, 2011 by henry tapper

If you want fun, stick with your local club, enjoy mini and youth rugby and stay away from the RFU – it is toxic. Continue reading →

Posted in Twickenham, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Chip off the old block?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by henry tapper

My son Oliver has a blog and to my surprise has asked me to advertise it here … so here it is    http://www.tapsport-o.blogspot.com It is a strange place. He doesn’t appear to have any interest in collective DC or annuities … Continue reading →

Posted in Twickenham | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Scotland has hexed our cricket team.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by henry tapper

Let’s make this clear- we do not want your support- your support is toxic. Now you have hexed our cricket team. Continue reading →

Posted in cricket, The Ashes, Twickenham, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Governance = Boring?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by henry tapper

You see a lot of this, whatever the sport – (and in business for that matter), the expression of individual talent is suppressed for what is considered the wider good of the team.

Continue reading →

Posted in Twickenham, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Twickenham stinks

Posted on February 28, 2010 by henry tapper

Rugby union is not rubbish but it’s rubbish at Twickenham at the moment. Continue reading →

Posted in Twickenham | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment