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No crocodile tears over falling contributions – please!

Posted on December 29, 2022 by henry tapper

In a lachrymose display of virtue signalling, the PMI reports that many employees are either reducing contributions to workplace pensions or thinking of doing so. This is neither surprising or regrettable, people need to take pension holidays from time to … Continue reading →

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How do master trusts add value for members at retirement?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by henry tapper

I shouldn’t be surprised to report on a consultancy looking at how member outcomes could be improved by picking the right workplace pension. But I am. This morning at 11 am, Hymans Robertson are kicking off another round of webinars … Continue reading →

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Charles Counsell hands on the poisoned chalice

Posted on June 3, 2022 by henry tapper

It’s been a year since TPR appointed Sarah Smart as Chair and her anniversary is marked by news that Charles Counsell will not be seeking a second four year term as CEO. Sarah Smart brought youth and feminity to a … Continue reading →

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Extension of Auto Enrolment Bill will get second reading on Feb 25th

Posted on January 6, 2022 by henry tapper

There was a lot of noise yesterday about this announcement. This blog follows up on what happened in parliament and concludes that while the Bill is doomed to be lost in the wash-up, it serves a useful purpose. AE is … Continue reading →

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The OECD double our pension expectations – we all need to read the small print!

Posted on December 12, 2021 by henry tapper

  An introduction to Welsh prophets Back in 2015, I wrote a blot entitled “private savings to rescue public finances“ The year before, the Government actuary- then Trevor Llanwarne had prophesied that by 2020, auto-enrolment would be making an appreciable … Continue reading →

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What’s the Long Term Asset Fund and will it work?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by henry tapper

The ‘Long Term Asset Fund’ (LTAF) will be launched within the year to provide long term alternative and innovative investments. I’m quoting here from a paper send by my Swedish friend Per Andelius and written by the lawyers CMS The … Continue reading →

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Standard Life’s IGC provides a bit in the middle

Posted on March 2, 2021 by henry tapper

Standard Life’s IGC has been very courteous and issued an interim report for those (like me) who read their reports every March/April. This year we will have to wait till July to read the report and I’m particularly interested in … Continue reading →

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Auto Enrolment 2.0 – anything new?

Posted on February 27, 2021 by henry tapper

At the launch of the Resolution Foundation’s Retirement Living Standards, Pensions Minister Guy Opperman laid out some plans for what he’s calling Auto-enrolment 2.0. This blog asks whether 2.0 is just more of the same or a genuine upgrade. It’s … Continue reading →

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Nest sees strong saving through the pandemic – why not?

Posted on February 11, 2021 by henry tapper

A tricky course to navigate. Whatever is written about pension saving over the past 12 months needs to written in pencil, with the option to rub-out and replace where offence is incurred. That’s because generalizations about people’s capacity to save … Continue reading →

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A breakthrough in measuring the quality of DC scheme data.

Posted on December 4, 2020 by henry tapper

  One of the critical issues facing Government in establishing a pensions dashboard is “data readiness”. Currently it is in a relatively weak position to argue that schemes are or aren’t dashboard ready, since it has no way either to … Continue reading →

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