Tag Archives: Bankers

Where bankers show their pension fallibility!

Posted on April 6, 2026 by henry tapper

I know a fair few bankers (and I bet some don’t want to remember me!). They want to mark their happiness to the market but pots of money never do! They need pensions like the rest of us. You can … Continue reading →

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DB transfers;- we understand the crime – but not the causes of crime.

Posted on January 19, 2021 by henry tapper

    The FCA has published the second of its analyses of the DB transfer market which shows how the trend to “de-risk” DB liabilities by buying out liabilities through CETVs  has continued apace. This article argues that – blameworthy … Continue reading →

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RBS remains a national disgrace. It will reach a “milestone” when it shows itself sorry.

Posted on May 10, 2018 by henry tapper

There has been some good banter on linked off the back of my blog on hand-outs to kids. The Resolution Foundation’s proposals to up taxes for those working longer and hand-out a tidy wedge to kids (to get them owning … Continue reading →

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Why we have no time for “Banker Immunity”.

Posted on October 8, 2014 by henry tapper

  We have not seen bankers marched in handcuffs from their desks but now it seems we might. The regulators have put-out a consultation paper that seeks to pin accountability on Directors (including non-executive Directors). A good friend of mine … Continue reading →

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A tale of two Cities

Posted on September 3, 2014 by henry tapper

      Have you ever turned up at a place and realised you shouldn’t be there – but stayed anyway just to see what it was like? That’s what happened to me yesterday. I went to an event about … Continue reading →

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I’m in- who’s out?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by henry tapper

  I’m serving up a dish which may have gone cold in your inbox or may not have reached you at all. Personally I’m not concerned about opt-out rates, even if they crept above the 9% generally advertised. That Ceridian … Continue reading →

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How pensions are impacted by the bank bonus culture

Posted on March 13, 2014 by henry tapper

State Street need something better than the “need and greed” culture that fostered these frauds and Mastertrusts and IGCs need something better than the toothless response to these excesses Continue reading →

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Interesting….spin is self-defeating

Posted on March 28, 2013 by henry tapper

every time we say one thing and mean another, we are creating distrust in the person who we are talking or writing to Continue reading →

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