Tag Archives: Blog

Do DC pension plans have a duty to help consumers spend their pots?

Posted on December 28, 2022 by henry tapper

When I buy a bar of soap , I expect it to perform in a certain way and it does. It can be a good or a bad bar, but it will clean me. When I buy a pension (technically … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The day of mourning dawns

Posted on September 19, 2022 by henry tapper

It is 6am on the day of the late Queen’s funeral. The bells of St Pauls ring above me as I think about the day ahead. Around parliament the tail of the queue wags towards Westminster’s St Stephen’s Hall, stragglers … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Does my blog look boring?

Posted on September 13, 2022 by henry tapper

Imagine someone you’re having a nice conversation with , breaks off the conversation and says “by the way , you smell”. That’s what it felt like talking with Mark Scantlebury this afternoon when he broke off what he was saying … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

There’s no such thing as a free read.

Posted on May 1, 2022 by henry tapper

  Paul Lewis highlights two articles in the Times this week which take aim at SJP and Hargreaves Lansdown for losing their clients money. I read both articles and ended up wondering whether I’d buy a subscription to the Times … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged | Leave a comment

Don’t mention the war

Posted on March 4, 2022 by henry tapper

There’s a lot of loose talk about “engagement” with our pensions.  At a high-level it makes sense to get people engaged with the positive aspects of pension investment. I have been blogging about this since I first heard Nigel Wilson … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , | Leave a comment

These you have read- my top ten blogs this year.

Posted on December 26, 2021 by henry tapper

  Although I write a lot, I don’t spend much time looking at what gets read and when I do, I get surprised! At the end of this year I know I’ll have had around a quarter of a million … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

5 ways to stay happy on a lockdown Saturday morning!

Posted on January 16, 2021 by henry tapper

I have good reason to feel sorry for myself this morning, but I am not sorry for myself – I am in an extremely good news for the following five reasons I am listening to Aggers and Tuffers on test … Continue reading →

Posted in coronavirus | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Increasing pension scam awareness

Posted on May 22, 2020 by henry tapper

  As AgeWage prepares for its journey into the FCA Sandbox, we are becoming more aware of the vulnerability of ordinary people to pension scams. We are really worried about the impact of unemployment, especially on those who are over … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Zurich’s IGC’s Chair makes a statement -just!

Posted on April 6, 2020 by henry tapper

I wasn’t quite sure , reading Anna Bradley’s chair statement that I wasn’t on my blog. The photos of the IGCs look like they were taken on an iphone, neither of which detracts much from what is a good – … Continue reading →

Posted in IGC, pensions, Value for Money | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“We want freedom and choice and we want simplification too”.

Posted on February 23, 2019 by henry tapper

Pensions. Tax. Benefits. Each over-complex. When combined: lethal. We shouldn’t blame pension freedoms for the mistakes caused by governments’ habit of making everything too complicated. We want freedom and choice and we want simplification too. — Stuart Fowler (@fowlerdrew) February … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments