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Ever lost your identity? I did on LinkedIn and it feels weird.

I lost my identity yesterday while travelling about London. One moment I was Henry Tapper , enjoying myself on Linked in , the next I had no way to identify myself. The process of identifying myself led to a what … Continue reading

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Major news from Nest which points to a pensions success.

It is easy to poke fun at consolidation and the establishment of megafunds. It is not easy to create a pension fund that invests nearly a quarter of its assets as Nest does in Britain, in its infrastructure and production. … Continue reading

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People cease to matter to insurers in this merry-go-round of ownership

No one has written the definitive  history of life insurance over the past 50 years, but Gordon Aitken has a good go. There are of course part of the pictures he cannot touch. Wealth management was initialled by Abbey Life … Continue reading

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I give up on VFM for pensions and so does Guy Opperman, I like the guy!

I don’t suppose that former Minister Guy Opperman knew he would be reported at the Aptia conference yesterday. He works for them a couple of days a month and was delivering the kind of comments that would have gone down … Continue reading

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John Mather’s explanation of how the wealthy have moved away from pensions

The crazy world of freedom from pensions evolved as John Mather describes. I agree with this as a factual explanation of how we got to where we are now.  – ed (Henry Tapper) John Mather’s explanation of how we’ve moved … Continue reading

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How robust is CDC to different market conditions? – LCP looks at the last 80 years

CDC investment strategy is twice as important as the contributions paid. – say LCP. I am understanding the history of money with them in the second part of their epic on the feasibility of CDC I am really pleased that … Continue reading

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TAS300: “Particularly Delightful Memory” says DWP Minister of State.

Regulatory coordination to follow to boost “informed decision making” The case for maths based run-on v bulk transfer comparisons ahead of strategies being set for DB pension schemes was debated in the House of Lords for the third time on … Continue reading

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Sam Cobley gives LCP’s view on CDC pension and DC flexibility

This is a blog about CDC and if you are interested in the subject, I recommend you listen to it. Sam has a very similar career path to Nico  (through banks and consultancy) and while Sam’s still at LCP and … Continue reading

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AI is punk rock for the teenagers.

Why is the headline below no surprise? Being at the other end of the educational pipeline, I am trying to imagine what it must be like entering white-collar work and learning what AI can do (and you can’t do nearly … Continue reading

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Finfluence; a safer way to learn about money?

There has been a lot of discussion this week about whether we should stop the young from watching things on social media. I wonder if the readers of this blog are not prone to spending too much of their time … Continue reading

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