Tag Archives: Business

What our biggest pension funds are doing with infrastructure – train reading!

Posted on October 13, 2026 by henry tapper

I can think of worse ways to kick off the Conference than to read this report as you go up on the train to Liverpool. Continue reading →

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Creating a National Care Service and the triple lock- Andy Burnham

Posted on October 11, 2026 by henry tapper

..we need to be honest about the changes that are needed to pay for it. And I do not believe it makes sense to preserve the current triple lock while so many pensioners face the risk of catastrophic care costs Continue reading →

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Did the financial industry close private DB schemes and SERPS?

Posted on October 11, 2026 by henry tapper

the financial service companies, as they once explained to me, hated DB because it wasn’t a product they could replicate. They preferred to provide pots, taking a fee for AUM, leaving all the risk on the working man/woman. Continue reading →

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Will CDC challenge DC workplace as the employer’s choice?

Posted on September 22, 2026 by henry tapper

I read with great interest the Professional Pensions “Buzz ” results that asked this question and found a different  result that I would have expected this time last year! Continue reading →

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“My pension offer” – explaining CDC to a confused sceptic 12 years ago!

Posted on September 21, 2026 by henry tapper

This is a blog I published 12 years ago on 28th September 2014. It is now 12 years old and shows that the debate has been broadly the same for some time! Continue reading →

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Unions – what’s happening with pensions? Neil Walsh explains CDC’s impact on Prospect – 10.30 this morning

Posted on July 21, 2026 by henry tapper

This from the Government on “The future of CDC” The initial impetus for CDC has come from a large employer and a major trade union seeking an alternative pension model. But establishing CDC schemes opens the possibility of more diverse … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow ; progress from DC to CDC with the unions! Invitation inside!

Posted on July 20, 2026 by henry tapper

I’m very pleased that we have Neil Walsh of Prospect at the Pension PlayPen at 10.30 am tomorrow (Tuesday 21st July). We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently … Continue reading →

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Come and debate the future of DC with the Prospect union.

Posted on July 18, 2026 by henry tapper

We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently DC workplace pensions. The event is at 10.30 am on Tuesday 21st July. You can get into the meeting on this … Continue reading →

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So how do we manage if the value of our house isn’t going up?

Posted on July 17, 2026 by henry tapper

I will start with a post and article from the very good Times stalwart David Byers In the old days, your suspicion that your future pension wasn’t what it ought to be wasn’t a major worry. The house would help … Continue reading →

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How do unions feel about CDC?

Posted on July 17, 2026 by henry tapper

What we were used to – no longer available to  workers in the private sector Since the collapse of Defined Benefit pensions first for new joiners and soon after for further accrual by those already members, the unions have fallen … Continue reading →

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