Tag Archives: CEO

Not just an archbishop but a Christian CEO – Sarah Mullaly needs a miracle with pensions!

Posted on February 1, 2026 by henry tapper

Sarah Mulally looks more to me like the Church of England’s first CEO ,, not just its first female archbishop. The CoE has all the making of a failing business, dare I compare it to the Royal Mail?  It’s big … Continue reading →

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BP must “return to its Code of Conduct” – and how it spends its member’s pension surplus.

Posted on December 20, 2025 by henry tapper

BP has ditched another CEO and will have a new one in April. Here is comment from Stephen Rees. Members of the BP Action Group are not short of a voice, they have created a BP Pensioner Group to ensure … Continue reading →

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When can we have a Chair for our Pensions Regulator?

Posted on September 16, 2025 by henry tapper

Case one – the Chair debacle What a total mess is the appointment of the  Chair of the Pensions Regulator. Over the weekend I was startled that the TPR was advertising for someone to review pensions policy who knew nothing … Continue reading →

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“Oh Rose thou art sick”

Posted on July 26, 2023 by henry tapper

  I don’t know Alison Rose , I know one of her former  (female) Board colleagues  I suspect that Rose’s resignation last night as  NatWest’s CEO will be met with frustration It is one thing to get women to a … Continue reading →

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Delivering the difficult second album ; a tough gig for Nausicaa Delfas

Posted on July 25, 2023 by henry tapper

  This lunchtime I will be travelling to Brighton for a meeting in TPR’s new offices with Nausicaa Delfas, TPR’s CEO and the woman calling for a change in mindset from the pensions industry. I’ve two aims. Firstly to understand … Continue reading →

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Industry mindset shift needed to deliver value for pension savers

Posted on July 13, 2023 by henry tapper

12 July 2023 / Guest post from Nausicaa Delfas, CEO of the Pensions Regulator Investing for a pension is often the only and largest investment people make. Savers rely on the pension system working as hard as it can to … Continue reading →

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USS – Con Keating

Posted on January 5, 2023 by henry tapper

    I do not envy the task of the new CEO of USS, though I must state that I have no insight who this might be. Over the past decade, the governance of USS has degenerated into a disgrace, … Continue reading →

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Asleep in a meeting? The FCA’s new consumer duty starts at the top.

Posted on March 21, 2022 by henry tapper

  I have no reason to doubt Al Rush of Philippa Hann’s account of a 2019 meeting with then FCA boss’ Andrew Bailey. Al claims that “there were a number of times when his [Bailey] head dropped and he had … Continue reading →

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“I’ve a PHD in economics – not gloomy economics” Wilson at #PLSAannual19

Posted on October 17, 2019 by henry tapper

Our great cities aren’t overbuilt but under demolished- says Nigel Wilson of @LGIM #PLSAannual19 pic.twitter.com/qAeQWimbvz — Pension Plowman (@henryhtapper) October 16, 2019 For me the highlight of day one of the PLSA Annual Conference was Nigel Wilson’s keynote – “The … Continue reading →

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The CEO and the janitor

Posted on April 9, 2010 by henry tapper

They don’t get it, they don’t trust you, they think you are pulling the wool over their eyes. Continue reading →

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