Tag Archives: corporate governance

A day when the flat-earthers got a shock – a DC summit that lived up to its name.

Posted on May 16, 2023 by henry tapper

As expected, the DG publishing’s DC Strategic Summit held in Liverpool Street , offered us a day well spent. Many thanks to the organizers, the sponsors and the speakers. As I have said in my feedback , it is hard … Continue reading →

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A way to manage pension freedom – from a land down under.

Posted on April 23, 2022 by henry tapper

FCA and TPR. Please read below a post from an Australian actuary called Jim Hennington. It describes the regulatory requirements placed on providers of retirement income in Australia. I have only inserted links, to help readers not familiar with terms … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Life’s IGC runs out of steam

Posted on August 8, 2021 by henry tapper

  Phoenix’s 2021 IGC report The Phoenix Group has not one, not two but three IGCs in operation. I have already reported on the IGC report for Standard Life and will also report on ReAssure’s IGC report. It’s easy to … Continue reading →

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Where are these 1200 schemes to be consolidated?

Posted on June 24, 2021 by henry tapper

When it comes to poor practice  “sunlight is the best disinfectant”. But the sun never shines on the whereabouts of occupational DC schemes, which are supposed to run their own websites for the benefit of all, but whose whereabouts on … Continue reading →

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The devil is in these pension increases

Posted on June 16, 2021 by henry tapper

Yesterday I was writing about the need to be pragmatic about the indexation of our pensions. Today I read in the FT that the calculation rules for the triple lock mean that pensioners could be in for an 8% rise … Continue reading →

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Will technology save lifestyle?

Posted on April 8, 2021 by henry tapper

No sooner have I published a blog announcing that AgeWage is embarking on research on how lifestyle has actually done, than I read a post in Professional Pensions from Julius Pursaill explaining how a master trust he advises is going … Continue reading →

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Can Government put social freedom back in the bottle?

Posted on September 9, 2020 by henry tapper

LATEST: All social gatherings of more than 6 people will be banned in England under new Covid-19 limits to be announced tomorrow by PM Boris Johnson. The police will have new powers to disperse and fine any group larger than … Continue reading →

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Power to the people (now we’re taking the risk).

Posted on November 17, 2016 by henry tapper

  If the People’s Pension , is really the people’s pension, why aren’t the people who are members being told what they are paying for membership? For some months, I have been saying privately to the management and Trustees of … Continue reading →

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Wake up to the PPF!

Posted on July 22, 2016 by henry tapper

  It was good to oversleep and wake up not to the lark (metaphorical here in EC4), but to Alan Rubenstein purring about his Pension Protection Fund. Pension Protection Fund figures published yesterday show the lifeboat scheme has £4.1bn surplus and … Continue reading →

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Playing the personality card

Posted on July 13, 2016 by henry tapper

Of all the financial myths that remain unchallenged, the myth of personality is least challenged and most lethal. For it allows the congregation of expert panels/committees/boards – stuffed with perceived “personality” to validate all manner of iniquities. For those personalities … Continue reading →

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