Tag Archives: Data

Technology elevates “administration” to “pension’s ecosystem”.

Posted on February 15, 2026 by henry tapper

Sometimes you pick up a gem from social media that makes you want to shout “yes!” . Thanks to all on this thread that says what needs to be said. “Administration” is an inadequate word for the delivery of pensions … Continue reading →

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Three passions; football , independence and governance; thanks LCP!

Posted on January 19, 2026 by henry tapper

I am so pleased to have been given the opportunity to attend the LCP’s discussion on the challenge offered to football by an independent football regulator. When I grew up, I supported Bournemouth and for reasons to do with Governance … Continue reading →

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Why the health of my staff matters to me now and tomorrow!

Posted on December 14, 2025 by henry tapper

Colin Haines is one of Britain’s brightest independent pension actuaries He cares about pensioners and those at work.  So should we. Thanks Colin. Employers can help Britain’s workplace’s Britain working. A working adult is also a saving employee. Eventually he … Continue reading →

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Three lessons from the FCA’s retirement income market data

Posted on April 17, 2024 by henry tapper

My analysis of this data leads me to three behavioural insights People are concerned about “net cash” – not “gross before tax” People want control and ownership People prioritise today’s cashflow needs over a wage for life The data published … Continue reading →

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Bad data leads to poor regulation – NB-TPR

Posted on December 17, 2023 by henry tapper

The commentary in the embed is a 17,000 word – 33 page – document with no pictures, jokes  or cheap jibes. In short – it is written for people who have a serious interest in the governance of DB pensions … Continue reading →

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Capita and their clients – there but for the grace of God…

Posted on May 2, 2023 by henry tapper

Spare a thought for Capita staff , spending much of the weekend working out what has been hacked from the three servers reportedly impacted. If you are a data controller, you probably depend on organisations such as Capita to manage … Continue reading →

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LCP finds partners to auto-cleanse pensions data

Posted on March 23, 2023 by henry tapper

LCP has clubbed up with Transunion, the credit checker and Digidentity the digital identity verifier to work out better ways to get scheme data ready for buy-out and/or display on pension dashboards. It is also pretty important in paying them! … Continue reading →

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C19 actuaries report on the ongoing toll Covid is taking on the nation’s health – bulletin 72

Posted on October 29, 2022 by henry tapper

                                                                                                                         http://www.covidactuaries.org Friday Report: Issue 72   By: Adele Groyer, John Roberts, Dan Ryan & Matt Fletcher Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.   Covid-19 is still among the most important health topics for scientific papers … Continue reading →

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Transparent data rumbles Johnson’s lie.

Posted on October 24, 2022 by henry tapper

Johnson’s grubby statement Boris Johnson’s statement that he wouldn’t be standing for PM against Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt is too grubby to be printed. It is in effect a declaration of intent to stand as leader in two years … Continue reading →

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Pension Dashboards – data assured – privacy assured

Posted on May 20, 2022 by henry tapper

I attended a meeting for potential pension dashboard providers yesterday. I sensed a new confidence among the PDP team, especially from boss Chris Curry. For the first time I believed that the dashboards was going to happen and that when … Continue reading →

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