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Advance Australia Fair!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by henry tapper

I have never been to Australia, I should go I know, but we have Earl’s Court. My good friend Jim Hennington has recently returned to his native Oz after a few years over here teaching us some tricks on how to … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Actuary, annuity, Australia, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Jack Shit, Jim Hennington, modelling, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Retirement, retirement income, Steve Webb, Super, Superranuation | 4 Comments

“How were those freedoms for you?” – Two events to help us find out!

Posted on April 10, 2015 by henry tapper

The press offices of all the major insurers have been busy printing announcements of how they have seen a tenfold increase in enquiries about pension benefits this week. Pension Wise has been open for bookings and Michelle Cracknell and the TPAS … Continue reading →

Posted in advice gap, annuity, Australia, pensions | Tagged annuity, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Government, John Quinlivan, Margaret de Valois, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, Tim Banks, Uptown funk | Leave a comment

Should we be trusted with our pension pot?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by henry tapper

Today’s the day those over 55 can start taking their pension pots as they like;- except you can’t because the insurance companies are closed for the Bank Holiday except your defined contribution pension provider may not have adapted its systems yet except you … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged annuity, Blog, Business, CDC, corporate risk, dc, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Government, pension, pension freedom, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb | 4 Comments

Magic beans and “negative capability”

Posted on March 22, 2015 by henry tapper

Negative capability describes the capacity of human beings to transcend and revise their contexts. If we dismiss it as “magic beans” we are committed to repeating the mistakes of the past – and- as we all know – that way is madness. Continue reading →

Posted in Change, corporate governance, drawdown, Financial Education, happiness, Pension Freedoms | Tagged Business, CDC, corporate governance, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, Financial services, Government, Hari Mann, John Ralfe, Kevin Wesbroom, madness, magic beans, mistakes, Negative capability, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, progress, repeating mistakes, Retirement, Steve Webb | 6 Comments

5 good reasons we need a secondary annuity market

Posted on March 15, 2015 by henry tapper

I returned from a long walk this morning to a barrage of negativity on twitter. The outrage of the pensions twitterati was reserved for the Government’s pre-budget leak that people will be able to buy and sell annuities as if … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged annuities, annuity, annuity income, annuity market, bulk annuities, Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, George Osborne, Government, Insurers, National Employment Savings Trust, Norris Cole, pension, Pension new, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Ramsay Clegg, Retirement, Steve Webb | Leave a comment

An escape plan for pensioners or pension schemes?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by henry tapper

Collectively we are short on immortality Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged annuity, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Debate, Defined benefit pension plan, Government, Human League, Life expectancy, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Retirement, risk pension risk, Steve Webb, Treasury | 2 Comments

Will pension freedoms be the death of Defined Benefit?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by henry tapper

I thought it was the last supper (or at least the last pension playpen lunch). We had twelve men around the table (no women) and there was sombre expectation as we considered the impact small changes in tax legislation … Continue reading →

Posted in advice gap, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator | Tagged annuity, Business, Con Keating, dc pensions, defined benefit, defined benefit pension, Defined Contribution, Freedoms, Government, last supper, pension, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, ppf, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, state pension, Steve Webb | Leave a comment

Let’s talk about risk – trustees, let’s talk about you and me..

Posted on February 22, 2015 by henry tapper

Members cannot take exercise freedoms on pensions in payment so the decision to draw a DB pension is as irreversible as buying an annuity. Trustees need to make their members knowledgeable about their options. Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Alan Rubenstein, Business, DB, dc, dc pensions, defined benefit, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, Guarantee, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pensions, ppf, Proimise, Retirement, Steve Webb, Transfer | 5 Comments

How Payroll can avoid offering pension advice (in 5 easy lessons)!

Posted on February 15, 2015 by henry tapper

The blog in a nutshell This is a long risk-warning to payroll bureau and their software suppliers who may be considering providing advice to employers by reducing the choice of pension options to one – a default. If you don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator | Tagged CIPP, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Friendly Pensions, Government, Kate Upcraft, National Employment Savings Trust, PAPDIS, Payroll, Pension BIB, pensions, Retirement, workplace, workplace Pensions | 4 Comments

How challenging? We are IGC

Posted on February 13, 2015 by henry tapper

I love it when you get “Pension News” from a lawyer. The latest gem comes from Pinsent Masons, who reveal that the FCA expects Independent Governance Committees to challenge insurance companies. This is what I call a “not news” story … Continue reading →

Posted in governance, pensions | Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Charlie, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, governance, I am Charlie, IGC, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb | 2 Comments

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