Tag Archives: Defined benefit pension plan

“Are unregulated consultants to blame for the LDI crisis?”

Posted on November 13, 2022 by henry tapper

Good morning and welcome from sunny Paphos, set in the eastern mediterranean, a hop and a skip from Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. If you begrudge me a week of leisure then I’ll tell you I’ve paid for it through the … Continue reading →

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If your pension’s been bought out – do you know what you’re missing?

Posted on September 16, 2022 by henry tapper

  James Mullins of Hymans Robertson recently told Pension Age “The rapid growth in demand for pension schemes to insure their risks, along with improved pension scheme funding levels, attractive insurer pricing and new alternative risk transfer options, means that … Continue reading →

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How do master trusts add value for members at retirement?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by henry tapper

I shouldn’t be surprised to report on a consultancy looking at how member outcomes could be improved by picking the right workplace pension. But I am. This morning at 11 am, Hymans Robertson are kicking off another round of webinars … Continue reading →

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Get retirement ready with the PPF and you’re over 40

Posted on January 26, 2022 by henry tapper

Yesterday, I published the PPF’s  how to get retirement ready in your 20s, 30s and early 40s. Today they compile a list of seven things you should think about as you approach the end of your career. Even if you … Continue reading →

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Want to know more about pension scheme consolidation?

Posted on June 12, 2021 by henry tapper

If you are interested in the dynamics of the retirement savings market , you may want to spend some or all of next  Thursday  afternoon (17th June) at a pension master class I am helping to organise. For those who … Continue reading →

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‘We’ve been here before’: IFAs round on gov’t DC illiquid assets plan

Posted on March 26, 2021 by henry tapper

It’s not my headline (or my photo), I’ve nicked them from Citywire’s NMA and if you click the link you can read the views of a number of IFAs on the idea of having your pension pot invested in illiquid … Continue reading →

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USS; are UCU and UUK missing the big picture?

Posted on November 15, 2020 by henry tapper

This is nonsense. If universities can’t pay the required #USS DB contribution, then simply move to DC, which was of course the original plan. Universities backed down in the face of strikes https://t.co/rYtU1azGjM via @timeshighered — John Ralfe (@JohnRalfe1) November … Continue reading →

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A counterblast to apostasy – Keating and Clacher hold the faith!

Posted on November 10, 2020 by henry tapper

  A blog from the pens of  Con Keating and Iain Clacher Henry Tapper has been our eyes and ears on social media and has passed us a variety of questions that have been sent to him on twitter. He’s … Continue reading →

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A DC investor writes….

Posted on October 21, 2020 by henry tapper

  Once in a blue moon I get a mail from someone who is clearly an expert in pensions  but  modest enough to recognise she/he struggles with their own money!  I feel in awe of such people! I got a … Continue reading →

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Coping with falling markets

Posted on December 26, 2018 by henry tapper

It is a blessing that the first five years of auto-enrolment have seen world stock and bond markets rise. Low interest rates have had a lot to do with it, but we’ve also been in a period of comparative peace, … Continue reading →

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