Tag Archives: Denmark

Can pensions be stretched to finance all causes?

Posted on February 3, 2026 by henry tapper

Tom and Jo are as one and this will have to replace this morning’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning as a debating point. (I apologise – we ran out of runway for one week) If Britain thinks it is alone in … Continue reading →

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Scotland beat off Vikings- I’m on an early morning trip to Inverness and Kyle Lochalsh!

Posted on November 19, 2025 by henry tapper

My partner and I stepped into the Caledonian Lounge of Euston Station to await our boarding of the sleeper train to Inverness. But it was to meet with Scots and especially footballing Scots ready to watch Scotland attempt to defeat … Continue reading →

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The Michelle and Morten show at parliament- impressive but to the point?

Posted on September 5, 2025 by henry tapper

The General Committee’s meetings with 23 “experts” has something a little celebratory about it. This one with Michelle Ostermann and Brightwell’s Morten Nilsson has  got a TV “couples show” written all over it. This is Michelle introducing herself but she … Continue reading →

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Not everyone can get a personalised pension – but that doesn’t make Per wrong!

Posted on December 29, 2021 by henry tapper

Per Linnemann is asking whether  target date funds  might use his technology, the ‘iTDF,’ to create a seamless transition from pre-retirement savings to safe income during the first 20 years of retirement. This blog asks whether he is right or … Continue reading →

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“Transparency – your tide is coming in!”

Posted on August 19, 2016 by henry tapper

  King Canute was a wise king, he died (where I was born) in Shaftesbury, he was a Viking who became our Christian king,  he taught his court that he could not hold back the waves and that there was … Continue reading →

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NOW – for something completely different.

Posted on August 5, 2016 by henry tapper

Amid all the noise of auto-enrolment , one master trusts has put its head down and got on with mending a damaged reputation by hard work and through decent behaviour. I’m talking about NOW pensions. NOW was set up by … Continue reading →

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The Pension Industry cannot serve two masters

Posted on October 13, 2014 by henry tapper

Pensions are at a crossroads. For 30 years they have been travelling in the direction of the financial services and we could continue that direction of travel. We could turn left and go Dutch or turn right and adopt the American … Continue reading →

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Club Quango at #WPL13

Posted on May 10, 2013 by henry tapper

Government needs quangos, the Civil Service most of all. But in a strange way, I am comforted by the various Pension Institutions that are Chaired by the ageing lotharios who I collectively name “Club Quango”. At Workplace Pensions Live yesterday we were treated to a … Continue reading →

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Now Pensions – Danegeld ,fools gold or a new beginning?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by henry tapper

The sooner they can publish the detail the better.

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