Tag Archives: England

E-Christmas Cards – a very rum idea if you ask me.

Posted on December 22, 2014 by henry tapper

What do you do with e-christmas cards? They bother me. “E-Christmas card” is a misnoma, most of these e-thingies seem the product of the thought police who de-risk corporate communications. “Merry” is of course out – a whiff of intoxication … Continue reading →

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“Since I was young, I followed them, #ytfc – the team for me”

Posted on December 7, 2014 by henry tapper

I’ve got to admit it – “When I was young, I followed AFC Bournemouth”, so I don’t sing the song in the title of this blog. The first time I heard it sung was when Derby did us 3-2 in the … Continue reading →

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Young People and Pensions

Posted on October 11, 2014 by henry tapper

This is a blog by Vivi Friedgut of @blackbullion; she is also responsible for the picture and its contents!   Pensions don’t make for the most thrilling conversations. Like verrucas, funerals or the dream you had last night, talking about … Continue reading →

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A tale of two Cities

Posted on September 3, 2014 by henry tapper

      Have you ever turned up at a place and realised you shouldn’t be there – but stayed anyway just to see what it was like? That’s what happened to me yesterday. I went to an event about … Continue reading →

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The Pension Play Pen Linked In Group

Posted on July 26, 2014 by henry tapper

          Last week the Pension Play Pen Linked In Group passed 5000 members. The Group was set up in October 2009 as a way of bringing together people I knew in the industry around an idea … Continue reading →

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Why there is nothing- nothing- like the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival

Posted on March 6, 2014 by henry tapper

On Tuesday March 11th, 45 members of the Pension PlayPen group will embark a London Double Decker bus at Paddington, drink and sing our way to Prestbury Park on the northern outskirts of Cheltenham and spend an afternoon in the … Continue reading →

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The best moment of the season (so far) #YTFC 1 #DRFC 0

Posted on February 24, 2014 by henry tapper

Yeovil Town FC – we’re the Green Army Continue reading →

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Time is the new currency of information

Posted on February 20, 2014 by henry tapper

Sometime this week, Paul Lewis announced he had more “followers” than the Independent newspaper had “readers”. I thought that telling. I read the Indy, but mainly from @simonread ‘s tweets and I probably read more BBC stuff through @paulewismoney than … Continue reading →

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What a match! England v France #sixnations

Posted on February 2, 2014 by henry tapper

  https://twitter.com/pensionlawyeruk/status/429651442501451776 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3_UxrgINU   Yesterday’s Six Nations thriller , narrowly won by France in the closing minutes, will go down as an all-time great. No need to rehearse the details, Tom Fordyce’s match report for the BBC does very nicely. … Continue reading →

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CDC for the people

Posted on January 30, 2014 by henry tapper

The debate on Collective Defined Benefit has so far been a matter for politicians , academics and actuaries. Most people haven’t a clue what CDC is or how it might benefit or harm their retirements. I’ve been trying to broaden … Continue reading →

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