Tag Archives: Financial services

Standard Life’s IGC provides a bit in the middle

Posted on March 2, 2021 by henry tapper

Standard Life’s IGC has been very courteous and issued an interim report for those (like me) who read their reports every March/April. This year we will have to wait till July to read the report and I’m particularly interested in … Continue reading →

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John Ralfe’s CDC lecture

Posted on February 24, 2021 by henry tapper

A big thank you to Imperial College Business School for making this a public lecture, It brought 140 people together, encouraged some sharp debate in the chat room and gave a platform to John Ralfe to explain the con trick … Continue reading →

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If we have to take advice – pensions have failed

Posted on February 21, 2021 by henry tapper

I have been in furious correspondence over the weekend with a friend , over one of the key words in today’s pension lexicon “engagement“. There is a strongly held opinion by many in pensions that we should require people to … Continue reading →

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Is the public too “common” for Value For Money

Posted on February 20, 2021 by henry tapper

  I got this mail this morning from a friend who thinks very deeply about private pensions and how we can organize them to help ourselves to better retirement (while ensuring they are invested for common good). We’ve been talking … Continue reading →

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Nest sees strong saving through the pandemic – why not?

Posted on February 11, 2021 by henry tapper

A tricky course to navigate. Whatever is written about pension saving over the past 12 months needs to written in pencil, with the option to rub-out and replace where offence is incurred. That’s because generalizations about people’s capacity to save … Continue reading →

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Consumers mustn’t pay to clean up the FCA’s mess.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by henry tapper

This is a post from Gina Miller on Linked in.  It poses a question about accountability The Gloster Report into #LCF is a damning indictment of failures at the FCA – Whilst my blood boils on behalf of millions of victims … Continue reading →

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Pension Bee floats for £300m – MPs dither over dashboards

Posted on November 17, 2020 by henry tapper

    Two things caught my eye yesterday evening. The first was a comment made in parliament by Nigel Mills MP on protecting people from themselves and denying them access to digital consolidation via a dashboard. Nanny state The Government … 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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Pension Bee talks, LGIM listens

Posted on March 16, 2020 by henry tapper

The Guardian announces this morning that Pension Bee’s campaign to get access to an LGIM fund that divests from companies profiting from fossil fuels. Getting the mighty LGIM. Britain’s biggest fund manager, to respond to customer pressure is no mean … Continue reading →

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GAD shows you can’t take “company” out of “company pensions” #TATA

Posted on September 26, 2016 by henry tapper

So the mysterious volte face by the Government over the Tata Steel pensions rescue package is a mystery no more. The FT, led by super-snooper Jo Cumbo have unearthed the GAD submission to the DWP consultation on solutions to the … Continue reading →

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