Tag Archives: Financial services

“My pension offer” – explaining CDC to a confused sceptic 12 years ago!

Posted on September 21, 2026 by henry tapper

This is a blog I published 12 years ago on 28th September 2014. It is now 12 years old and shows that the debate has been broadly the same for some time! Continue reading →

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Things can only get better: for pensions – and for Britain too!

Posted on June 29, 2026 by henry tapper

  Over the weekend, I have had a number of conversations with friends who find the proposition from Andy Haldane that this Government incentivises “effective investment” into the UK with home-bias taxation. I know that we have not heard the … Continue reading →

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Ever lost your identity? I did on LinkedIn and it feels weird.

Posted on June 10, 2026 by henry tapper

I lost my identity yesterday while travelling about London. One moment I was Henry Tapper , enjoying myself on Linked in , the next I had no way to identify myself. The process of identifying myself led to a what … Continue reading →

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Major news from Nest which points to a pensions success.

Posted on June 2, 2026 by henry tapper

It is easy to poke fun at consolidation and the establishment of megafunds. It is not easy to create a pension fund that invests nearly a quarter of its assets as Nest does in Britain, in its infrastructure and production. … Continue reading →

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Productivity green shoots boosted by financial services;-Thomas Aubrey

Posted on March 13, 2026 by henry tapper

Productivity green shoots boosted by financial services The latest data suggest the UK’s labour productivity may finally be emerging from a lengthy period of stagnation thanks to a pick-up in financial services. Thomas Aubrey highlights the potential of the Insurance … Continue reading →

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Finfluence; a safer way to learn about money?

Posted on January 18, 2026 by henry tapper

There has been a lot of discussion this week about whether we should stop the young from watching things on social media. I wonder if the readers of this blog are not prone to spending too much of their time … Continue reading →

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Isn’t “value for money” too late for DC workplace saving?

Posted on January 17, 2026 by henry tapper

I enjoyed Kirby Rappell’s explanation of how his firm -” SuperRatings”-  has succeeded in Australia providing consumers with value for money ratings on their “pensions”. You can hear him talking to Nico and Darren here on  the latest podcast (#142) … Continue reading →

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We need to save for our futures before we end up like the French – Tom McPhail

Posted on December 26, 2025 by henry tapper

I hope you had a happy Christmas and are queuing up for a happy new year! Here is Tom to help you as you wait to get going again! Here is a belated Christmas present, Tom for boxing day. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Why are investment trusts excluded from the Pension Schemes Bill?

Posted on December 19, 2025 by henry tapper

William MacLeod Speaking in the House of Lords today during the Pensions Schemes Bill second reading both Baroness Ros Altmann and Baroness Sharon Bowles , asked a very simple question: Why have listed investment companies been excluded from the Bill? … Continue reading →

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A big question of Commonwealth emerges in our pension investment

Posted on October 21, 2025 by henry tapper

The FT examines the empathy between Canada and British investment of pension schemes. In an article this morning with London’s Mary McDougall and Ilya Gridneff in Toronto Like the UK, Canada has been examining how to channel more pension assets to … Continue reading →

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