Tag Archives: Government

On state pension conspiracy theories.

Posted on December 23, 2021 by henry tapper

Two and a quarter years late, this blog is an answer to Ruth Gilbert’s question. I’m not sure why it has re-emerged on my timeline, but now is a good time to get a layman’s assessment of what we can … 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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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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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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How will history remember the Pension Schemes Act 2021?

Posted on February 14, 2021 by henry tapper

  The Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent last week and is now enacted. Though assent is a formality, it draws the line in the sand. “What is changing”  is now “what has changed” and the work of Guy Opperman … Continue reading →

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Keeping the dashboard simple – is the DWP’s biggest challenge

Posted on January 11, 2021 by henry tapper

    Steve Webb has urged the DWP to give pension funds a stronger steer on dashboard data. I suspect that he is worrying too much about the detail and missing the bigger picture, we really need to get on … Continue reading →

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We can’t cancel Christmas when it’s in our hearts!

Posted on December 20, 2020 by henry tapper

Saturday 19th December – the low point of the pandemic so far. Trouble had been brewing all week. You sensed that politicians (especially Boris Johnson) were in denial, but the case numbers spoke a different truth, something ugly was happening … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 ; have recent Government interventions helped?

Posted on December 12, 2020 by henry tapper

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A breakthrough in measuring the quality of DC scheme data.

Posted on December 4, 2020 by henry tapper

  One of the critical issues facing Government in establishing a pensions dashboard is “data readiness”. Currently it is in a relatively weak position to argue that schemes are or aren’t dashboard ready, since it has no way either to … Continue reading →

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The risks of social isolation (Matthew Edwards)

Posted on October 28, 2020 by henry tapper

  COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.                                            Covid-arg.com Summary Responses to the pandemic continue to involve … Continue reading →

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