Tag Archives: Innovation

How can regulators facilitate innovation?

Posted on May 28, 2021 by henry tapper

This is the seventh of a series of ten blogs giving my response to the FCA and TPR’s call for input on the pensions consumer journey. In the previous blog in this series, I pointed to the differences between people’s … Continue reading →

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Do we retire when we lose the will to innovate? – a provocative blog by Maarten Ectors

Posted on December 22, 2020 by henry tapper

This blog is by Maarten Ectors who writes  as Chief Innovation Officer at Legal & General. As someone who could (some would say “should”) retire, I find his comments energizing and his final sentence the best incentive to innovate I’ve … Continue reading →

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Pot consolidation doesn’t need alchemy – it needs common purpose and leadership

Posted on August 4, 2020 by henry tapper

  The case for Government intervention on “small pots” is made very well by Dirk Paterson It is indeed time for Government intervention, but the choices are many and each has its issues. The danger of relying on Government intervention … Continue reading →

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No need to lock-down innovation

Posted on March 30, 2020 by henry tapper

  Brent Hoberman calls for help for Britain’s start-ups;  in the FT he comments with regards to tech start-ups. Britain leads Europe on almost every measure, more than £10bn was invested in UK tech last year and the sector employs … Continue reading →

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Why innovation in financial services is so tough

Posted on October 7, 2019 by henry tapper

  Today I will be discussing with my team at AgeWage innovation. We are submitting an application for an innovation grant to Innovate UK and we have to determine whether we deserve tax-payers money to take our business forward. To … Continue reading →

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Why the door’s slammed shut on open pensions.

Posted on August 9, 2019 by henry tapper

During the week, AgeWage was invited to compete in the  Nesta Open Up Challenge. Nesta is funded by the UK lottery – they are an agency of change sponsored by the likes of you and me; As any entrepreneurial start-up … Continue reading →

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“Patient Capital incubators” wanted. Our workplace pensions fingered!

Posted on February 5, 2019 by henry tapper

The DWP and its pension minister Guy Opperman have taken the opportunity of a speech at the TUC conference to launch an unexpected and wide-ranging consultation on DC investments- where the money of “a couple of hundred short of 10m … Continue reading →

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“Why Michael Johnson’s so wrong!” – Con Keating

Posted on June 5, 2018 by henry tapper

Michael Johnson’s letter to Frank Field & Co on CDC (reproduced in full here) was a real disappointment. I had expected more; a new and closely reasoned critique, passionately believed, perhaps. What I got was a tired and repetitive rehearsal … Continue reading →

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The pension dashboard is changing – but for the better?

Posted on December 12, 2017 by henry tapper

      Like a fool I thought that a DWP seminar on the Pension Dashboard would be held at the DWP, it was held at the ABI. I had to double back on my Boris Bike. which meant I missed the … Continue reading →

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FCA -If you’re looking for innovation….get real!

Posted on September 19, 2017 by henry tapper

The FCA says it has found precious little evidence of innovation from its Retirement Outcome Review. I am not surprised, judging by the people who it invites to its “workshops”, it is looking in the wrong places. It is necessary to … Continue reading →

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