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“Pentech” needs to lead or the dashboard won’t work

Posted on September 28, 2018 by henry tapper

  The dichotomy between old and new skool pensions has rarely been so well displayed as at Wednesday’s Pension Dashboard Summit Enterprise v Start -up Consumer led v business case Big Government v entrepreneurs ABI v open banking Saving v Spending Prospective v … Continue reading →

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Millennials! stand up for your future.

Posted on September 25, 2018 by henry tapper

There weren’t many people at the Pension Management Institute’s event last night But it was an important meeting nonetheless   There is a little group of pension professionals under the age of 40 who could grow. They want to have a … Continue reading →

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Who are the 200,000 people petitioning for the pensions dashboard?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by henry tapper

  It won’t be long till 38 degrees’ campaign to save the pensions dashboard hits its target of 200,00. Today, the campaign was given a boost by publicity in the Financial Times by the ever-excellent Jo Cumbo. The FT’s headline … Continue reading →

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Why every hidden cost matters.

Posted on August 28, 2018 by henry tapper

Value recognised A lot has been made about the hidden charges of running a fund over the past ten years. Over this time there have been two high profile campaigns to bring them into the open. In the retail space, … Continue reading →

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Do pension customers get value for money from financial advisers?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by henry tapper

This is the last of eight blogs I’ve written in response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s inquiry into Pension Transparency. Today’s exam question is “Do pension customers get value for money from financial advisers?” and the quick answer … Continue reading →

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Get us baby-boomers back to work!

Posted on May 15, 2017 by henry tapper

  The photo is of two college friends who had a full page splash in this weekend’s Sunday Times. Alison, was born a few days before me and we were at College together, Matthew met her at Mckinsey in the … Continue reading →

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2017 – a year when workplace pensions will grow up!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by henry tapper

Restoring confidence in pensions 2017 has dawned on a different pension landscape . There are more than twice as many employers participating in workplace pensions as at any time in British history, the stock market is at an all-time high … Continue reading →

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Strong on “money”- weak on “value”; the FCA and asset management.

Posted on November 20, 2016 by henry tapper

if we believe that asset managers can materially improve the markets whose assets they manage, we need to understand how. Continue reading →

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“Let my pension go!” Important news for those in workplace pensions

Posted on November 15, 2016 by henry tapper

      This morning I got this email from John Yeo at the FCA We have published our final rules on capping early exit charges for consumers eligible to access the Government’s pension reforms from age 55. From 31st … Continue reading →

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“Please don’t take your politics into this room” – An evening with @shareactionuk .

Posted on November 2, 2016 by henry tapper

Well done @ShareActionUK bringing people together #pensionpower pic.twitter.com/gzOtG13JeT — Pension Plowman (@henryhtapper) November 1, 2016   The statement was made by the chair of trustees advised by my friend Nico Aspinall, when Nico advocated a green default for the chair’s mastertrust. The statement … Continue reading →

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