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- @reidremoney Mind you , the integrated risk management framework bull-dozes all conflicts out of the way! henrytapper.com/2017/09/25/so-…thanks 1 hour ago
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Tag Archives: Investing
“We all defer together?” – Guest Blog from Ralph Frank
The recently announced consultation on pensions tax relief has stirred up thought and debate on the issue of incentivising long-term saving. There are theoretical, commercial and practical aspects to be addressed in this process of defining an approach to pensions … Continue reading
I smell a (pensions) rat – what can I do?
An advert appeared yesterday on the Pension Play Pen Linked In Group.. If you’re in our Group, you can see it here The organisation – Save My Pension is offering a “route to market” with the message from its Director Danny Smith … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, alternative investment, Employment, Financial services, Fraud, Gallium, Guidance, Investing, Investment, Investment management, liberation, occupational pension scheme, Pension Liberation, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pension scheme, Retirement, route to market, Scam
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Five reasons why pensions need payroll.
I have been involved in pension management for over 30 years, the last 2o years dealing with large employers and the management of their schemes. In the past ten years I have seen a shift from in-house pension management … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Investing, National Association of Pension Funds, Payroll, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Playpen, Retirement, Technology
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What’s the cost of choice?
I and my colleagues are fascinated by financial decisions; who to take out your mortgage with, who to bank with, which ISA to choose and which pension scheme to select for your staff. Which , Money Saving Expert and the … Continue reading
The greatest sporting weekend of the year?
The race is on to show your true sporting credentials on twitter. My twitter timeline was invaded by the likes of Pensions Sam Notts (3rd from bottom) v Yeovil (bottom) this weekend, big big game! @henryhtapper — Sam Brodbeck (@PensionsSam) April 10, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, pensions, Yeovil Town
Tagged BNY Mellon, Boat Race, Business, Investing, Investment, Lewis Hamilton, Mourinho, Paul Sturrock, richie benaud, social media, Society, Tony McCoy, Yeovil Town #ytfc
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The FCA gets serious on pension outcomes
The FCA has published its 2015 business plan http://fca.org.uk/static/channel-page/business-plan/business-plan-2015-16.html Part of the plan is to award itself a £35m increase in budget, meaning it expects to spend £482m of our money – making sure our money is well managed. Whether this … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, Business, CDC, DWP, FCA, Insurance, Investing, Investment, Life annuity, NAO, Pensin outcomes, pension playpen, product, progress, soicial change, Steve Webb
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Good news from the Regulators
It has been an important week for the regulation of workplace pensions. Not only have the DWP published the rules that govern workplace pensions qualifying to be used for auto-enrolment, but the FCA published – … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Employment, FCA, fiduciaries, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, fund managers, Government, Independent Governance Committees, Insurance, Investing, Investment, Investment management, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Can we afford financial services in times of austerity?
Thomas Philippon , the celebrated economist, gave a lecture on Tuesday Morning as part of London University’s Leading Minds series. The gist of his talk is that the cost of financial services (the collective name for everyone who is an … Continue reading
Posted in FCA, Fiduciary Management, Financial Conduct Authority, Politics
Tagged austerity, Business, corporate risk, DWP, Employment, FCA, financial service, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, financial services industry, Human Resources, Insurance, intermediaries, intermediation, Investing, Investment, Investment management, John Kay, pensions, Retirement, Thomas Philippon, TPR
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Why advisers aren’t getting paid for auto-enrolment
Amidst the back slapping as we pass 5m auto-enrolled into workplace pensions you hear little rejoicing from financial advisers. The majority we speak to are avoiding auto-enrolment for one reason- they can’t get paid for what they do. … Continue reading
Protecting against losses is not the same as generating a profit – guest blog from Ralph Frank
The Swiss National Bank’s (“SNB’s”) decision to abandon the currency ceiling of the Franc relative to the Euro has drawn attention to risk management and hedging. The losers from the SNB’s actions, including retail leveraged trading platforms, investment banks … Continue reading
