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“Sexy-Cash” is back – with tPR’s blessing?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henry tapper

    Some years back, the then pensions minister Steve Webb waved a Boots’ pension offer in the faces of a bemused NAPF audience and berated “sexy-cash pension offers”. Boots were offering staff cash inducements to leave a pension scheme … Continue reading →

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TPR gets a kicking from Altmann on “Workplace Pension Choice”.

Posted on November 17, 2015 by henry tapper

In a spectacular piece of reporting, the FT’s Josephine Cumbo has exposed a structural weakness at the centre of Auto-Enrolment;-  the failure of the Pension Regulator, the advisory trade bodies and the FCA to provide proper guidance to our 1.8m employers … Continue reading →

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When is a fiduciary independent?

Posted on October 30, 2015 by henry tapper

It’s a question asked by Karen Wake on twitter @JosephineCumbo @henryhtapper @DominicLindley @greggmcclymont So … what is "independent"? We might be chasing a tornado here — Karen Wake (@pensionmonkey) October 29, 2015 I’m not into chasing tornadoes so I’ll try … Continue reading →

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Credit where credit is due – how those outside of work get a pension

Posted on September 23, 2015 by henry tapper

This blog’s mainly about public service information. But it’s also about influence and how people get it. It was sparked by my reading some stuff on twitter about why we should all be checking our entitlement to the new state pension and … Continue reading →

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How to p*ss off a journalist

Posted on September 30, 2014 by henry tapper

On the slow train back from Kingswood I glance at my tweets Still waiting for @hmtreasury to explain why details of 45% tax on post 75 inherited pension lump sums omitted from initial announcement. — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 30, … Continue reading →

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