Tag Archives: linkedin

Pensions are stopping us building houses and housing is stopping us buying pensions!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by henry tapper

This was the 52nd pension play pen lunch and one of the best. Attended by a knowledgeable gang of social housing officers, pension consultants and a fair few bankers, the lunch group set out to answer the question “are pensions … Continue reading →

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Why clever people don’t do jargon

Posted on February 28, 2014 by henry tapper

  I think the best actuaries are hard to spot, you wouldn’t know they were actuaries. The same goes for the best investment managers. Last night I had dinner with Eve Finn and a table full of Legal & General … Continue reading →

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A race to the top?

Posted on December 12, 2013 by henry tapper

We will not get this problem sorted out in a meeting room in the DWP, though the DWP can clear the decks and allow us to operate with a clean sheet of paper. Continue reading →

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Do linkedin endorsements do your head in?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by henry tapper

You can’t stop someone from endorsing you, but you can opt out of having your endorsements show on your profile Continue reading →

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Collective pensions – what the industry thinks

Posted on June 28, 2013 by henry tapper

Many thanks to the wondrous J Cumbo, the FT, mallowstreet (and uncle Tom Cobley) Continue reading →

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Would you take your chance on a mastertrust?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by henry tapper

It’s called proper choice and I’m all for GPPs and mastertrusts squaring up to each other and having the argument Continue reading →

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Spamta Claws coming to town

Posted on December 24, 2012 by henry tapper

It took me 51 years to clock it , but Santa is a spammer. Spamta. as I will now call him has invaded my inbox at least ten times a day throughout advent sending me seasons greetings in the names … Continue reading →

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When does a social networker become a pest?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by henry tapper

Can an obsession with connection turn you into a spammer? This is a question that has troubled me since Linkedin sent me this e-mail Hi Henry, Due to the extremely high number and percentage of rejected invitations associated with your … Continue reading →

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is LinkedIn making us lazy?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by henry tapper

I’ve just had an interesting conversation with my brother Greg. Greg runs part of a recruitment firm. He is concerned that many of his team prefer to assess the quality of candidates using proxies for worth such as the number of … Continue reading →

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