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Will we be ready in time? – great blog by Ralph Frank
The wide range of changes to the UK (defined contribution) pensions environment announced in 2014 start to kick-in during the course of 2015. Much work lies ahead in finalising the detail of these amendments and subsequent implementation. There is a … Continue reading
A tax on a tax
Yesterday I wrote about the various Government interventions that employers in the UK have had to cope with. My point was that the employer is increasingly being used as the unpaid agent of the welfare state. Auto-enrolment is one case … Continue reading
Haven’t employers done their bit?
Employers have a right to feel put upon. I hear that the Pensions Minister is disappointed that large employers are not interested in delivering pension freedoms to retiring staff. If he believed that employers were prepared to take on responsibility … Continue reading
The year pensions became real again
Pensions – real money Pension money is real money. It belongs to real people and is used to pay real bills, putting fuel into cars, buying flowers in supermarkets and paying for tickets to watch shows and sports matches. … Continue reading
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Tagged Basic State Pension, Business, DWP, Employment, Financial services, George Osborne, National Employment Savings Trust, National Insurance, national insurance contributions, pension, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, pension rights, pensions, Retirement, stakeholder pensions, state pension, Steve Webb
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Who wants change? Who wants to change?
Pension Freedoms is not about people doing exactly what you want them to. It is about allowing people to do exactly what they want to do. Yesterday I commended the Aon DC member survey to anyone prepared to submit … Continue reading
The trumpeter’s tale
I met a man at a party last night. He played the trumpet- he is a professional trumpeter. He never went to college and he told me he is now 67. He asked me what I did and when I … Continue reading
Beware the vanity master trust
Hardly a week goes by without a request to research another vertically integrated master trust for inclusion on the list of employer choices offered on http://www.pensionplaypen.com . It is harder to name an actuarial practice or employee benefit consultant that … Continue reading
Top ten blogs on www.henrytapper.com in 2014
Here are the top ten blogs by reads on this site in 2014. George Osborne ate my pension – a blog by Hilary Salt Why employers pay no attention to the pension DC isn’t working says Hymans Robertson- I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Business, henry tapper, henrytapper, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
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Pension PlayPen wins AccountingWeb community award
This time last year I had never heard of http://www.accountingweb.co.uk. Yesterday I heard that I have been named their personality of the year. I am very proud and very grateful. AccountingWEB's Community Award winners of 2014, featuring @henryhtapper @NMPatel & … Continue reading