Tag Archives: National Employment Savings Trust

DC VFM = the value of pension for the money saved.

Posted on January 31, 2025 by henry tapper

I think the scale program instigated by Government to get DC plans “valuable” is the wrong measure.  I’d like to say why. Government can achieve its aim of VFM for DC schemes better. Government needs to start thinking of VFM … Continue reading →

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Tory’s phoney pension promise exposed by LCP

Posted on June 21, 2024 by henry tapper

This article appears in   i  this morning and is written by Deputy Money Editor Callum Mason.  I subscribe to   i and suggest you do too – by pressing this link. More than one in five pensioners would still pay tax … Continue reading →

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Next year’s pension scandal will have been ten years in the cooking

Posted on January 1, 2024 by henry tapper

Things move slowly in Pensions, the Irish are waking up to their not getting auto-enrolled workplace pensions till 2025, even though I’ve been told by David Harris, that they’re just around the corner since 2010. But this blog is not … Continue reading →

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Putting our money where the Chancellor’s mouth is.

Posted on October 21, 2023 by henry tapper

  After a week of hearing how hard it will be to invest in growth capital. I am relieved to hear that the British Business Bank is planning to help pension funds invest in venture capital using its considerable  intellectual … Continue reading →

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The pension investment debate – where we have got to?

Posted on May 30, 2023 by henry tapper

Pensions are now center-stage in Britain’s economic debate. The assets within our DC and DB pension systems are openly discussed by politicians , the think-tanks and in the press. The immediate future of UK pensions has been opened to debate … Continue reading →

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PMI DC and master trust symposium -a welcome anchor!

Posted on April 21, 2023 by henry tapper

I got a surprise but most welcome last minute acceptance to this event, having been on the waiting list. The event was a sell-out with well over 200 delegates, a healthy exhibition and a day long event that kicked off … Continue reading →

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Dashboards will test quality of service – and value for members.

Posted on June 27, 2022 by henry tapper

Thanks Paul McGlone for reminding the good people of Linked-in that “dashboard denial” is futile. He ends a pithy argument with an admission that while dashboards are coming , we don’t know quite when. Of course, none of that is … Continue reading →

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How do master trusts add value for members at retirement?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by henry tapper

I shouldn’t be surprised to report on a consultancy looking at how member outcomes could be improved by picking the right workplace pension. But I am. This morning at 11 am, Hymans Robertson are kicking off another round of webinars … Continue reading →

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300 new tickets issued for Friday’s VFM conference – register here.

Posted on October 20, 2021 by henry tapper

We have been able to increase our Zoom capacity from 200 to 500, to allow a much wider audience. Following the publication of their findings on what members of workplace pensions want to know, Ruston Smith and Janette Weir will … Continue reading →

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Consumers mustn’t pay to clean up the FCA’s mess.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by henry tapper

This is a post from Gina Miller on Linked in.  It poses a question about accountability The Gloster Report into #LCF is a damning indictment of failures at the FCA – Whilst my blood boils on behalf of millions of victims … Continue reading →

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