Tag Archives: NEST

“IF I was a Director “… how Nest can overhaul itself.

Posted on November 28, 2022 by henry tapper

  Nest is recruiting three non-executive directors to increase the diversity of its Board. This is an opportunity, 12 years in, for Nest to ask fundamental questions about how it can move itself and auto-enrolment along. Diversity of outlook I … Continue reading →

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Pensioner poverty should be as hot a topic as the weather!

Posted on July 18, 2022 by henry tapper

    This morning – 25 people are going to wake up and decide whether to go into Central London to attend a meeting on the impact of the cost of living on pensioner poverty. I hope that the majority … Continue reading →

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Is “drawdown” a viable pension option for Nest’s pensioners?

Posted on June 16, 2022 by henry tapper

In my opinion , the answer to that question is no. It is a “no for the USA, for Australia, for the UK and it is a “no” for five reasons To achieve a sustainable advantage over a guaranteed pension … 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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Pensions and personal poverty; action needed now.

Posted on April 11, 2022 by henry tapper

Let’s think about the question in this headline and the date it was asked. On the date of publication Savers and those spending their retirement savings were facing a hike in fuel bills and inflation reckoned by PWC to be … Continue reading →

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When will Nest become a CDC scheme?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by henry tapper

Perhaps the most unreported headline of the week, at least for pension nerds like me was Guy Opperman’s prediction , made at an RSA CDC event that Nest would be a CDC scheme by the end of the next parliamentary … Continue reading →

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Dead pools and blind allies; capital will always stand behind private pensions

Posted on January 5, 2022 by henry tapper

I riffed on Tontines here a dozen years ago https://t.co/HRWCp4zNB8 From 2010 my @ISRS_UCL action research has covered mutual legal designs of modern scalable risk, cost, surplus & production sharing agreements. Trust Law is very far from modern: we can … Continue reading →

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Nest – the Government’s pension that can’t pay you a pension.

Posted on November 21, 2021 by henry tapper

Nest’s normal retirement age is your state retirement age. Seven years before my Nest retirement, I got an email. This email has triggered me to explore my pension options with Nest – and to this blog I decided to make … Continue reading →

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Small pot consolidation – Ockham’s Razor is out!

Posted on October 1, 2021 by henry tapper

I suppose it is impossible to deliver any document to Government which is the output of the PLSA, ABI without it being 70 pages and late in delivery. The document that trundled over the line yesterday was called THE SMALL … Continue reading →

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David Farrar leaves the DWP to join Nest.

Posted on September 3, 2021 by henry tapper

Anyone who has known David Farrar in his 7 years as senior policy manager for the DWP will wish him well as he joins Nest to work on climate change, responsible investment and other evolving policy areas. His DWP occupational … Continue reading →

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