Tag Archives: Pensions Minister

Maynard on putting people in the know at retirement.

Posted on March 11, 2024 by henry tapper

Our current pensions minister charms us with an engaging “cuddliness”. But his style remind me of Frank Field’s. Just as you would not have wanted to have had an unpleasant conversation with Frank, so you would not want to get … Continue reading →

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Do DB pensions matter? It seems not.

Posted on February 24, 2024 by henry tapper

Compare and contrast how the DWP are selling themselves to the public #ThreeThingsThatMatter – Pensions Special pic.twitter.com/8zfCVD4jeu — Department for Work and Pensions (@DWPgovuk) February 22, 2024 and how they are promoting themselves to the pensions industry “The government is … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hunt – pensions cannot push against a closed door.

Posted on April 19, 2023 by henry tapper

Although in post some months , we had yet to hear Jeremy Hunt join the voices of his processor and previous prime minister but two, in calling for pensions to come to the economy’s rescue. That changed this week when … Continue reading →

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Pension risk sharing – a bright idea for Labour

Posted on January 19, 2023 by henry tapper

It is now 25 years since this country was introduced to “stakeholder economics” – the concept that Government could engender a more friendly form of capitalism where profits were shared more equitably between stakeholders – including workers and consumers. This … Continue reading →

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Guy Opperman? Workie? Big Zuu?- are we “aware” WHO will be our Pension Minister?

Posted on October 31, 2022 by henry tapper

Although Guy Opperman has been confirmed as a DWP Minister of State, he has not been given a title or key responsibilities. This is all we get – which is good news – but not enough! Guy Opperman was appointed … Continue reading →

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A letter to Alex Burghart at a time of change

Posted on October 25, 2022 by henry tapper

Dear Alex, We have never met, I have only seen you on stage at the PLSA. I am told you are a decent , intelligent and capable man, so I wonder if you really want to be our Pensions Minister, … Continue reading →

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News of the new pension minister (including live action at #CPC22)

Posted on October 4, 2022 by henry tapper

The delay in announcing Alex Burghart as our new pension minister is, I am being old, due to his assuming a number of jobs including one to combat fraudulent benefit claims and another as the DWP’s growth minister. This suggests … Continue reading →

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Is there space for “financial inclusion” in the rush for growth?

Posted on September 24, 2022 by henry tapper

Although Alex Burghart has been answering parliamentary question on pensions, he is not yet the pensions minister and there seems to be some hesitancy at the DWP about who is taking what responsibilities. Your source’s tip is consistent with Alex … Continue reading →

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Value for Money

Posted on March 25, 2022 by henry tapper

When I went to see the Pensions Minister earlier this week, I had three problems and three ideas My first problem was that we had no fix for the feeble participation rates for pension credits, I’ve written about the solution … Continue reading →

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How Pension Providers become winners in a data driven world

Posted on July 26, 2020 by henry tapper

Data requests are a key measure of  “quality of service”. This is a sister piece to my blog for pension consumers published here.  Under GDPR, consumers are entitled to their pension data in a timely fashion. In a test last … Continue reading →

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