Tag Archives: professional pensions

We need to learn to love the PPF more

Posted on October 24, 2017 by henry tapper

Hilary Salt asks “rather than designing new DB superfunds, wouldn’t it be better to grow to appreciate and improve our existing superfund?” It must be frustrating for the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) when the public perception is that to end … Continue reading →

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Unlocking DC pricing; the key to getting value for money.

Posted on October 6, 2017 by henry tapper

    The FCA are commission a template to discover undeclared investment costs in the funds we use. They have finally published PS17/30 which gives IGCs the right to use it in earnest. The DWP are working in tandem on … Continue reading →

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@ShareActionUK – so much with so little!

Posted on July 16, 2017 by henry tapper

    t At the beginning of last week I went to the Institute of Directors to see various “think-tanks” congratulate each other on their thinking- typically carried out in plush Mayfair offices at the expense of a Foundation set … Continue reading →

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Forever Young – final 3 – thanks for voting “Andy”!

Posted on April 25, 2017 by henry tapper

Andy Young has done more than anyone else alive to better pensions in the UK. He deserves a lifetime achievement award for his work – so vote for him! Continue reading →

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Should Scottish Widows IGC do its PR?

Posted on April 1, 2017 by henry tapper

  Reading the Scottish Widows IGC report, I felt a little uncomfortable; it wasn’t until I read Professional Pensions that I understood why. Professional Pensions is properly reporting the party line , the IGC… “is encouraged by the provider’s “progress” … Continue reading →

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Should we invest, when we’re in debt?

Posted on January 29, 2017 by henry tapper

There’s a very good  BBC Martin Lewis Podcast on borrowing ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04qhdsg We’ve always thought as Lewis as anti-debt (an advocate of “debt-free” living). The Podcast gives as an example a man who has moved to the country with his … Continue reading →

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What the Pension Bill means

Posted on October 22, 2016 by henry tapper

The 2016  Pensions Bill was published this week and it will have serious implications for single employer occupational schemes, small-mostly insured executive arrangements and for the burgeoning market for commercial mastertrusts. The Bill will also ensure that occupational schemes cannot … Continue reading →

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Anger and remorse – how do they help?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by henry tapper

  I have two important engagements next week. On Monday afternoon I will stand up at the TTF event in Westminster and ask those in Government to do more for workplace pensions and on Wednesday I’ll host a session at … Continue reading →

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Should we by-pass “personality”?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by henry tapper

  I once went to an interview at Goldman Sachs and sat in front of two successful guys (much younger than me). They picked up from my CV that in two of the previous four years I had been nominated … Continue reading →

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“Another girl- another Planet” – the wonderful world of NEST

Posted on July 29, 2015 by henry tapper

Helen Dean, the new CEO of NEST has set out her stall in the pages of Professional Pensions. Much of what she says is intelligent and helpful Helping .. small and micro employers means seeing AE through their eyes. Instead of … Continue reading →

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