Tag Archives: public sector

Don’t kid people that pensions are easy

Posted on March 9, 2012 by henry tapper

A well-respected (and very good) pension lawyer recently posted this question on a pensions website The news from the NAPF that one in three workers may opt out of pension saving despite being automatically enrolled is depressing reading for anyone. … Continue reading →

Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, de-risking, Henry Tapper blog, pensions | Tagged Company, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, public sector, Retirement, Saving, Steve Webb | 17 Comments

“A fair and lasting settlement”; public sector pensions

Posted on January 31, 2012 by henry tapper

Paul Johnson and the Institute of Fiscal Studies have done the numbers and, to nobody’s surprise, have concluded that the long-term cost of public sector pensions in terms of “pensions out” will be about the same under the new regime … Continue reading →

Posted in de-risking, pensions, Public sector pensions | Tagged Consumer price index, CPI, Danny Alexander, Economy, Government, pension, Private sector, public sector, Tom McPhail, Trade union | 2 Comments

A necessary strike

Posted on November 30, 2011 by henry tapper

If there’s one area of consensus among the politicians this morning, it’s that the national pensions strike called for today (30th November) is unnecessary and something this country can ill afford. I disagree – this is a necessary strike, not … Continue reading →

Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, Liberal Democrats, NEST, Retirement | Tagged Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Government, Jenny Davidson, pension, Private sector, public sector, Western Europe | 3 Comments

Play Pen on Public Sector Pensions

Posted on October 3, 2011 by henry tapper

Following robust debate over pie ale and an October Pimms, the 16 members of the Pension PlayPen split 8/8 on the motion “the pensions paid to the public sector are unfair”. However there was a healthy majority of 13 to 3 that … Continue reading →

Posted in annuity, corporate governance, Jersey, NEST, pension playpen, Retirement | Tagged annuity, corporate governance, corporate risk, GDP, Gross domestic product, Jersey, Martin Freeman, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Politics, Private sector, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Steve Barker, Trade union | 3 Comments

In place of strife – some light in the tunnel?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by henry tapper

Clearly things have not gone well in the summer long negotiations between public sector unions and those involved in the management of the large unfunded pensions (for firemen, teachers , police and civil servants). The battle lines appear to have been drawn for … Continue reading →

Tagged Air Canada, Canada, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Centrica, Defined benefit pension plan, GMB, Ken Lewenza Sr., pension, Private sector, public sector, Strike action, Trade union, unilever | 1 Comment

Buy now while IFAs last?

Posted on July 17, 2011 by henry tapper

Commission comes at a cost and a cost that is rarely counted Continue reading →

Posted in corporate governance, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement | Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, Education, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Independent Financial Adviser, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, public sector, regulation, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Saving, Scheme, Society | 13 Comments

A declaration of belligerence

Posted on June 30, 2011 by henry tapper

Today (3oth June) is strike day. It is a general strike by a proportion of society that has seen total personal reward for its labours massively increase over the past fifteen years. The people who will be suffering are members of the … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions, Retirement | Tagged British Chambers of Commerce, Compensation & Benefits, National Union of Teachers, pension, Pension new, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Private sector, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Strike action, Trade union | 2 Comments

Public sector strikes – the indeluctable modality

Posted on June 15, 2011 by henry tapper

“the ineluctable modality of existence- it gets us every time”.
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Posted in NEST, pension playpen, pensions, poetry, Retirement | Tagged Brian Hutton Baron Hutton, Geoffrey Hill, National Union of Teachers, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions, poetry, Politics, Private sector, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Society, Strike action, UNISON | 3 Comments

The DB Phoenix

Posted on March 26, 2011 by henry tapper

Things are pretty grim in DB land just now. The 3% hike in personal contributions to public sector pensions is likely to accelerate the trend for individuals to opt-out of DB leaving these schemes derelict. The anticipated abolition of contracting out from … Continue reading →

Posted in corporate governance, pensions | Tagged Ammunition, corporate governance, corporate risk, Employment, ezra pound, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, pensions, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, public sector | Leave a comment

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