Tag Archives: Steve

Do you really want to give us the nastiest hardest problem in finance – Steve?

Posted on May 21, 2026 by henry tapper

I suspect that former pensions minister Steve Webb is annoyed by chapter 5 of the Pension Commission’s report this week. This is his comment on LinkedIn   Here are excerpts from Steve Webb’s Times article published this morning. I know … Continue reading →

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Steve Hodder and Calum Cooper; todays pension heavyweights on DB pensions

Posted on June 4, 2025 by henry tapper

If you want stereo definition of what has just happened, this blog offers it. Here are two of my favorite consultants (who clearly like each other) , explaining the momentous events happening to pensions. I know this is not about … Continue reading →

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An heroic failure? – #Airlander is winning the heart of the nation!

Posted on August 25, 2016 by henry tapper

Martha Gwyn or the “flying bum” came a cropper on landing after her 100 minute test flight yesterday My partner and I (who are lovers of pass the pigs) wonder whether this is a snouter or a leaning jowler. Either … Continue reading →

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If I were Steve Webb..

Posted on June 18, 2013 by henry tapper

tomorrow I must pretend to be Steve Webb and speak to an NAPF group as if I were him Continue reading →

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Making hard easy.

Posted on June 1, 2013 by henry tapper

In a complicated world, we look for simple ideas that make hard easy. Continue reading →

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Steve Webb’s good week

Posted on March 24, 2012 by henry tapper

Now anyone who can talk of a “regulatory regime which allows 1000 flowers to bloom” has got to have been taking the happy pills. Continue reading →

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Yes pensions minister

Posted on February 16, 2012 by henry tapper

What was Steve Webb doing last week in launching aspirational pensions? Apparently, senior strategists within the DWP were as nonplussed as the majority of his audience as Steve called for a return to the pensions culture that fostered the defined benefit … Continue reading →

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Sexy cash for pensions – Politician nearly loses his patience

Posted on October 22, 2011 by henry tapper

No matter how blameless Stevie may be, he’s only as good as his team. He protests that the DWP and the Treasury are the best of mates; the malpractice exposed like Alan Higham smacks of the DWP getting a little too close to the “dark side”. Continue reading →

Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, NEST, Nick Clegg, pensions, Retirement | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments