Tag Archives: Target Pensions

This market failure’s not about advice but product.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by henry tapper

  The FCA paper on structural problems with the pension freedoms that I wrote about yesterday, is the first evidence of Government admitting all in this garden is not rosy. What has happened since 2015 is an increase in people hammering … Continue reading →

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Where does all the money go?

Posted on August 27, 2016 by henry tapper

Ok guy – have a look at this picture. It’s a very odd way of looking at money (especially the cash benefits – which for most will be the various family, disability and general living allowances). But it makes its … Continue reading →

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Let’s not get caught with our trousers down (again).

Posted on June 3, 2015 by henry tapper

The reason we have NEST and its £400m debt to the tax-payer is that the private sector refused to commit to supporting auto-enrolment ten years ago. If the organisations like Legal & General, Standard Life and Aviva , could have … Continue reading →

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Do you have to be demented to buy an annuity?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by henry tapper

This tweet is not the first time I’ve heard this argument Interesting question about pension freedoms and dementia at #micuk – do annuities offer better protection to sufferers? @rosaltmann — Nick Britton (@NickBritton_) May 13, 2015 I heard it several … Continue reading →

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Aren’t pensions worth a mention in this election?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by henry tapper

Why has there been so little comment this election campaign on pensions? When the rabbit came out of the hat in #Budget2014, many thought the freedom of pensions was the Conservatives great “retail offer”. Has Steve Webb diluted its political … Continue reading →

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Am I being unfairly targeted?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by henry tapper

It was all going so well. We’d had a great day working and a great night playing and we’d made it back to chalet 147 at Center parks and were tucked up in bed. But one of our company us was … Continue reading →

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