Tag Archives: Technology

Pension Providers – Is spending on technology an investment choice?

Posted on November 6, 2020 by henry tapper

    I ask the question in the title because an assertion was made at last night’s Pensions Network Session that pension providers had a choice as to whether to be dashboard ready or not. This is currently the case. … Continue reading →

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Four ways for financial advisers to open for change

Posted on October 16, 2020 by henry tapper

The self-referencing loop Caught in a self-referencing loop, the debate about how financial advice can involve seems doomed to repeat itself indefinitely. Last night I listened to four experts (who weren’t practicing financial advisers) discuss for 90 minutes how financial … Continue reading →

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What of the Government’s measures to help start-ups?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by henry tapper

At the start of the month I supported Brent Hoberman of Founder’s Factory in his appeal to the Government to help start-ups survive. As a result of this I was asked to write a further article outlining how AgeWage could … Continue reading →

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A dashboard of everything?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by henry tapper

Is the Pandemic- a regulatory challenge or opportunity? More than 30 consumer protection measures in the UK have been put on hold since COVID outbreak. Regulators need to guard against lobbying to make these interim measures permanent. https://t.co/5lbFgbVXYF — Josephine … Continue reading →

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“State of the Pension” address

Posted on February 6, 2020 by henry tapper

After doing a 30 minute address to to CIPP in 10 minutes, I’ve been called back to do another one – only this time I’m first on – which means I could gab on for ages and make sure no … Continue reading →

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“Pentech” lessons from Japan

Posted on January 4, 2020 by henry tapper

    Last year’s stories about Japanese pensioner’s focussed on their propensity to shoplift , get caught and end up in jail (which they favoured over living solitary lives at home). This blog looks at the problems of financial exclusion … Continue reading →

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NEST, technology and personalisation

Posted on August 18, 2019 by henry tapper

I really admire this Rowlands chap. I’ve know him for the best part of 30 years and in all that time he has never been anything but a gent. He’s now a Director at NEST and I urge you to … Continue reading →

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Why the door’s slammed shut on open pensions.

Posted on August 9, 2019 by henry tapper

During the week, AgeWage was invited to compete in the  Nesta Open Up Challenge. Nesta is funded by the UK lottery – they are an agency of change sponsored by the likes of you and me; As any entrepreneurial start-up … Continue reading →

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Buy and Suppress the pensions dashboard

Posted on May 8, 2019 by henry tapper

I designed, launched and sold the first – and still only – Norwegian pension dashboard some 15 yrs ago.  “norskpensjon.no” is the pension dashboard service that the Norwegian pension providers, after we gained traction with it, insisted that they should … Continue reading →

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The only solution to the net-pay pension problem comes from HMRC

Posted on January 14, 2019 by henry tapper

  Last Thursday, there was another meeting of the group of us, determined to keep up pressure to sort the problem of net-pay pension contributions this side of auto-enrolment’s next big phasing hike in April. Just to rehearse the problem, … Continue reading →

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