Tag Archives: Tim Jones

Too late Chancellor – that ship has sailed!

Posted on October 17, 2017 by henry tapper

  If I were a cynical editor looking for a story to focus on, I would look no further than speculation on the autumn statement. Yesterday the Telegraph floated a story, purportedly a leak from #10, that the Chancellor was … Continue reading →

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Corporate Myopia

Posted on July 22, 2015 by henry tapper

“Myopia” medically means short-sighted, in business a company is myopic if it cannot see the bigger picture. Businesses get short-sighted easily enough, typically when they do not need to try very hard and can concentrate on maximising return on easy wins. … Continue reading →

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NEST report and accounts; £400m and counting

Posted on July 15, 2015 by henry tapper

The publication of NEST’s 2015 report and accounts yesterday has some good news and some not such good news. The good news is that nothing seriously went wrong last year, there are now some 14,000 employers using NEST for all … Continue reading →

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Clarity needed on NEST’s finances

Posted on December 10, 2014 by henry tapper

  The Pension Regulator has announced it intends to introduce a Directory of workplace pensions. The criteria for inclusion will be that the workplace pension must meet the Quality Standards being introduced from 2015 and that the workplace will be universally … Continue reading →

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NEST Insight; what the 11m+ “unpensioned” think.

Posted on January 31, 2013 by henry tapper

NEST has produced a chunky report that “takes the temperature of automatic enrolment”. This promises to be the first of a series and as the first has five years of accumulated insights to lay before us. I thoroughly recommend it … Continue reading →

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