Tag Archives: Tom McPhail

Tom McPhail, John Greenwod – pensions unplugged.

Posted on January 8, 2023 by henry tapper

It’s great to embed a podcast on my blog and not to have to say much more than “go listen“. Here are two of the best commentators on workplace pensions we’ve got , on one pod, beautifully presented and free … Continue reading →

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CDC is a naked flame in the ammunition dump!

Posted on November 19, 2022 by henry tapper

I would urge anyone reading this blog to book 37:42 of their time to listen to Tom McPhail quiz Simon Eagle on how a retail CDC “scheme” might work. Simon is clear throughout that his expertise is in the actuarial … Continue reading →

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Dashboard frustration – have a thought for the consumer!

Posted on September 3, 2022 by henry tapper

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way – https://t.co/G60ch5mH33@GuyOpperman @PensionsDboards @TMiddletonFPMI @aca_news pic.twitter.com/frzp14OVJZ — Pensions Expert … Continue reading →

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Signing off or stepping up?- Tom McPhail and Guy Opperman’s 2nd podcast.

Posted on September 1, 2022 by henry tapper

Our pension schemes have never been in ruder health, but we predict a retirement crisis. How can this be? It’s that time in the economic cycle when inflation floats DB schemes into solvency and sinks savers into despondency. Reading the … Continue reading →

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Take coffee with the Pensions Minister at the Pension PlayPen

Posted on May 8, 2022 by henry tapper

  On Tuesday, May 10th, Tom McPhail and I will be putting questions to the Pensions Minister at a one hour on-line coffee morning. Here are some of our questions. Pension PlayPen is leading a campaign to increase participation in Pension … Continue reading →

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Wish I could be like Tom McPhail

Posted on April 14, 2022 by henry tapper

  One of the pleasures of getting into your sixties is that you don’t feel so guilty about taking a step back from the nitty-gritty. Over the past four weeks, I’ve been spending time listening to people who think a … Continue reading →

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Invite – Tuesday Jan 25th -10.30 am; coffee with me and Tom McPhail.

Posted on January 24, 2022 by henry tapper

  I’m inviting  you to Pension PlayPen’s  Coffee Morning, this Tuesday January 25th – 10.30 am. I’ll be in conversation with industry guru and pundit Tom McPhail. Statutory Blurb Tom, after a glittering career with Hargreaves Lansdowne, has recently been … Continue reading →

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Pension incentives – a foundation for change.

Posted on February 4, 2020 by henry tapper

Looking for some help on this one. I appreciate it could be both but if it’s a binary choice, which one do you go for? Thanks Is pension tax relief meant to be… — Tom McPhail (@PensionsMonkey) February 3, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Tom McPhail – “the Thunderer’s thunderer” #pensions #tax #relief

Posted on January 21, 2020 by henry tapper

Sir, The government should abandon its attempts to find a quick fix to the pension allowance taper problem affecting high earners including doctors and judges (“Pension tax windfall for top earners”, Jan 16, and letter, Jan 17). The pension tax … Continue reading →

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“Are people that dumb?” Compulsion and dashboards.

Posted on September 3, 2018 by henry tapper

The FT are running a story about the “pensions industry” regrouping around Plan B and doing their own dashboard. There is indeed a conference in September about this and I’d urge you to go (I hope to contribute). There is … Continue reading →

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