Tag Archives: Trump

The day of reckoning for the populists

Posted on June 10, 2023 by henry tapper

Quite a Friday afternoon It started with Nadine Dorries resigning because she didn’t get a peerage, it continued with Boris Johnson resigning because he was facing a “kangaroo court” and it ended with Donald Trump facing 37 criminal charges and … Continue reading →

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From tactical to the trivial , Ukraine’s on our mind.

Posted on May 11, 2023 by henry tapper

The top-read story in the FT had nothing to do with the financial times but to do with a counter-offensive by the Ukrainians in a flattened City on the country’s south eastern province. We have a huge appetite to hear … Continue reading →

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“Kissing the virus” -COVID 19 actuaries weekly report (24)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by henry tapper

The Friday Report – Issue 24                                                                      … Continue reading →

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“Be fast. Have no regrets. You must be the first mover”.

Posted on April 16, 2020 by henry tapper

  “Fast moving actuary” was once the title of a gossip column in Professional Pensions. It’s an intentional oxymoron, the actuary’s stock in trade is prudence – standing back. But “with a pandemic you can never act too early” and … Continue reading →

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Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by henry tapper

“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading →

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When ESG knocked at the White House

Posted on August 19, 2017 by henry tapper

What has happened in America this week has surprised and delighted me. Donald Trump’s two advisory committees, staffed from the Chief Executives of big American business have been disbanded, or more properly disbanded themselves. The strategy and policy forum and the … Continue reading →

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You want (pension) engagement? Ask Corbyn!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by henry tapper

    How do you get youngsters interested in politics? How do you get youngsters interested in pensions? One and the same question IMO. Instead of sitting in “blue-sky” meetings, maybe we should be looking at what successful politicians have … Continue reading →

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A war on climate Trump can’t win!

Posted on June 1, 2017 by henry tapper

  If – as anticipated – Donald Trump goes to war on the climate and withdraws the USA from the Paris Accord – he will be the silliest politician since King Lear raged at the storm clouds! Not only will … Continue reading →

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“Donald Trump… made me an alien”

Posted on January 30, 2017 by henry tapper

On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm. On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien. I am a British citizen who has lived in America for … Continue reading →

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Theresa – first in a very short queue?

Posted on January 27, 2017 by henry tapper

  Sometimes a cartoon will say more than words; this is such a cartoon, these are some times! Theresa May represents Britain and a set of values that are well know if not well articulated. In recent blogs I have … Continue reading →

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