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Guy Opperman

@guyopperman.bsky.social

Former jockey πŸ‡, lawyer, MP, Minister, and brain tumour survivor. Optimist in all matters. Expect dog πŸ•, baby, pension and political content.

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Am enjoying working in Defined Benefit space and helping to create new solutions like Collective Defined Contribution (#CDC) - a new pension system I steered through parliament when minister.
Aptia are robust, confident, and solution based. Looking forward to helping them grow 2/

27.01.2026 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Personal news: delighted to have started a new role as a strategic advisor to the #AptiaGroup.

Aptia are a UK tech led pension admin business that supports over 6 million people and more than 1,100 clients. While UK based they have aspirations worldwide and in consulting 1/

27.01.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Alan
A delight to see you and chat. The views are amazing but not great if you were to suffer from vertigo!!

21.05.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Speaking today at #PPLive with a title = "Pensions Prophets: the Pension Review and Beyond" #ProfessionalPensions 3/

21.05.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the UAE can build the world’s most modern pension system Reforms to the pension system in the UAE offer portability, tech integration and equity for expatriates and could be a model for others

Wrote an article for in #Arabian Gulf Business Insight on pension reform in UAE β¬‡οΈπŸ‘
You can scroll down and click I will register later if you are unable to open the link 2/
www.agbi.com/opinion/fina...

21.05.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honoured to join the Dept for Business & Trade
and Saudi British Joint Business Council reception hosting a large contingent of the experts in #retirement, #pensions and #insurance from the Kingdom of #SaudiArabia. Top views from Willis Towers Watson 23rd floor terrace above the City of London 1/

21.05.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #grandnational2025
59 years since my dad rode in the race as an amateur.
My tips for today - all each way
1. Perceval Legallois
2. Intense Raffles
3. Vanillier
4. Fil Dor (proper outsider)

05.04.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing last few days in a freezing cold #Northumberland helping 5 of our local candidates who have stuck their hand up and are standing for the May 1 elections.

And … Got the chance to ride out near Hadrians Wall
It truly is Big Sky Country βœ…βœ…βœ….
Visit #Northumberland soon

31.01.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have reached the β€œdressing up the dog” stage of Christmas πŸŽ…
#zola #uptosnowgood

24.12.2024 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video | Former pensions ministers on regrets, successes and why the UK system has to change | Thinking Forward | Standard Life Guy Opperman, former UK pensions minister, and Nick Sherry, former Australia pensions minister, discuss adequacy, Value for Money, Mansion House, trustee responsibilities – and a few broken bones alon...

Did the #ThinkingForward podcast with the legend that is former Australian Pension Minister Nick Sherry, and the dream team from @standardlifeuk.bsky.social Louise and Mike:
Debate on how UK πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ can learn from Australia and how financial services will change in next 5 yrs

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11.12.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Full support to the #Northumberland farmers protesting in London today. This will massively impact the #Hexham area. Need the govt to change this policy

19.11.2024 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
To whom does our life belong? I believe that the law on assisted dying needs to change - March 2012
YouTube video by Guy Opperman To whom does our life belong? I believe that the law on assisted dying needs to change - March 2012

My experience in 2011 on an NHS brain 🧠 tumour ward changed my views on #assisteddying.
My speech in Parliament sets out the reasons MPs should vote to change the law m.youtube.com/watch?v=fcXY...

17.11.2024 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Took Zola πŸ• to visit the boys. Onwards but #neverforgotten

16.11.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Reeves wants pension funds to bail her out The Chancellor’s push to use pension pots to boost growth is a case of two steps forward, two steps back

As the longest serving pensions minister, this is my take on the Government’s Mansion House pension reforms: www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

15.11.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I’m just getting started, but I can assure you I’m the real GO

15.11.2024 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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