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Financial journalist, Rhotic Media

Stephanie Baxter is a financial journalist at Rhotic Media, and former deputy editor of Professional Pensions.

She joined Professional Pensions as chief correspondent in July 2014 before being promoted to news editor in 2016, and then deputy editor in 2017, before leaving the publication in 2019. In 2020, she joined Rhotic Media.

Stephanie has written across a range of pension topics including fund management, defined benefit scheme funding, local government pensions, and regulation. 

Stephanie has been a financial journalist for eight years.

She joined Professional Pensions from her role as online editor at Global Investor/ISF, a Euromoney-owned title covering the asset servicing, asset management and securities finance sectors. 

Stephanie was awarded Journalist of the Year (Pensions) at the State Street UK Institutional Press Awards 2017.

She was shortlisted as Journalist of the Year at the 2015 Incisive Media Awards, and was also shortlisted as Investor Services & Technology Journalist of the Year in the 2013 State Street UK Institutional Press Awards.

Outside of pensions, Stephanie enjoys running, going to the theatre, ballet and music gigs. 

 

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Maps engages with market to inform Money Guiders tender for Wales
Maps engages with market to inform Money Guiders tender for Wales

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) is conducting a pre-tender market engagement to help develop a Wales-wide peer learning network as part of its Money Guiders programme.

  • Industry
  • 06 January 2021
LGPS Central launches global active EM bond fund
LGPS Central launches global active EM bond fund

A £630m global active emerging market bond fund has been created by LGPS Central with initial investments from four pension funds.

  • Investment
  • 06 January 2021
ESG: A Silver bullet for  member engagement?
ESG: A Silver bullet for member engagement?

Getting people to engage with their pensions has been notoriously challenging for the industry, Stephanie Baxter writes.

  • Industry
  • 10 December 2020
DB transfer activity rises as 60% show signs of possible scams
DB transfer activity rises as 60% show signs of possible scams

More members transferred out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in October after September's record lows while values were surprisingly stable, according to XPS Pensions Group's Transfer Watch.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2020
PensionBee to launch fossil fuel-free fund by end of 2020 as customers commit £31m
PensionBee to launch fossil fuel-free fund by end of 2020 as customers commit £31m

PensionBee is planning to roll out its fossil fuel-free fund by the end of this year after receiving £31m in fund commitments from customers in under a week.

  • Investment
  • 18 November 2020
Maps to create checklist to help over-50s affected by Covid-19 plan for future
Maps to create checklist to help over-50s affected by Covid-19 plan for future

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) will develop a ‘later-life checklist’ to help over-50s who have been affected by Covid-19 and need to plan for their financial future.

  • Industry
  • 17 November 2020
DB schemes make gains in Q3 but covenant concerns remain
DB schemes make gains in Q3 but covenant concerns remain

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes almost recovered to pre-coronavirus levels in the third quarter after strong performance of growth assets and a rise in nominal interest rates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 November 2020
Pension Sync teams up with My Digital to support new era of quantum employment
Pension Sync teams up with My Digital to support new era of quantum employment

Technology platform PensionSync has partnered with quantum employment pioneer My Digital to help contractors and employers manage pensions as more workers do temporary work for multiple firms.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 13 November 2020
LGPS needs to outline goals and priorities to get meaningful climate reporting from managers
LGPS needs to outline goals and priorities to get meaningful climate reporting from managers

Pension funds should think about what they want to achieve from climate change data reporting in order to make better informed decisions, according to a panel at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)...

  • Investment
  • 13 November 2020
McCloud final rules could be delayed; LGPS told to collect data now
McCloud final rules could be delayed; LGPS told to collect data now

The final McCloud rules for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales could delayed due to other regulatory priorities but funds are being urged to start collecting the necessary data.

  • Industry
  • 12 November 2020
Northern Ireland proposes McCloud remedy changes for LGPS
Northern Ireland proposes McCloud remedy changes for LGPS

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has proposed rules to remedy historic age discrimination for its Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) following the widespread McCloud reform.

  • Industry
  • 12 November 2020
Mercer rolls out climate transition solution to help investors move to 1.5 degrees
Mercer rolls out climate transition solution to help investors move to 1.5 degrees

Mercer has introduced analytics and advice to help investors move their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement's aim to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.

  • Investment
  • 11 November 2020
LGPS 'should adopt outcomes-based approach' to improve governance
LGPS 'should adopt outcomes-based approach' to improve governance

Local government funds should ditch prescribed governance models and move instead towards an outcomes-based approach with minimum standards, a report has proposed.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 July 2019
West Midlands Pension Fund set to absorb transport authority fund
West Midlands Pension Fund set to absorb transport authority fund

The government is consulting on merging the £0.5bn West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund (WMITAPF) with the £15.7bn West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 July 2019
Trustee enquiries about bundling admin and investment rise 50% at Aviva
Trustee enquiries about bundling admin and investment rise 50% at Aviva

Aviva has seen a 50% year-on-year increase in the number of enquiries from pension schemes that use investment and administration on separate platforms seeking to move to a bundled provider.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 23 July 2019
Shining a spotlight on professional trusteeship
Shining a spotlight on professional trusteeship

Matthew Giles looks at how the new standards and accreditation framework will impact professional trustees

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 July 2019
PPF weathers the storm but challenges lie ahead
PPF weathers the storm but challenges lie ahead

The lifeboat fund is in a good position despite reserves taking a £0.6bn hit. But the ramifications of the EU judgment on member compensation is an area of concern for CEO Oliver Morley, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Risk Reduction
  • 19 July 2019
We need legislation on DB transfers
We need legislation on DB transfers

Margaret Snowdon says the industry remains handicapped, regardless of multiple layers of protection adopted on a voluntary basis

  • Admin / Technology
  • 18 July 2019
Employers say master trusts are best pension for employees
Employers say master trusts are best pension for employees

Nearly 60% of UK employers consider defined contribution (DC) master trusts to be the "most suitable" pension fund for their employees, according to research by Buck.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 July 2019
Five pitfalls to great trustee decision-making
Five pitfalls to great trustee decision-making

Rachel Croft says over- or under-confidence and not being decision-ready are just some of the things that get in the way

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2019
PPF funding ratio falls 4.2 points after absorbing Kodak scheme
PPF funding ratio falls 4.2 points after absorbing Kodak scheme

The lifeboat fund's reserves have fallen by £0.6bn but investment performance weathered significant market volatility, increasing assets under management by £2bn.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 July 2019
Pensions minister: Saving trends on right track but we must go further
Pensions minister: Saving trends on right track but we must go further

With record numbers saving for retirement, Guy Opperman says we have an opportunity to make it easier for people to engage with their pensions

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 July 2019
Affordable housing: A big idea opportunity for pension funds
Affordable housing: A big idea opportunity for pension funds

Brian Cronin says an affordable housing equity fund would provide a lifeline to dealing with the housing crisis and also give a much-needed boost to pensions

  • Investment
  • 03 July 2019
Boris Johnson would be detrimental to pensions as PM, say Buzz peers
Boris Johnson would be detrimental to pensions as PM, say Buzz peers

Boris Johnson would be detrimental to pensions if he becomes prime minister later this month, a majority of Buzz respondents said.

  • Industry
  • 02 July 2019
What does Woodford's fund suspension mean for schemes?
What does Woodford's fund suspension mean for schemes?

The suspension of the renowned manager's equity fund serves some important lessons and highlights the importance of properly managing liquidity, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Investment
  • 11 June 2019
How trustees can react to the  regulator's DB funding code
How trustees can react to the regulator's DB funding code

Matthew Harrison looks at what the forthcoming defined benefit funding code of practice means for pension schemes

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 June 2019
The dangers lurking in investment manager contracts
The dangers lurking in investment manager contracts

Judith Donnelly explains why pension trustees need to review and negotiate investment documents and highlights some of the worst examples of unfair clauses

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2019
Unpacking gender inequality
Unpacking gender inequality

Gregg McClymont says to really tackle the gender pensions gap, the government must look at measures to improve childcare provision across the UK

  • Industry
  • 29 May 2019
Sir Ed Davey: Pension funds must divest from fossil fuels and stop worsening the climate crisis
Sir Ed Davey: Pension funds must divest from fossil fuels and stop worsening the climate crisis

A former energy and climate change secretary has said that by continuing to invest in fossil fuel firms, pension schemes are just making the climate change crisis even worse.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 May 2019
Women in Pensions Awards 2019 - Shortlists published
Women in Pensions Awards 2019 - Shortlists published

Here they are - the finalists for the Women in Pensions Awards 2019...

  • Industry
  • 20 May 2019
How the declarations of intent regime could prove to be a mixed blessing
How the declarations of intent regime could prove to be a mixed blessing

The government's proposed framework could hamper good corporate deals, which could affect the sustainability of DB sponsoring employers, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 May 2019
Read all about it
Read all about it

Alan Pickering says lay trustees have to subscribe to lifelong learning, often picking up new skills on the way

  • Industry
  • 13 May 2019
Pension freedoms - still rather controversial but surely now here to stay
Pension freedoms - still rather controversial but surely now here to stay

Malcolm Mclean says although he initially supported Freedom and Choice, he is now less certain it was such a good idea given the consequences for the consumer

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 May 2019
ESG - it's just more of the same
ESG - it's just more of the same

Richard Butcher says ESG is simply more of the same of what we do now, so why isn't it properly catching on?

  • Investment
  • 08 May 2019
Back to Buck: How the consultancy returned to its roots
Back to Buck: How the consultancy returned to its roots

After many changes in name and ownership over the past 22 years, Buck has gone back to its roots. David Piltz tells Stephanie Baxter why being smaller and nimbler is better

  • Industry
  • 07 May 2019
All pension customers should be treated equally
All pension customers should be treated equally

Ros Altmann urges the industry to address injustices and inefficiencies, and engage in direct-to-consumer marketing that promotes pensions properly for the mass market

  • Industry
  • 03 May 2019
So what's your value for money?
So what's your value for money?

Henry Tapper shares his thoughts on how IGCs could provide value for money statements that people wanted to read

  • Defined Contribution
  • 23 April 2019
My concerns over DB data and dashboard
My concerns over DB data and dashboard

Paul McGlone says let's start with the basics, re-unite members with their DB schemes, and provide some very basic information

  • Admin / Technology
  • 17 April 2019
PIP buys onshore wind farms for £50m
PIP buys onshore wind farms for £50m

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its portfolio of onshore wind farms across the UK and Ireland to the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) for £50m.

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2019
LISA or a pension pot… or both?
LISA or a pension pot… or both?

Michael Johnson compares a pension pot with a Lifetime ISA from the perspective of a millennial

  • Industry
  • 15 April 2019
SSGA 'revolutionises' pooled LDI sector with funds launch
SSGA 'revolutionises' pooled LDI sector with funds launch

State Street Global Advisors has created a solution to help small to medium-sized defined benefit (DB) schemes access benefits typically only available for larger segregated mandates.

  • Investment
  • 11 April 2019
Some sponsors face a nasty Brexit surprise from their DB schemes
Some sponsors face a nasty Brexit surprise from their DB schemes

Marc Hommel says some employers are insufficiently prepared to engage their trustees on how they intend to manage liquidity and other adverse aspects resulting from Brexit

  • Industry
  • 09 April 2019
A bulk annuity market innovation for small schemes
A bulk annuity market innovation for small schemes

The challenges for small pension funds to buy out their liabilities are well-known. A solution has emerged and is set to become popular across the DB universe, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 April 2019
We have more to do on pensions scams
We have more to do on pensions scams

Margaret Snowdon says while there has been progress on tackling scams, particularly on cold calling, trustees are not out of the woods yet

  • Industry
  • 05 April 2019
Uncovering the depths of hidden talent
Uncovering the depths of hidden talent

The PLSA's Caroline Escott says investors and stakeholders must continue to ask for better information on issues that affect the motivation, skills and productivity of the workforce

  • Industry
  • 03 April 2019
We should welcome TPR's involvement in the LGPS
We should welcome TPR's involvement in the LGPS

John Gray predicts teething problems ahead and says regulation will result in a cultural shock for some schemes

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 April 2019
One third of schemes have calculated transfer values for GMP equalisation
One third of schemes have calculated transfer values for GMP equalisation

One third of schemes have calculated transfer values for guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation, according to last week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

  • Industry
  • 02 April 2019
A Brexit-obsessed government is not all good for pensions
A Brexit-obsessed government is not all good for pensions

Steve Webb says the sooner government as a whole, and HMRC in particular, has the bandwidth to return to the domestic agenda, the better it will be

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 April 2019
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