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Stephanie Baxter

Stephanie Baxter

Financial journalist

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. 

 

Articles by Stephanie Baxter

Key risks to watch out for in impact real estate

Investment

Key risks to watch out for in impact real estate

Impact investing in real estate has risen in popularity but there are several risks

clock 16 September 2022 • 8 min read
DB funding - August 2022: Surplus improves by £60bn

Defined Benefit

DB funding - August 2022: Surplus improves by £60bn

Funding levels continue to rise on the back of higher gilt yields, but outlook is uncertain

clock 13 September 2022 • 8 min read
Warning over subdued growth and rising inflation

Industry

Warning over subdued growth and rising inflation

23 UK schemes feature in the top 300 schemes globally, representing 4.2%

clock 05 September 2022 • 2 min read

Industry

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.

clock 06 January 2021 • 1 min read

Investment

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.

clock 06 January 2021 • 1 min read

Industry

ESG: A Silver bullet for member engagement?

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

clock 10 December 2020 • 7 min read

Defined Benefit

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.

clock 19 November 2020 • 1 min read

Investment

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.

clock 18 November 2020 • 2 min read

Industry

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.

clock 17 November 2020 • 3 min read

Defined Benefit

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.

clock 16 November 2020 • 2 min read
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