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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

Defined Benefit

How 30 London Councils pioneered UK's first tax-transparent pooled fund

Hugh Grover tells PP why he does not recommend adoption of the model across the LGPS

clock 29 January 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Boulding calls for more at retirement support from employers and trustees

Employers and trustees must beef up their offerings to help support employees in the post-Budget environment, Pension Quality Mark chairman Adrian Boulding has warned.

clock 28 January 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Charge cap could increase volatility in DC default funds

The incoming charge for defined contribution (DC) default funds could lead to increased volatility, BlackRock has warned.

clock 28 January 2015 •

Industry

Default option for decumulation 'is crucial but challenging'

Schemes and providers must consider having a default option for the decumulation stage, according to industry participants at a National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) seminar.

clock 27 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

LGPS decision makers to face more onerous knowledge requirements

Decision makers in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) will likely face more onerous knowledge and understanding requirements in the near future, warn consultants.

clock 26 January 2015 •

Corporate Governance

Schemes launch guide to improve responsible investment reporting

A group of sixteen pension schemes have launched a guide to responsible investment reporting in public equity.

clock 26 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Focus on default funds risks DC governance gap

Policymakers' decision not to apply forthcoming governance and transparency rules to funds other than default options may lead to a regulatory gap in defined contribution (DC), Linklaters has warned.

clock 26 January 2015 •

Corporate Governance

Asset managers slam EU push to water down Shareholders' Rights Directive

Pressure from companies to water down proposed changes to the EU Shareholders' Rights Directive has been criticised by the Investment Association.

clock 23 January 2015 •

Investment

Can schemes benefit from volatile currency markets?

PP looks at the pros and cons of betting on currency movements

clock 23 January 2015 •

Investment

LPFA and GMPF team up in £500m infrastructure project

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have joined forces to invest up to £500m in infrastructure.

clock 22 January 2015 •
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