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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 Contribution

Budget freedoms could trigger mis-selling claims 'worth billions'

The Budget freedoms that come into force in April could trigger mis-selling claims worth billions of pounds, Sackers has warned.

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Defined Contribution

Providers struggling to assess value for money in DC

Providers are struggling to assess value for money in defined contribution default funds because of the wide variation in outcomes targeted by members, according to research.

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Law and Regulation

Regulator publishes final LGPS code of practice

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its final code of practice for all public service funds including the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

clock 14 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Industry attacks EIOPA's controversial scheme funding regime

The pension industry has warned that the European pension regulator's proposed Holistic Balance Sheet (HBS) would have a detrimental impact on UK schemes.

clock 14 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

IORP II proposal would 'kill' European DB cross-border schemes

A controversial proposal in draft EU pensions legislation would destroy the defined benefit (DB) cross-border scheme market, warns the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

clock 13 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Member probes on investments would be 'undue burden' on schemes

Giving savers rights to probe pension funds on specific details of investments would be an "undue burden" on schemes, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

clock 13 January 2015 •

Defined Contribution

DC members misled over exposure to emerging markets

Savers in defined contribution (DC) default funds are far more exposed to emerging markets than they realise, a research paper has warned.

clock 13 January 2015 •

Investment

UK inflation expected to fall to 0.7% in December

UK inflation is expected to fall below 1% for the first time in 12 years following a major oil slump.

clock 12 January 2015 •

Defined Benefit

LGPS framework launches to give cheaper access to legal services

A national framework to give local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds easier and cheaper access to legal services has been launched today.

clock 12 January 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Government could impose charge cap on drawdown funds

A proposed change to the Pensions Schemes Bill may lead to a future cap on charges in drawdown funds.

clock 09 January 2015 •
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