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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

Law and Regulation

Are AGMs the solution to poor engagement?

Stephanie Baxter asks if there are better ways to engage members

clock 25 November 2014 •

Law and Regulation

Labour steps up review of DC retirement incomes

The Pensions Institute has published a consultation on retirement incomes from defined contribution (DC) schemes as part of a review launched by Labour.

clock 24 November 2014 •

Defined Benefit

Should schemes hold AGMs?

PP examines the pros and cons of holding corporate-style annual meetings

clock 24 November 2014 •

Investment

Are fixed asset management fees failing investors?

The widely used AUM fee model only suits asset managers

clock 21 November 2014 •

Law and Regulation

TPR appoints Lesley Titcomb as chief executive

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Lesley Titcomb as chief executive.

clock 20 November 2014 •

Defined Benefit

Union suspends industrial action over USS dispute

The University and College Union (UCU) has agreed to suspend industrial action over planned changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) until next January.

clock 20 November 2014 •

Appointments

LPFA appoints chief investment officer

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed asset management expert Chris Rule as chief investment officer (CIO).

clock 20 November 2014 •

Investment

LPFA's Cockell says LGPS must stop relying on safe assets

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) deficit will keep on rising if funds continue to invest in gilts and bonds instead of infrastructure, London Pension Fund Authority deputy chairman Merrick Cockell has warned.

clock 20 November 2014 •

Risk Reduction

PPF to sell stake in UK Coal property business in £150m deal

Coalfield Resources has reached an agreement with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to acquire the lifeboat fund's 75.1% share in Harworth Estates Property.

clock 18 November 2014 •

Appointments

ABI's Thoresen to replace Chuchill as NEST chairman

Otto Thoresen will replace Laurence Churchill as chairman of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) in February 2015.

clock 18 November 2014 •
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