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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

Investment

Midlands LGPS pool commits to cost transparency

LGPS Central has become the fourth local authority pensions pool to sign up to the code of cost transparency.

clock 22 August 2018 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

Industry says strengthened TPR will require extra resource

Stephanie Baxter gauges industry reaction to the government's consultation on strengthening the powers of The Pensions Regulator

clock 21 August 2018 • 4 min read

Investment

Savers expect pension funds to avoid fossil fuels, finds poll

Most people want to avoid investing in projects that contribute to climate change, and would consider moving to another less-exposed provider, according to a survey commissioned by ClientEarth.

clock 20 August 2018 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

TPR uses production order power for first time; revokes 74 chair's statement fines

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has exercised its production order power under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for the very first time as part of a fraud investigation.

clock 17 August 2018 • 3 min read

Investment

Too soon to bet against the US but conditions may well turn sour

Stephen Jones says the broader 'outside' world might be fraught with challenges, but companies are prospering and voicing few concerns. However, caution is warranted.

clock 17 August 2018 • 2 min read

Industry

Royal London's new group pension sales fall 30%

Royal London saw its new group pension business decline over the first half of 2018 as the rollout of auto-enrolment (AE) drew to a close, according to its interim results.

clock 16 August 2018 • 2 min read

Investment

LDI activity rebounds in Q2 after subdued Q1; LIBOR to SONIA switching driving activity

The level of interest rate hedging increased to £29.5bn of liabilities in the second quarter as pension funds continued to de-risk, according to BMO Global Asset Management's research.

clock 15 August 2018 • 3 min read

Investment

Inflation sees first rise since November to 2.5%

UK inflation has risen for the first time since November to 2.5% in July, up from 2.4% in June, thanks to rising fuel costs and the price of computer games.

clock 15 August 2018 • 2 min read

Appointments

TPT appoints direct distribution head to drive growth

Barnett Waddingham's head of business development Adrian Cooper has left the consultancy to join TPT Retirement Solutions in a newly-created role.

clock 13 August 2018 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Santander's pension surplus increases fourfold over first half of 2018

The overall surplus of Santander's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has risen by £595m to almost £800m since the end of 2017.

clock 13 August 2018 • 1 min read
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