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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Stephanie Baxter

Financial journalist, Rhotic Media

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. 

 

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Articles by Stephanie Baxter

The big issue with small pots
The big issue with small pots

Troy Clutterbuck says action must be taken by all involved to ensure that the £400m - and growing - of unclaimed pension savings are not lost entirely

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 April 2019
'We need to talk': How mediation could help save troubled pensions relationships
'We need to talk': How mediation could help save troubled pensions relationships

Rory Murphy says a bona fide mediation process could provide valuable evidence of reasonableness for trustee and employer alike

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 March 2019
Targeting the key to DC success
Targeting the key to DC success

Targets for retirement income can help individuals improve outcomes for retirement. Paul Waters looks at how such an approach can work

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 March 2019
New insights into Antipodean pensions
New insights into Antipodean pensions

Both New Zealand and Australia are assessing myriad complex pension policy options. David Harris says the UK would do well to study these developments

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 March 2019
Railpen cuts costs further and brings more investment in-house
Railpen cuts costs further and brings more investment in-house

RPMI Railpen is in the next step in the journey towards achieving cost disclosure. Victoria Bell tells Stephanie Baxter about taking part in the Cost Transparency Initiative's pilot phase

  • Investment
  • 18 March 2019
Incisive Media acquires The Financial Services Forum 
Incisive Media acquires The Financial Services Forum 

Professional Pensions' publisher Incisive Media has acquired the Financial Services Forum, a membership community for marketing professionals across financial services.

  • Industry
  • 15 March 2019
Brexit may turn out to be an oddly golden era for pensions
Brexit may turn out to be an oddly golden era for pensions

Robin Ellison says the one great advantage of the Brexit experience has been the inability of government to pass much new legislation affecting pensions

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 March 2019
How to build successful infrastructure partnerships
How to build successful infrastructure partnerships

The way pension funds invest in infrastructure is changing, with a partnership approach becoming increasingly popular. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • Investment
  • 13 March 2019
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit

We have gone well past the brink of things not being good and the last 10 years have turned out to be so different relative to what was reasonably predicted, according to Paul Johnson.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 March 2019
PLSA's Butcher: We all have a responsibility to fix the trust deficit in pensions
PLSA's Butcher: We all have a responsibility to fix the trust deficit in pensions

The industry is at a "brink point" where there is an opportunity to gain savers' trust in the financial system or risk losing them, according to Richard Butcher.

  • Industry
  • 06 March 2019
Interest rate LDI increases 9% but inflation hedging drops
Interest rate LDI increases 9% but inflation hedging drops

The amount of hedging against interest rate risk rose to £31.7bn in the fourth quarter of last year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.

  • Investment
  • 01 March 2019
Women in Pensions Awards: Nominees revealed
Women in Pensions Awards: Nominees revealed

Here it is… The full list of the individuals and organisations that have been nominated for the Women in Pensions Awards 2019.

  • Industry
  • 28 February 2019
USS: An alternative approach to funding pensions?
USS: An alternative approach to funding pensions?

Roger Gray says schemes must consider the benefits of investing in alternative assets.

  • Investment
  • 28 February 2019
Trustee faces charges over defrauding charity pension fund
Trustee faces charges over defrauding charity pension fund

The former head of a charity for the disabled is to be prosecuted for allegedly transferring more than £250,000 from the organisation's pension scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 February 2019
Innovation in LGPS funding
Innovation in LGPS funding

Stephanie Baxter says some local councils' attempts to find new ways to make savings are welcome but must have strong safeguards

  • Risk Reduction
  • 26 February 2019
Women in Pensions Awards 2019: Last chance to nominate!
Women in Pensions Awards 2019: Last chance to nominate!

Today is your last chance to nominate for the second PP Women in Pensions Awards, which celebrate the achievements of women working in pensions or acting as a trustee. Find out how to nominate here…

  • Industry
  • 25 February 2019
Don't exclude MNTs from DB superfunds
Don't exclude MNTs from DB superfunds

David Weeks says there is a mismatch in superfunds that claim to be member friendly but then exclude member representation from their governance

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 February 2019
Croydon sets up asset-backed funding to reduce pension contributions
Croydon sets up asset-backed funding to reduce pension contributions

An innovative funding structure has been agreed for Croydon Pension Fund. However, there are some concerns about the arrangement. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 February 2019
Savers are ultimately responsible for their own decisions, says industry
Savers are ultimately responsible for their own decisions, says industry

Most people think it is right that savers take responsibility to protect from pension scams.

  • Industry
  • 18 February 2019
Good communications are more important than ever
Good communications are more important than ever

Malcolm Mclean says getting the channels of communication right and engaging more openly is a good starting point

  • Admin / Technology
  • 15 February 2019
Why should a rising star join pensions?
Why should a rising star join pensions?

Girish Menezes says we must not forget our young pension professionals and rising stars are critical stakeholders within the equation

  • Industry
  • 14 February 2019
Mike Weston to join LGPS Central as CEO
Mike Weston to join LGPS Central as CEO

The former head of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has joined the £45bn local authority pool for nine Midlands-based pension funds.

  • Appointments
  • 13 February 2019
DWP to set out CDC proposals in 'coming weeks'
DWP to set out CDC proposals in 'coming weeks'

The government will proceed with legislation to implement collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes and aims to formally respond to the consultation in a matter of weeks, Guy Opperman has confirmed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2019
Guy Opperman: We have much more work to do on AE
Guy Opperman: We have much more work to do on AE

As the number of workers in AE reaches 10 million, the pensions minister says it's time to take stock of this successful policy

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 February 2019
Five action points for pension trustees as Brexit looms
Five action points for pension trustees as Brexit looms

Jonathon Land says 'wait and see' is no longer an option and trustees should be proactive to ensure they are on a robust footing ahead of 29 March

  • Investment
  • 07 February 2019
It's time to get serious about sustainability
It's time to get serious about sustainability

Wolfgang Kuhn says pension funds must considered the real-world impacts of their investments

  • Investment
  • 07 February 2019
DB superfund regime should be robust but not onerous
DB superfund regime should be robust but not onerous

As the DWP's consultation on consolidation comes to a close, Stephanie Baxter takes a look at the industry's responses

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 February 2019
DB superfunds - a regulatory learning curve?
DB superfunds - a regulatory learning curve?

Kim Gubler says neither DWP nor TPR want a repeat of what happened with master trusts

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 January 2019
The problem with DB superfunds
The problem with DB superfunds

As the consultation on defined benefit (DB) consolidation closes this week, PIC's Jay Shah sets out his concerns about the superfund model

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 January 2019
Con Keating: A library of scrutiny
Con Keating: A library of scrutiny

The last month has seen a flurry of reports, studies, consultations and discussion papers published. Con Keating takes a look

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 January 2019
Fuller's to boost DB funding from proceeds of beer business sale
Fuller's to boost DB funding from proceeds of beer business sale

Pub and hotel giant Fuller's will make an additional contribution to its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme following the proposed sale of its entire beer business.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 January 2019
The pension industry's hopes and concerns for CDC
The pension industry's hopes and concerns for CDC

As the DWP's consultation on collective DC closes, Stephanie Baxter finds most responses are broadly supportive but some are critical, pointing out there is a long way to go to get it right

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 January 2019
Bulk annuity and consolidator adviser K3 launches in pioneering move
Bulk annuity and consolidator adviser K3 launches in pioneering move

The first specialist independent firm advising pension schemes on bulk annuities or moving to a consolidator has been set up with ambitions to shake up the market.

  • Industry
  • 17 January 2019
CDC must have a strong member voice
CDC must have a strong member voice

Tim Sharp warns the DWP's plans for collective DC risk establishing an inhospitable environment for the lay trustee

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 January 2019
A controversial consultation on pensions dashboards
A controversial consultation on pensions dashboards

Henry Tapper says proposals to tender the data architecture, putting one organisation or consortium as sole pension finder - are proving contentious

  • Industry
  • 16 January 2019
Is your scheme really buyout ready?
Is your scheme really buyout ready?

Jane Kola looks at what pension funds can they do to improve their chances of concluding a successful deal on good terms

  • Risk Reduction
  • 15 January 2019
How schemes can protect against equity losses
How schemes can protect against equity losses

Derivative-based overlay strategies have become more popular in the past year. Stephanie Baxter explores whether they will be widely adopted by pension funds

  • Investment
  • 15 January 2019
A gift from the FCA, with love
A gift from the FCA, with love

Richard Butcher says not all presents are welcome or easy to enjoy, and the same goes with transaction cost disclosure

  • Investment
  • 09 January 2019
Why we should be pensions positive in 2019
Why we should be pensions positive in 2019

Despite the gloom around Brexit and all the challenges facing pensions, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Top industry commentators tell Stephanie Baxter why there is cause for optimism

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2019
Adrian Boulding: My pension predictions for 2019
Adrian Boulding: My pension predictions for 2019

NOW Pensions' director of policy says this will be the year when the net-pay anomaly becomes too awkward to ignore, and predicts LISA will have its own lifetime curtailed

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 January 2019
Josephine Cumbo: Don't be afraid to express your voice
Josephine Cumbo: Don't be afraid to express your voice

The FT's Josephine Cumbo was named Social Media Influencer of the Year at the Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Stephanie Baxter about the power of Twitter.

  • Industry
  • 21 December 2018
Victoria Bell: Supporting women and  recognising their potential
Victoria Bell: Supporting women and recognising their potential

RPMI's director of trustee accounting Victoria Bell was named pensions manager of the year at the inaugural Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Stephanie Baxter about her achievements

  • Industry
  • 17 December 2018
Margaret Snowdon: Stick to your  principles and have courage
Margaret Snowdon: Stick to your principles and have courage

The Pensions Administration Standards Association's Margaret Snowdon won the coveted Pensions Woman of the Year award. She tells Stephanie Baxter about lessons she has learned along the way.

  • Industry
  • 14 December 2018
'Healthy' life expectancy falls for women but improves for men
'Healthy' life expectancy falls for women but improves for men

Females can expect to live a greater number of years in poor health than males, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 2015 to 2017.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 December 2018
Tower Hamlets pension fund buys equity protection
Tower Hamlets pension fund buys equity protection

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets Pension Fund has purchased protection for around £700m of equities in the run-up to its March 2019 triennial valuation.

  • Investment
  • 06 December 2018
Reliable data central to confidence in dashboard
Reliable data central to confidence in dashboard

Ros Altmann says there is no need for any legislation to get the dashboard project moving, and the first step could be to sort out data accuracy and reliability issues

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 December 2018
Lothian Pension Fund gets new chief as Scott steps down
Lothian Pension Fund gets new chief as Scott steps down

Scotland's second largest local pension fund has appointed Doug Heron as its new chief executive to replace outgoing Clare Scott.

  • Appointments
  • 29 November 2018
Avgi Gregory: Everyone needs a champion and a mentor
Avgi Gregory: Everyone needs a champion and a mentor

Muse Advisory's CEO and co-founder was named joint Role Model of the Year at the inaugural Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Stephanie Baxter about her success

  • Industry
  • 26 November 2018
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