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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

Risk Reduction

How the evolution of LDI could hinder buyouts

LDI has been a helpful tool for schemes looking to de-risk. But does the emerging use of illiquid assets mean LDI could become a hindrance to achieving buyout? Stephanie Baxter investigates.

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Defined Benefit

BAE Systems trustees appoint Hymans Robertson as scheme actuary

The trustee boards of the BAE Systems Group Pensions Schemes (BAE Systems) have appointed Hymans Robertson to provide scheme actuary services across all of its pension schemes.

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Defined Benefit

Government expects to net £430bn from public pension changes

The biggest ever overhaul of public sector pensions are expected to save the government more than £430bn by 2061/2062, according to HM Treasury.

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Defined Benefit

Lockheed Martin chooses Aon Hewitt for fiduciary management

The trustees of the Lockheed Martin UK Pension Plan have appointed Aon Hewitt to provide delegated investment services.

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Risk Reduction

How Aga's sale will affect its pension scheme

The planned sale of Aga has been dubbed a win for the trustees of its deficit-ridden DB scheme but Stephanie Baxter finds this is just the start of the journey.

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Law and Regulation

How more member representation could reduce need for heavy regulation

PP finds more must be done to help member-nominated trustees be better governors

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Investment

LPFA and Lancashire start hiring process for ALM partnership

London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) and Lancashire County Pension Fund are hiring a board to oversee their asset and liability management (ALM) partnership.

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Defined Benefit

Aga sale puts underfunded pension scheme on firmer footing

The planned £129m sale of Aga announced today will put the firm's defined benefit pension scheme on firmer financial footing, according to the trustees' adviser.

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Defined Benefit

Asda appoints Aon Hewitt as scheme actuary

The trustees of Asda's defined benefit (DB) scheme have appointed Aon Hewitt to provide actuarial advice, replacing Mercer.

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Defined Contribution

Pension savers withdraw almost £2bn since April freedoms

More than £1.8bn was withdrawn from pension pots in the first two months after the introduction of freedom and choice, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

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