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Holly Roach

Holly Roach

Deputy Editor

Holly Roach is deputy editor at Professional Pensions. She joined the magazine as correspondent in 2018 after completing her undergraduate degree in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She held the role of senior correspondent between 2020 and 2022 and was news editor between 2022 and 2025.

She covers both DB and DC pensions with a focus on pensions administration, risk reduction and pensions dashboards.

She has interviewed notable industry members including the pensions ombudsman, leaders of some of the largest pension schemes and consultancies, and chairs of various pension associations.

She also helps with the running of the Women in Pensions Awards.

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Articles by Holly Roach

SIF 2023: Climate crisis highlights need to 'transition and mitigate risk'

Industry

SIF 2023: Climate crisis highlights need to 'transition and mitigate risk'

The just transition is ‘different for everyone’ and everyone is ‘taking a different stand’

clock 15 June 2023 • 2 min read
SIF 2023: 'Tension' between TCFD statutory guidelines and regulatory requirements

Industry

SIF 2023: 'Tension' between TCFD statutory guidelines and regulatory requirements

This year there is a new TCFD requirement to report on portfolio alignment metrics

clock 14 June 2023 • 1 min read
Legal proceedings initiated against Capita over data breach

Industry

Legal proceedings initiated against Capita over data breach

Law firm has launched class action against the firm following the cyber incident in March

clock 14 June 2023 • 2 min read
'Cohesive' buyout journey plans will result in 'vast cost savings'

Defined Benefit

'Cohesive' buyout journey plans will result in 'vast cost savings'

Hymans Robertson has launched an online DB endgame tool to help buyout journey planning

clock 14 June 2023 • 3 min read
Harrods scheme and Scottish Widows complete £400m buy-in

Risk Reduction

Harrods scheme and Scottish Widows complete £400m buy-in

Deal insures the benefits of around 1,900 pensioners and 2,100 deferred members

clock 12 June 2023 • 1 min read
TPR to launch trustee-wide survey to measure progress on diversity

Industry

TPR to launch trustee-wide survey to measure progress on diversity

Regulator said there needs to be increased effort to think more broadly

clock 09 June 2023 • 2 min read
Regulation 'needed' but keeping up is a 'challenge'

Law and Regulation

Regulation 'needed' but keeping up is a 'challenge'

Other trustee concerns include covenant risk and investment underperformance

clock 08 June 2023 • 2 min read
PASA publishes guidance on dashboard value data

Admin / Technology

PASA publishes guidance on dashboard value data

Guidance looks at good practice approaches to providing value data to dashboards

clock 08 June 2023 • 1 min read
Concern over consistency between DB funding code and regulations

Defined Benefit

Concern over consistency between DB funding code and regulations

Implementation of the code will involve ‘tightening of the herd’ and reducing ‘outliers’

clock 08 June 2023 • 3 min read
Automated stress testing after periods of volatility needed

Investment

Automated stress testing after periods of volatility needed

Appropriate governance structures in place vital as risks ‘move in and out of vogue’

clock 07 June 2023 • 2 min read
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