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Still the only woman at the conference? How to break up the club
Still the only woman at the conference? How to break up the club

Laura Miller looks at how to tackle the lack of visibility of women in financial services

  • Industry
  • 13 November 2019
AE safety net for employed women leaves entrepreneurs to struggle
AE safety net for employed women leaves entrepreneurs to struggle

A third of female entrepreneurs in the UK are not saving any money towards their retirement, figures from Scottish Widows show.

  • Industry
  • 11 November 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include SuperTrust UK’s exit from the master trust market, just one day before The Pensions Regulator announced all existing master trusts had been authorised.

  • Industry
  • 08 November 2019
Interest rates held ahead of general election
Interest rates held ahead of general election

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain the interest rate at 0.75%.

  • Industry
  • 07 November 2019
RPMI Railpen boosts property investment with duo of development deals
RPMI Railpen boosts property investment with duo of development deals

RPMI Railpen will develop a newly purchased site with a speculative warehouse and logistics scheme in a bid to boost its property portfolio.

  • Industry
  • 07 November 2019
Scottish Friendly completes Canada Life pension book acquisition
Scottish Friendly completes Canada Life pension book acquisition

Mutual Scottish Friendly has completed the acquisition of a back book of life and pension policies from financial services provider Canada Life.

  • Industry
  • 07 November 2019
Combined Nuclear Pension Plan appoints Aon for DB investment advice
Combined Nuclear Pension Plan appoints Aon for DB investment advice

The Combined Nuclear Pension Plan (CNPP) has appointed Aon Hewitt as an investment adviser for its defined benefit (DB) section, replacing Hymans Robertson.

  • Industry
  • 06 November 2019
Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group to produce trustee guidance
Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group to produce trustee guidance

The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group is drafting trustee guidance on climate-related issues and how they can address the risks as part of their governance processes.

  • Industry
  • 06 November 2019
London CIV launches infrastructure fund
London CIV launches infrastructure fund

The £5.6bn London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV) has launched its first infrastructure fund which was seeded by six of the London Borough Pension Funds.

  • Industry
  • 05 November 2019
Mercer awards $125m sustainable equity mandate to Impax
Mercer awards $125m sustainable equity mandate to Impax

Mercer has offered a $125m (£97m) mandate to Impax Asset Management’s Leaders Strategy to join its Sustainable Global Equity Fund, following a rigorous selection process.

  • Industry
  • 05 November 2019
PPF reassures Mothercare pension scheme members
PPF reassures Mothercare pension scheme members

Members of the Mothercare pensions scheme can “be assured” that their savings will be protected after the collapse of the merchandiser’s UK business, says the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

  • Industry
  • 05 November 2019
River and Mercantile positive on growth prospects
River and Mercantile positive on growth prospects

Fund house River and Mercantile (R&M) saw net flows of £1bn for the three months to 30 September 2019 thanks to strong investment performance across all divisions.

  • Industry
  • 04 November 2019
Pension tax concerns 'distracting' from crucial industry issues
Pension tax concerns 'distracting' from crucial industry issues

Major industry concerns such as GMP equalisation are being left on the back burner as employers continue to grapple with the complexities of pensions tax, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

  • Industry
  • 04 November 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included British Airways agreeing an accelerated recovery plan for its New Airways Pension Scheme, and the general election causing a delay to the pension schemes bill.

  • Industry
  • 01 November 2019
Governance more important than member engagement, say Buzz respondents
Governance more important than member engagement, say Buzz respondents

This week’s 96 Pensions Buzz respondents said good governance was more important than member engagement, noting the former could lead to the latter.

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  • 01 November 2019
The rise and fall of pension fund consulting
The rise and fall of pension fund consulting

Consolidation is ongoing in the pensions advisory world, with no signs of abating. Jonathan Stapleton asks whether now will be seen as the high point for pensions consulting.

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  • 31 October 2019
Latest issue - 7 November 2019
Latest issue - 7 November 2019

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  • 31 October 2019
Latest issue - 14 November 2019
Latest issue - 14 November 2019

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now.

  • Industry
  • 31 October 2019
Latest issue - 21 November 2019
Latest issue - 21 November 2019

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now.

  • Industry
  • 31 October 2019
Latest issue - 31 October 2019
Latest issue - 31 October 2019

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now.

  • Industry
  • 31 October 2019
Europe 'unloved and under-owned' as equity markets struggle
Europe 'unloved and under-owned' as equity markets struggle

Increased certainty around Brexit deadlines and eventual terms could remove major overhang for European equity market investments, NN Investment Partners finds.

  • Industry
  • 30 October 2019
Employers need to bridge the gap between members' retirement income levels
Employers need to bridge the gap between members' retirement income levels

It is the role of employers, the pensions industry, and the government to close the gap between minimum and moderate levels of income in retirement, according to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

  • Industry
  • 30 October 2019
Womens' pension prospects dulled by 'reckless conservatism'
Womens' pension prospects dulled by 'reckless conservatism'

Researchers from Cass Business School and the University of Bristol have found that the tendency of women to be more risk-adverse than men is a major contributor to pension inequality in the UK.

  • Industry
  • 29 October 2019
Correction: Lothian Pension Fund admin and payroll tender
Correction: Lothian Pension Fund admin and payroll tender

Yesterday (28 October), Professional Pensions reported that the Lothian Pension Fund had discontinued a tender process for admin and payroll software.

  • Industry
  • 29 October 2019
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