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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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      Sustainable Investment Festival 2021

      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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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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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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Border to Coast makes £540m investment in infrastructure
Border to Coast makes £540m investment in infrastructure

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has invested a further £540m in infrastructure as it continues to provide new investment opportunities for its 11 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) partners.

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2021
BT, Ford and M&S schemes granted extension for legal challenge over government's decision to align RPI with CPIH
BT, Ford and M&S schemes granted extension for legal challenge over government's decision to align RPI with CPIH

The trustees of the BT Pension Scheme, Ford Pension Schemes, and the Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme have been granted an extension to consider a legal challenge of the government’s actions following its decision to align the Retail Prices Index (RPI)...

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2021
Industry Voice: The role of themes in investing
Industry Voice: The role of themes in investing

We may be familiar with the concept of thematic investing, but how can themes actually play a part in security selection?

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2021
Industry Voice: Exploring transaction costs in fiduciary management
Industry Voice: Exploring transaction costs in fiduciary management

In the first of Schroders ‘Fiduciary Management Insight’ series, Neil Walton, Head of Investment Solutions at Schroders examines why Trustees should be aware of transaction costs and their impact on portfolio returns.

  • Investment
  • 23 February 2021
Local government councils still holding £10bn investment in fossil fuels
Local government councils still holding £10bn investment in fossil fuels

UK local government pension funds held £9.9bn worth of investments in fossil fuel companies in the 2019/20 year despite promoting moves towards greener investing, a freedom of information (FoI) request shows.

  • Investment
  • 23 February 2021
Institutional investors pushing to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in private markets portfolios
Institutional investors pushing to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in private markets portfolios

Institutional investors are pushing to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and seeking to address imbalances in private markets portfolios, according to a report by Mercer.

  • Investment
  • 23 February 2021
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking

Trustees are under increasing pressure to give more consideration to ESG factors. Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking.

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2021
Covid restrictions lead Mitchells & Butlers to defer £13m of contributions
Covid restrictions lead Mitchells & Butlers to defer £13m of contributions

Mitchells & Butlers has deferred £13m of deficit recovery contributions (DRCs) after tier four Covid restrictions wreaked havoc across the hospitality sector.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 February 2021
Exclusive: ACA calls for policy reform on AE, investments, and pensions tax
Exclusive: ACA calls for policy reform on AE, investments, and pensions tax

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has set out six key reform areas it is calling on the government to address before the end of the current parliament.

  • Regulation
  • 22 February 2021
BA defers £450m of DRCs after 'swift and severe' pandemic closures
BA defers £450m of DRCs after 'swift and severe' pandemic closures

British Airways (BA) has deferred deficit recovery contributions (DRCs) totalling £450m following an agreement with trustees after a catastrophic year for the airline industry.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 February 2021
Market Movers Blog: Platform bosses urge Treasury to open up 'unfair' IPO market - reports
Market Movers Blog: Platform bosses urge Treasury to open up 'unfair' IPO market - reports

In this live blog, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week collates all the breaking market news, analysis and opinion on equity, bond and currency movements as well as the impact of trade wars, tightening monetary policy and the Brexit negotiations....

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2021
Industry Voice: Your questions answered by Federated Hermes impact opportunities
Industry Voice: Your questions answered by Federated Hermes impact opportunities

Your Questions Answered: a quarterly Q&A series featuring the top 10 questions that clients and prospective clients ask our investment teams.

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2021
LCP calls for 'fundamental rethink' on DC chair's statements
LCP calls for 'fundamental rethink' on DC chair's statements

Defined contribution (DC) chair’s statements need a major re-think as part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ five-yearly statutory review on the rules around scheme governance in 2021, LCP says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 19 February 2021
Four in five believe 2020 shows need for governance review
Four in five believe 2020 shows need for governance review

Last year proved so significant that it merits an evaluation of governance arrangements, according to four in five respondents to a poll.

  • Investment
  • 19 February 2021
RPMI warns companies on climate reporting and workforce treatment
RPMI warns companies on climate reporting and workforce treatment

RPMI Railpen has updated its voting policy to focus on climate reporting, workforce treatment, and health and safety, particularly focusing on behaviour throughout the pandemic.

  • Investment
  • 18 February 2021
TPR flexes powers after 8,200 quarterly AE breach increase
TPR flexes powers after 8,200 quarterly AE breach increase

Enforcement activity carried out by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) between October and December 2020 saw auto-enrolment (AE) powers used on a total of 24,799 occasions, up 8,200 from the instances in Q3.

  • Regulation
  • 18 February 2021
Time to move from words to action
Time to move from words to action

For all its challenges, Naomi L'Estrange says 2020 has given a key gift – the pandemic outperformance for ESG/climate change funds.

  • Investment
  • 18 February 2021
LGIM adds green bond ETF to fixed income range
LGIM adds green bond ETF to fixed income range

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has bolstered its fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) range with the launch of a new green bond ETF.

  • Investment
  • 18 February 2021
Most savers unaware of how their pension scheme is tackling climate change
Most savers unaware of how their pension scheme is tackling climate change

Savers are mostly unaware of the steps their workplace pension schemes are taking to tackle and reduce the impact of climate change, according to research by the Pensions and Lifetime Standards Association (PLSA).

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2021
Consolidating DC schemes urged to act before 'capacity crunch'
Consolidating DC schemes urged to act before 'capacity crunch'

Trustees must undertake a five-step process urgently if they are seeking to move their single-employer defined contribution (DC) scheme into a master trust, says Premier.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 February 2021
Investment management 'not fit for purpose' in delivering sustainable wealth creation
Investment management 'not fit for purpose' in delivering sustainable wealth creation

The overall business model of the investment management industry needs to be reengineered to deliver sustainable wealth creation that spans decades, not quarterly targets, says the 300 Club.

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2021
FCA partners with Jersey regulator to probe new Woodford venture
FCA partners with Jersey regulator to probe new Woodford venture

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has broken its silence on Neil Woodford's return to fund management with confirmation that it is working alongside the Jersey regulator to share information on the new venture.

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2021
DB transfer complaints to ombudsman jump 44% in 2020
DB transfer complaints to ombudsman jump 44% in 2020

Jump from 554 in 2019

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 February 2021
Scottish Widows Master Trust launches responsible investment-focused fund range
Scottish Widows Master Trust launches responsible investment-focused fund range

Scottish Widows Master Trust has expanded its fund range with the launch of five ESG funds, offering greater choice for members looking to invest their pension more sustainably.

  • Investment
  • 16 February 2021
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