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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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      Professional Pensions Defined Contribution virtual event, hopes to take stock of the last year, and ask the important questions; are members saving enough and have we improved the member journey at retirement? This two part digital event will provide you with the latest thinking and innovation in the DC market during our snappy 15 minute presentations, with plenty of time to ask questions during our live speaker Q&A.

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      Sustainable Investment Festival 2021

      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-25 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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      UK Pensions Awards 2021

      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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    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      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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      Pension freedoms three years on

      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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Solar subsidy cuts to hit liability matching strategies

UK - Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

  • United Kingdom
  • 09 November 2011
Aegon moves to halt DB scheme future accrual

UK - Aegon is to close its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in March 2013 as part of its restructure and cost saving programme.

  • United Kingdom
  • 08 November 2011
PPF reveals £678m surplus

UK - The Pension Protection Fund has published its annual report - revealing a surplus of £678m ($1.1bn) at 31 March.

  • United Kingdom
  • 07 November 2011
Diamond: Stable investment banking crucial to maximising scheme returns

UK - Schemes looking to maximise returns in a low interest rate environment must work closely with investment banks to boost member outcomes, Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond says.

  • United Kingdom
  • 04 November 2011
DB risk management enters 'the next phase'

UK -More than 40% of firms have closed or are in the process of closing their defined benefit pension schemes, latest research from Aon Hewitt shows.

  • United Kingdom
  • 03 November 2011
Treasury makes enhanced offer on public sector pensions reform

UK - The government has offered unions an improved accrual rate of 1/60th and more protection for workers approaching retirement in a concession on public sector pension changes.

  • United Kingdom
  • 02 November 2011
NEST rival launches with 0.3% AMC plus £1.50 per month admin fee

UK - NOW: Pensions, the multi-employer scheme set up by Danish pension scheme ATP to rival the National Employment Savings Trust, has unveiled details of its product offering.

  • United Kingdom
  • 01 November 2011
NEST commits to socially responsible investment with UN PRI pledge

UK - NEST has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing in a bid to boost long term investing and good corporate governance.

  • United Kingdom
  • 31 October 2011
Tax body boss forced out by pension fraud investigation

UK - Andrew Meeson, the president of the Association of Tax Technicians, has stepped down from his post after being charged in relation to a £5m ($8m) pension tax fraud.

  • United Kingdom
  • 31 October 2011
Legal & General Property restructure team

UK - Pension fund property manager Legal & General Property has restructured its senior management team by appointing a new director to oversee its range of funds.

  • United Kingdom
  • 28 October 2011
BAE scheme deficit could spook investors - RBS

UK - British defence firm BAE Systems' pension scheme deficit is creating "negative sentiment" among investors, lowering the target price for stock in the firm, banking analysts say.

  • United Kingdom
  • 28 October 2011
ATP returns 4.2% in first three quarters

DENMARK - Danish pension fund ATP returned 4.2%, or DKK15.7bn ($3bn), in the first three quarters of the year, bringing total assets under management to DKK554bn.

  • Denmark
  • 27 October 2011
NEST to develop internal equity and bond markets

UK - The National Employment Saving Trust is set to develop its own internal market to switch equities and bonds between members' funds, its head of investment policy says.

  • United Kingdom
  • 27 October 2011
UK can learn lessons from Norway's painful AE roll-out

UK - UK companies are likely to experience the same "painful" and problematic auto-enrolment implementation as Norway firms due lack of preparation and similar complex legislation, Mercer warns.

  • United Kingdom
  • 26 October 2011
T&N secures £1.1bn buy-in after sponsor insolvency

UK - The T&N Retirement Benefit Scheme has agreed a £1.1bn ($1.8bn) buy-in after its funding level was found to exceed the threshold for Pension Protection Fund entry.

  • United Kingdom
  • 25 October 2011
'Devastating' indexation switch challenged in court

UK - Two pensioner groups will challenge the government in the High Court today over its decision to switch to the Consumer Prices Index for up-rating public sector pensions.

  • United Kingdom
  • 25 October 2011
Asset backed contributions to top £10bn

UK - Asset-backed pension scheme contributions could exceed £10bn ($16bn)in the next five years, latest research finds.

  • United Kingdom
  • 24 October 2011
NAPF Conference 2011: TPR issues warning to investors on pre-pack insolvencies

UK - The Pensions Regulator has warned investors it will take action against firms triggering pre-pack insolvencies to offload pension liabilities from businesses, delegates heard.

  • United Kingdom
  • 21 October 2011
NAPF Conference 2011: Webb announces crackdown on cash incentive offers

UK - The government is set to take action over companies offering cash incentives to leave defined benefit pension schemes.

  • United Kingdom
  • 21 October 2011
NAPF Annual Conference: Europe must recognise difference between schemes and insurers

UK/Europe - The European Commission must make sure it does not "mix apples with oranges" and confuse the insurance industry with pension funds.

  • United Kingdom
  • 20 October 2011
NAPF Conference 2011: Hutton admits Labour pension reforms may have 'made matters worse'

UK - Lord Hutton admitted the Labour administration's pension reform package did not go far enough and may have "made matters worse".

  • United Kingdom
  • 19 October 2011
PPF overhauls transition manager panel

UK - The Pensions Protection Fund has widened its selection of transition managers by recruiting nine firms to its panel, but missing from the list was incumbent State Street who the PPF said did not re-bid.

  • Mandates
  • 19 October 2011
Inflation figures narrow to undermine scheme CPI switch

UK - Narrowing Consumer Prices Index and Retail Prices Index inflation will save schemes switching to CPI just 60p (94c) a week for each scheme member, according to figures.

  • United Kingdom
  • 18 October 2011
Inflation estimate errors costing DB sponsors £50bn

UK - Overestimated inflation projections could be costing UK defined benefit scheme sponsors over £50bn ($79bn)in unnecessary funding commitments, a corporate adviser warns.

  • United Kingdom
  • 17 October 2011
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