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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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Why Boris Johnson should not decide where we invest our pensions
Why Boris Johnson should not decide where we invest our pensions

John Gray expains why pension funds should be invested in members' interests and not at the whim of the current foreign secretary.

  • Investment
  • 20 July 2017
How trustees' emotions can hold back consolidation
How trustees' emotions can hold back consolidation

The debate over consolidation often cites regulatory hurdles, but perhaps trustees are the biggest issue, James Phillips writes

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 July 2017
What should be the priority for DB reform?
What should be the priority for DB reform?

A panel at Pensions and Benefits UK discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the DB system. Michael Klimes reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 July 2017
A summer reading list for trustees
A summer reading list for trustees

Janice Turner explains how trustees will benefit from the latest flurry in activity from regulators

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 June 2017
PB UK: Build diversity on trustee boards from the grassroots
PB UK: Build diversity on trustee boards from the grassroots

The industry should look to encourage diversity and appointment of young trustees through recruitment at the grassroots according to a panel of trustees at Pensions and Benefits UK.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 June 2017
UK needs an intergenerational equalities minister
UK needs an intergenerational equalities minister

Britain needs an intergenerational equalities minister to remove the sting of inequality between young and old that has been growing since the 1980s according to Chris Wagstaff.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2017
AMNT appoints Red Lines Voting campaign manager
AMNT appoints Red Lines Voting campaign manager

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has appointed Leanne Clements as campaign manager of its Red Line Voting initiative.

  • Appointments
  • 21 March 2017
Understanding DC asset security
Understanding DC asset security

Finding out what protections are in place for DC assets is not straightforward, finds Helen Morrissey

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 March 2017
What are the implications of the Brewster ruling for DB trustees?
What are the implications of the Brewster ruling for DB trustees?

After a Supreme Court ruling that Denise Brewster should receive her deceased partner's pension despite being unmarried, Michael Klimes explores its significance for other schemes

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 March 2017
Minister defends green paper; says it's 'legitimate' to look at indexation
Minister defends green paper; says it's 'legitimate' to look at indexation

Richard Harrington has said the government has not made up its mind on indexation after it was criticised for trying to raid pensions in its green paper.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 February 2017
Member nominated trustees must be supported
Member nominated trustees must be supported

Janice Turner looks at a recent Parliamentary debate on the role of member nominated trustees in master trusts.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 February 2017
MNTs 'crucial' for good scheme governance but are 'undervalued'
MNTs 'crucial' for good scheme governance but are 'undervalued'

Schemes can improve their governance by putting more member-nominated trustees (MNTs) on their board, according to the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 06 February 2017
TTF calls on MPs to launch costs inquiry
TTF calls on MPs to launch costs inquiry

Members of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) have been urged to set up a broad inquiry into hidden costs and charges faced by pension schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 January 2017
Is partial annuitisation the best way to protect retirees?
Is partial annuitisation the best way to protect retirees?

The OECD believes annuities are part of the solution to prevent people running out of money in retirement. Michael Klimes asks how viable this is in the era of Freedom and Choice

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 December 2016
We need change on corporate governance
We need change on corporate governance

Janice Turner welcomes recent government proposals which will help trustees become more active stewards of the assets they hold.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 December 2016
Michelle Cracknell: Simplifying pensions is wrong focus for industry
Michelle Cracknell: Simplifying pensions is wrong focus for industry

The industry needs to take a different approach to empower the public to manage their pensions says The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) chief executive.

  • Industry
  • 23 November 2016
What trustees look for in the perfect consultant
What trustees look for in the perfect consultant

The perfect pension consultant should put their clients at the heart of everything they do and not offer off-the-shelf products, according to a panel of trustees.

  • Consultants
  • 09 November 2016
Greater transparency could save average scheme £800k per year
Greater transparency could save average scheme £800k per year

Greater transparency of costs and charges for pension funds could save the average pension fund £800,000 per year, The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) says.

  • Investment
  • 12 October 2016
LGPS must explain costs properly to avoid misunderstandings
LGPS must explain costs properly to avoid misunderstandings

Failure to communicate Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment costs in the right way could lead to misunderstandings among members, says Jeff Houston.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 September 2016
AMNT: Climate change scores lowest on biggest risks facing schemes
AMNT: Climate change scores lowest on biggest risks facing schemes

Trustees believe climate change is the lowest risk for their schemes, according to this year's Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey.

  • Industry
  • 22 September 2016
Trustees should be more assertive about changing discount rates
Trustees should be more assertive about changing discount rates

Trustees need to seize the chance to have proper discussions about changing the discount rate they use to measure liabilities in wake of Brexit, says Bill Trythall.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 September 2016
How trustees of small schemes can champion ESG
How trustees of small schemes can champion ESG

Contrary to common belief, getting fund managers to take account of ESG factors is not necessarily out of bounds for smaller schemes. Michael Klimes finds out how trustees can do it.

  • Investment
  • 12 September 2016
Why is the industry still ignoring climate change?
Why is the industry still ignoring climate change?

People are shocked by PP's revelations that most of the pensions industry is failing to take stock of the financial risks posed by climate change. Stephanie Baxter asks what is going on.

  • Investment
  • 05 September 2016
We need to make a stand on executive pay
We need to make a stand on executive pay

Janice Turner says the debate on executive pay is now becoming mainstream.

  • Industry
  • 05 September 2016
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