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      This webinar will look at how pension schemes can harness their members’ interest in ESG to engage them more broadly with their pensions. In particular, it will look at exclusive research showing how members are reacting to ESG; their propensity to act versus their actual behaviour; and the expectations they have of providers in this regard.

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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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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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US equities look safer than European but inflation worries are rising
US equities look safer than European but inflation worries are rising

The US economy is on course to do better than Europe post-lockdown, thereby supporting US equities but raising inflation worries, according to economists.

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2021
Schemes urged to hold asset managers to account on net-zero targets for executive pay at oil and gas firms
Schemes urged to hold asset managers to account on net-zero targets for executive pay at oil and gas firms

Oil and gas majors are still rewarding executives for fossil fuel growth despite them committing to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as experts urge institutional investors to take action.

  • Investment
  • 08 January 2021
The top 10 interviews of 2020
The top 10 interviews of 2020

PP takes a look at the most read interviews of 2020

  • Industry
  • 22 December 2020
Northern Gas Networks agrees £385m buy-in with L&G; Risk transfer market busy despite Covid and set to top £60bn in 2021
Northern Gas Networks agrees £385m buy-in with L&G; Risk transfer market busy despite Covid and set to top £60bn in 2021

The Northern Gas Networks Pension Scheme has agreed a £385m pensioner buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 December 2020
Consultant news: LCP partners boost stake with private equity buy out; Barnett Waddingham posts 9% rise in revenues to break £100m milestone
Consultant news: LCP partners boost stake with private equity buy out; Barnett Waddingham posts 9% rise in revenues to break £100m milestone

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest news from two major pension consulting firms.

  • Industry
  • 09 December 2020
Barnett Waddingham posts 9% rise in revenues to break £100m turnover milestone
Barnett Waddingham posts 9% rise in revenues to break £100m turnover milestone

Barnett Waddingham has published its annual report and accounts, revealing a 9% rise in revenues to £107.9m and a 5% increase in pre-tax profits to £29.7m in the year to 31 May.

  • Industry
  • 09 December 2020
Trustees have 'false confidence' in their scheme strategies
Trustees have 'false confidence' in their scheme strategies

Nearly every trustee is confident of the next stage in their scheme’s strategy, despite almost an equal number being forced to consider replacing plans within the prior 12 months, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 November 2020
What will the 2020 Growth Plan valuation mean for employers?
What will the 2020 Growth Plan valuation mean for employers?

Chris Hawley, Jonathan Hazlett and Joe Webster look at what the potential outcome of TPT’s Growth Plan’s 2020 valuation could mean for participating employers.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 November 2020
BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G
BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G

The BHS Senior Management Scheme has agreed a £2.5m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, securing benefits outside of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 November 2020
PPF levies: The calm before the storm?
PPF levies: The calm before the storm?

Lewys Curteis looks at what the changes to the PPF’s levy rules mean for schemes over the long-term.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 October 2020
Old British Steel scheme completes £2bn buy-in with PIC
Old British Steel scheme completes £2bn buy-in with PIC

The Old British Steel Pension Scheme (OBSPS) has agreed a £2bn full buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), one step closer to exiting Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 22 October 2020
Punter Southall launches DB scheme consolidator called Stoneport Pensions
Punter Southall launches DB scheme consolidator called Stoneport Pensions

Punter Southall has launched a defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidator in a bid to allow small schemes to cut their running costs, reduce risk and improve benefit security and governance.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 20 October 2020
UK Pensions Awards 2020 - The Winners
UK Pensions Awards 2020 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2020...

  • Industry
  • 07 October 2020
Time ticking to complete fiduciary management retenders
Time ticking to complete fiduciary management retenders

With under three-quarters of a year left for retendering exercises to be completed, capacity issues could arise and reduce choice, writes James Phillips.

  • Investment
  • 06 October 2020
PP Rising Star Awards - The Winners
PP Rising Star Awards - The Winners

Here they are – the winners of the second annual Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards...

  • Industry
  • 24 September 2020
UK investment consultants form joint working group on sustainability
UK investment consultants form joint working group on sustainability

A dozen UK investment consulting firms have established a group aiming to improve sustainable investment practices across the investment industry.

  • Investment
  • 10 September 2020
Barnett Waddingham appoints Camradata for ESG services
Barnett Waddingham appoints Camradata for ESG services

Barnett Waddingham has used a Camradata service to source bespoke ESG manager research and market insights, as well as establish universes and strategies for ESG-related funds for clients.

  • Investment
  • 08 September 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included the Littlewoods Pension Scheme’s £930m buy-in with Rothesay life, while The Pension Superfund named its new asset and liability management committee.

  • Industry
  • 14 August 2020
Covid-19 pushes endgame back by 18 months
Covid-19 pushes endgame back by 18 months

Defined benefit (DB) schemes will have to wait an extra year and a half on average to agree a buyout compared to their pre-Covid-19 endgame journey plans, Barnett Waddingham estimates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 August 2020
Barnett Waddingham's Andrew Vaughan: It is inevitable the way we work will change
Barnett Waddingham's Andrew Vaughan: It is inevitable the way we work will change

Professional Pensions spoke to Barnett Waddingham senior partner Andrew Vaughan as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…

  • Industry
  • 07 July 2020
Revealed: The top third-party administrators and software providers
Revealed: The top third-party administrators and software providers

The Professional Pensions Administration Survey 2020 reveals the rankings of the best third-party administrators and software providers for pension schemes.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 02 July 2020
Covid-19 widens FTSE 350 DB funding gap
Covid-19 widens FTSE 350 DB funding gap

FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, latest research from Barnett Waddingham shows.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 June 2020
Big three pension consultants post combined revenues of £1.14bn in 2019
Big three pension consultants post combined revenues of £1.14bn in 2019

The revenue of the three biggest pension consultancy firms in the UK fell slightly in 2019, dropping from £1.16bn in 2018 to £1.14bn in 2019.

  • Industry
  • 25 June 2020
UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue
UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue

PP has analysed the accounts of the biggest pension consulting firms and recorded the turnover (revenue) in their most recent accounts. The full leaderboard is below…

  • Industry
  • 25 June 2020
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