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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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      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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Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF

The Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (Barclays UKRF) has integrated ESG factors and climate risk into a £1.3bn diversified growth fund (DGF) portfolio used for its defined contribution (DC) scheme.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 January 2021
Divestment alone dangerously undermines pursuit of zero-carbon economy
Divestment alone dangerously undermines pursuit of zero-carbon economy

Dr Pooja Khosla and Amer Khan argue that schemes should use their monetary power to seek change rather than divest.

  • Investment
  • 16 December 2020
L&G to halve emission intensity of £81bn annuity book by 2030
L&G to halve emission intensity of £81bn annuity book by 2030

Legal and General Retirement (LGR) has committed to cutting the carbon emission intensity of its annuity book by half by 2030, while the overall group targets a net-zero portfolio by 2050.

  • Investment
  • 03 December 2020
Auto-guidance gets cross-party support; Labour calls for net-zero pensions
Auto-guidance gets cross-party support; Labour calls for net-zero pensions

A proposal to ensure savers receive a Pension Wise appointment prior to accessing their retirement pot has received cross-party support in parliament, while Labour seeks net-zero pensions by 2050.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 November 2020
UK to issue first green bond and require firms to disclose climate risk
UK to issue first green bond and require firms to disclose climate risk

The government plans to cement the UK's position as a global centre for green finance have received a significant boost, with chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiling proposals to issue the country's first sovereign green bond next year and make climate risk...

  • Investment
  • 10 November 2020
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?

UK pension schemes are working hard to counter climate risks across investment portfolios, but the assessment of climate risks to sponsor covenant must be a key focus of schemes’ broader risk assessment, says Michael Bushnell.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 October 2020
How the BT Pension Scheme will safeguard its portfolios and the planet from climate change
How the BT Pension Scheme will safeguard its portfolios and the planet from climate change

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there.

  • Investment
  • 15 October 2020
Schemes must face the future to drive better outcomes
Schemes must face the future to drive better outcomes

Julian Mund writes about planning for the future and the four challenges he sees for the pension industry over the next five years.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 October 2020
Fund managers urged to ramp up climate risk data
Fund managers urged to ramp up climate risk data

XPS Pensions Group has called on fund managers to step up collection and management of climate risk data in order to get a true sense of the risk in their portfolios.

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2020
BT Pension Scheme sets 2035 net-zero target
BT Pension Scheme sets 2035 net-zero target

The BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) has become the latest pension fund to commit to a net-zero investment strategy by a fixed date in order to mitigate the financial risks from climate change.

  • Investment
  • 08 October 2020
Guy Opperman welcomes FCA climate risk reporting plans
Guy Opperman welcomes FCA climate risk reporting plans

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) plans to usher in landmark climate risk reporting measures in 2022 have been welcomed by pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman.

  • Industry
  • 05 October 2020
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures

The government has put forward proposals to require the 100 largest occupational pension schemes – those with £5bn or more in assets and all authorised master trusts – to publish climate risk disclosures by the end of 2022.

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2020
Guy Opperman under fire over fossil fuel divestment stance
Guy Opperman under fire over fossil fuel divestment stance

More than 60 civil society leaders including MPs, climate experts, faith leaders and local councillors have signed an open letter accusing pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman of backing continued investment in fossil fuels.

  • Investment
  • 29 July 2020
What proposed climate reporting duties could mean for trustees
What proposed climate reporting duties could mean for trustees

Lorna Blyth looks at how an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill could force pension schemes to align their investment strategies with the Paris climate agreement.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 July 2020
Keeping up with a disruptive and fast-moving investment backdrop
Keeping up with a disruptive and fast-moving investment backdrop

Investors must keep up with the opportunities and challenges arising from disruption off the back of climate change and technological advances, says Julian Lyne.

  • Investment
  • 26 March 2020
MPs' pension fund urged to make faster transition away from fossil fuels
MPs' pension fund urged to make faster transition away from fossil fuels

The Parliamentary Contribution Pension Fund has been criticised for continuing to invest in fossil-fuel heavy companies despite a push into renewable energies.

  • Investment
  • 24 March 2020
Industry 'shoots itself in foot' with two trustee accreditation regimes
Industry 'shoots itself in foot' with two trustee accreditation regimes

The industry has rejected the need for multiple professional trustee accreditation regimes after the Pensions Management Institute and Association of Professional Pension Trustees launched rival frameworks.

  • Industry
  • 13 March 2020
Opperman writes to 50 schemes demanding action on ESG
Opperman writes to 50 schemes demanding action on ESG

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has written to the 50 largest pension schemes requesting action to combat climate change.

  • Industry
  • 08 October 2019
Most schemes neglecting Brexit contingency planning
Most schemes neglecting Brexit contingency planning

The majority of schemes have claimed political and economic uncertainty has led them to disregard contingency planning for the range of potential Brexit outcomes.

  • Industry
  • 26 September 2019
TPR sets up industry group for enhanced law on climate change disclosure
TPR sets up industry group for enhanced law on climate change disclosure

Pension fund investors could face further disclosure requirements on ESG matters as an industry working group considers fresh law for trustees for as soon as next year.

  • Investment
  • 02 July 2019
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has joined a coalition of 88 investors to demand companies disclose more information on environmental impact.

  • Investment
  • 17 June 2019
Pension funds 'need incentives' to invest for net-zero emission future
Pension funds 'need incentives' to invest for net-zero emission future

Greater incentives are needed to encourage institutional investors, including pension funds, to invest in such a way to help prevent climate change, investment experts have argued.

  • Investment
  • 12 June 2019
Opperman: Pension schemes must 'do the right thing' on tackling climate change
Opperman: Pension schemes must 'do the right thing' on tackling climate change

Pension schemes and their investment managers must take their environmental and social responsibilities seriously and use funds to tackle climate change, Guy Opperman has said.

  • Investment
  • 03 June 2019
Schemes should not divest from fossil fuels, says industry
Schemes should not divest from fossil fuels, says industry

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents have decidedly rejected former energy and climate change secretary Sir Ed Davey's argument that schemes should divest from fossil fuel intensive companies.

  • Investment
  • 31 May 2019
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