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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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      Webinar: What to put on your GMP Equalisation project roadmap for 2021

      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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      Webinar: Will the world return to normal in 2021?

      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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      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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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
ACA backs integration of climate change action into default DC strategies
ACA backs integration of climate change action into default DC strategies

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has welcomed the Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group (PCRIG) and the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) guidance on climate risk.

  • Industry
  • 03 July 2020
Scottish Widows updates stewardship policy in bid to drive positive change
Scottish Widows updates stewardship policy in bid to drive positive change

Scottish Widows has unveiled an updated stewardship policy detailing how it will undertake stewardship and engagement activity in support of its responsible investment framework.

  • Investment
  • 03 July 2020
Climate and coronavirus threaten high-quality actuarial work
Climate and coronavirus threaten high-quality actuarial work

The pensions industry’s regulators and key players have identified climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic as key risks to the sustainability of high-quality actuarial work.

  • Industry
  • 11 June 2020
IIGCC issues guidance on tackling physical climate risks
IIGCC issues guidance on tackling physical climate risks

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has published detailed advice on how to integrate climate risks and opportunities into investment processes.

  • Investment
  • 28 May 2020
On demand: PP webinar on ESG integration
On demand: PP webinar on ESG integration

PP’s expert panel discusses the implementation and integration of ESG into investment

  • Industry
  • 01 April 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
Greater clarity needed on climate-related stress tests, says IFoA
Greater clarity needed on climate-related stress tests, says IFoA

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has welcomed climate-related stress tests, but revealed UK insurers need greater clarity around the framework.

  • Industry
  • 20 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
Guy Opperman: Climate change is too important to ignore
Guy Opperman: Climate change is too important to ignore

Schemes must do more to lessen the financial risks of climate change, says Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 March 2020
Have investment managers improved their ESG approaches?
Have investment managers improved their ESG approaches?

Investment managers are much more transparent on their stewardship approaches, but it remains important for there to be an ongoing dialogue with trustees. Kim Kaveh explores the findings.

  • Investment
  • 17 January 2020
Mark Carney issues climate change warning to schemes
Mark Carney issues climate change warning to schemes

Mark Carney says the financial sector must take more urgent action on climate change.

  • Investment
  • 30 December 2019
Nest to bolster climate change strategy to support carbon cuts
Nest to bolster climate change strategy to support carbon cuts

Government auto-enrolment provider Nest has mapped out how it will aim to help tackle climate-related risks, by testing ways to support cutting carbon emissions to 1.5 degrees.

  • Investment
  • 18 December 2019
PLSA appointed to TCFD industry working group
PLSA appointed to TCFD industry working group

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has been appointed to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures’ (TCFD) pensions industry working group.

  • Investment
  • 06 November 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
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include Prudential Retirement urging schemes to insure member benefits, and the Universities Superannuation Scheme submitting its 2018 valuation.

  • Industry
  • 20 September 2019
Amundi and AIIB launch Asia climate bond portfolio
Amundi and AIIB launch Asia climate bond portfolio

The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Amundi have launched a $500m (£403m) Asia climate bond portfolio.

  • Investment
  • 13 September 2019
Exclusive: Blackrock launches two ESG-focused funds
Exclusive: Blackrock launches two ESG-focused funds

Blackrock has launched two ESG index funds for defined benefit and defined contribution (DC) schemes in response to growing demand for sustainable investment options.

  • Investment
  • 17 July 2019
Swansea pension fund switches £500m to low-carbon strategy
Swansea pension fund switches £500m to low-carbon strategy

The City and County of Swansea Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) will swap around a quarter of its assets to a low-carbon fund by the end of the month, it has announced.

  • Investment
  • 16 July 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
Taking stewardship seriously
Taking stewardship seriously

There is mounting pressure on schemes to engage more actively with firms in which they invest. Charlotte Moore takes a look at the different approaches being used.

  • 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
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