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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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Employee DC contributions drop by 11% amid pandemic pressures
Employee DC contributions drop by 11% amid pandemic pressures

Defined contribution (DC) contributions were scaled back by 11% in the second quarter of 2020 as the impact of the pandemic set in, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 January 2021
Navigating covenant and ESG in 2021 - what does the environment look like?
Navigating covenant and ESG in 2021 - what does the environment look like?

Michael Bushnell looks at the continuing impact of the pandemic on employer covenant and ESG risks, and how schemes can plan ahead.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 08 January 2021
CMI: Deaths 51% higher in week to Christmas than in 2019
CMI: Deaths 51% higher in week to Christmas than in 2019

Deaths in England and Wales were 51% higher in week 52 of 2020 than the corresponding period of 2019, although partly inflated by bank holidays, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
Market Movers Blog: 'Paralysed' BoE keeps rates unchanged at 0.1%
Market Movers Blog: 'Paralysed' BoE keeps rates unchanged at 0.1%

In this live blog, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week collates all the breaking market news, analysis and opinion on equity, bond and currency movements as well as the impact of trade wars, tightening monetary policy and the Brexit negotiations....

  • Investment
  • 18 December 2020
Why you must be proactive to address risks in the 'new normal'
Why you must be proactive to address risks in the 'new normal'

Tim Shepherd and Beth Brown look at the legal implications of working from home and how pension professionals can mitigate the risks.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 November 2020
Companies overstate liabilities by £60bn amid Covid deaths
Companies overstate liabilities by £60bn amid Covid deaths

Companies could be overstating their pension liabilities by up to £60bn due to their life expectancy assumptions, according to XPS Pensions Group.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 November 2020
Be ready for sponsor distress, TPR tells trustees in fresh guidance
Be ready for sponsor distress, TPR tells trustees in fresh guidance

Trustees must know the signs of sponsor distress and be prepared to act quickly as the “first line of defence” for savers, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 November 2020
BoE increases QE to £875bn but avoids negative interest rates
BoE increases QE to £875bn but avoids negative interest rates

The Bank of England (BoE) has voted unanimously to increase its purchase of UK government bonds by £150bn and to maintain rates at 0.1%, shunning rumours of a move towards negative interest rates.

  • Industry
  • 05 November 2020
A post-war approach to inflation?
A post-war approach to inflation?

Supply will need to be rebuilt following the forced shutdown, potentially pushing up inflation and reasserting the need for adequate hedges, writes James Phillips

  • Investment
  • 04 November 2020
Worse off savers refrain from changing pensions
Worse off savers refrain from changing pensions

Pension savers have held off from making changes to their pensions despite nearly half having been impacted by the pandemic, research finds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 03 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
TPR: Just 4% of schemes have agreed DRC deferrals
TPR: Just 4% of schemes have agreed DRC deferrals

Around one in 25 pension schemes have made use of regulatory easements to deficit recovery contribution (DRC) payment schedules, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 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
2021 will bring 'triple whammy' for covenant support
2021 will bring 'triple whammy' for covenant support

Sponsor covenants are facing a “triple whammy” moving into 2021 as the effects of Covid-19, Brexit and macro-economic conditions combine, Lincoln Pensions warns.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 October 2020
What Covid-19 means for longevity and bulk annuities
What Covid-19 means for longevity and bulk annuities

Darryl Brundle and Ashley Kanter look at the contrasting pressures and easements on longevity associated with the pandemic

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 October 2020
PPF probability of success drops to lowest ever level as reserves plummet by 16%
PPF probability of success drops to lowest ever level as reserves plummet by 16%

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has an 83% probability of success for its target of being self-sufficient by 2030 as of March this year, a six percentage point drop from 2019.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 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
Coronavirus Blog: Covid-19 plunges UK economy into deepest ever recession
Coronavirus Blog: Covid-19 plunges UK economy into deepest ever recession

In this live blog, Professional Pensions brings together all the latest news on the industry's response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as regulatory and legal updates.

  • Industry
  • 30 September 2020
PPF drops multi-year approach to cut levy to lowest since 2006/07
PPF drops multi-year approach to cut levy to lowest since 2006/07

Around 2,000 small schemes could see their levies cut as the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) consults on introducing a tapered approach to its risk-based levy while temporarily dropping its multi-year approach.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 September 2020
Pensions payable under new coronavirus job support scheme
Pensions payable under new coronavirus job support scheme

Pension contributions and class one employer National Insurance (NI) contributions remain payable by employers making use of the government’s coronavirus job support scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 September 2020
Autumn Budget cancelled amid Covid-19 crisis - reports
Autumn Budget cancelled amid Covid-19 crisis - reports

The November Budget will not go ahead due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 September 2020
CMI launches consultation on zero-weighting 'exceptional' 2020 death data for core model
CMI launches consultation on zero-weighting 'exceptional' 2020 death data for core model

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is asking for industry views to address the “exceptional” mortality data seen throughout the coronavirus pandemic as it updates its mortality projections model.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 September 2020
Why schemes must avoid overreacting to disrupted CMI Model
Why schemes must avoid overreacting to disrupted CMI Model

While the CMI Model of longevity improvements has proved reliable, Covid-19 threatens to cause it to show an unrealistic falls in life expectancy. Tim Gordon explains why the industry should not overreact

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 September 2020
A Covid-19 tax relief raid could exacerbate generational pensions divide
A Covid-19 tax relief raid could exacerbate generational pensions divide

With rumours once again swirling around the future of pensions tax relief in the run up to this year's Budget, any reduced incentive for long-term savers could risk further exacerbating the generational divide in pensions, says Tom Selby

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 September 2020
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