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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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      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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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
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
Dalriada appoints Keith Hinds as professional trustee
Dalriada appoints Keith Hinds as professional trustee

Keith Hinds has been appointed by Dalriada Trustees as a professional trustee, joining from his head of pensions advisory role at Grant Thornton.

  • Industry
  • 28 September 2020
Industry backs climate risk disclosure proposals but raises implementation concerns
Industry backs climate risk disclosure proposals but raises implementation concerns

The industry has broadly backed proposals to require the largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures but raised concerns about the workload of implementation as well as how to standardise the methodology used.

  • Investment
  • 27 August 2020
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards

As Covid-19 hampers efforts for professional trustees to complete necessary exams, Brian Spence defends the use of provisional accreditation.

  • Industry
  • 12 June 2020
Will Covid-19 undermine companies' ability to sponsor schemes?
Will Covid-19 undermine companies' ability to sponsor schemes?

Charlotte Moore looks at how the Covid-19 economic crisis will affect funding for schemes in differing amounts.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 June 2020
Government corporate insolvency proposals to give trustees greater say on restructurings
Government corporate insolvency proposals to give trustees greater say on restructurings

Pension scheme trustees could find themselves with a better seat at the table during a corporate restructuring under government proposals presented to parliament last week.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 May 2020
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has launched an advisory panel to support trustees of schemes whose sponsoring employer is stressed or distressed.

  • Industry
  • 18 May 2020
Sanctions should not deter advisers from their work
Sanctions should not deter advisers from their work

With great power comes great responsibility, Vassos Vassou says, as he welcomes the Pension Schemes Bill’s drive to improve adviser accountability.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 May 2020
Covid-19: Your industry guide
Covid-19: Your industry guide

The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.

  • Industry
  • 07 May 2020
No longer an excuse for equalisation delay
No longer an excuse for equalisation delay

While HMRC guidance on GMP equalisation contains both good and bad news for schemes, it does allow them to get going on the process, says John Wilson.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 April 2020
How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade
How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to eight senior professional trustees about accreditation, diversity and the issues they face in their roles.

  • Industry
  • 31 March 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included further calls for reforms of the pension freedoms, and prevailing uncertainty over cuts to tax relief on pension contributions.

  • Industry
  • 28 February 2020
Dalriada: Two regimes for professional trustees will 'undermine' benefits of accreditation
Dalriada: Two regimes for professional trustees will 'undermine' benefits of accreditation

The launch of two accreditation regimes for professional trustees into the industry at the same time is both unnecessary and confusing, says Dalriada Trustees.

  • Industry
  • 25 February 2020
Getting Brexit done: What next for schemes?
Getting Brexit done: What next for schemes?

The UK will leave the EU on 31 January, Professional Pensions’ expert advisory panel tells James Phillips what pension schemes should now be thinking about.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 January 2020
Don't forget to look both ways
Don't forget to look both ways

Schemes must use January to both reflect on 2019 and plan for 2020, says Vassos Vassou.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 January 2020
How schemes should be acting after CMA review
How schemes should be acting after CMA review

As pension schemes grapple with new fiduciary management and investment consulting rules, Charlotte Moore asks what trustees need to do

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 September 2019
PP Brexit Advisory Panel: Why schemes must prepare for all outcomes
PP Brexit Advisory Panel: Why schemes must prepare for all outcomes

Professional Pensions' expert Brexit Advisory Panel discusses the key considerations for schemes ahead of the UK's potential exit from the European Union

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 September 2019
How to improve gender diversity in pensions
How to improve gender diversity in pensions

More women are working in the industry but there is still a way to go, particularly at the senior level. In this roundtable, panellists discuss how to achieve a better gender balance

  • Industry
  • 14 August 2019
Pension negligence lands boss with seven-year ban
Pension negligence lands boss with seven-year ban

An insurance company director has been banned from company directorships after failing to keep adequate records and provide scheme members with up-to-date information.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 July 2019
Dalriada Trustees' Hugh Nolan: What trustees think of the CMA review
Dalriada Trustees' Hugh Nolan: What trustees think of the CMA review

PP speaks to Dalriada Trustees' Hugh Nolan about his views on the CMA's review into the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets.

  • Investment
  • 20 March 2019
Fraud report 2019: Are trustees doing enough to protect members?
Fraud report 2019: Are trustees doing enough to protect members?

RSM has unveiled its annual scheme survey, revealing the actions trustees are taking to protect members from fraud. Kim Kaveh looks at the findings.

  • Industry
  • 28 February 2019
Two arrested as TPR probes suspected £18m pension fraud
Two arrested as TPR probes suspected £18m pension fraud

Six people have been questioned by police as part of a joint operation with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) investigating a suspected pension fraud.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 December 2018
How involved should trustees get in DB transfers?
How involved should trustees get in DB transfers?

As the volume of transfer value requests grows, trustees must decide whether to take a minimalist or proactive approach with members. James Phillips explores the pros and cons.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 October 2018
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