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Rothesay's Cleo Taylor Smith: Staying true to yourself
Rothesay's Cleo Taylor Smith: Staying true to yourself

Rothesay business development director Cleo Taylor Smith was named as joint winner of the Saleswoman/Marketer of the Year category at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

  • Industry
  • 19 January 2021
PMI and NextGen to collaborate on series of projects to represent the next generation in pensions
PMI and NextGen to collaborate on series of projects to represent the next generation in pensions

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and NextGen have partnered to offer a series of initiatives to “give a voice to the next generation of pension professionals”.

  • Industry
  • 14 January 2021
PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society
PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) chief executive Tracy Blackwell was named pensions woman of the year at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
PLSA survey finds trustee boards still insufficiently diverse; Most schemes have no plan in place to remedy situation
PLSA survey finds trustee boards still insufficiently diverse; Most schemes have no plan in place to remedy situation

Greater diversity in the industry can improve decision-making and help with attracting and retaining talent but few schemes have diversity and inclusion plans in place, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) research reveals.

  • Industry
  • 16 December 2020
Two-thirds of fund managers reduce investments in companies failing on diversity and inclusion
Two-thirds of fund managers reduce investments in companies failing on diversity and inclusion

Two-thirds of UK fund managers are reducing investments in companies that fail on diversity and inclusion scores, according to a survey by Edelman.

  • Industry
  • 18 November 2020
LGBT Great and Incisive Media unite to champion LGBT+ agenda in financial services
LGBT Great and Incisive Media unite to champion LGBT+ agenda in financial services

LGBT Great and Incisive Media are excited to announce they have signed a new and exclusive partnership to work together to accelerate progress of the LGBT+ agenda across the investment, pensions, wealth management and savings industry.

  • Industry
  • 17 November 2020
Gender pension gap closes but pay gap means women still save less
Gender pension gap closes but pay gap means women still save less

The gender pension gap has narrowed to just 1%, but the pay gap and part-time working ratio means women are still saving less per year than men, according to Scottish Widows.

  • Industry
  • 11 November 2020
Investment sector not doing enough to improve ethnic diversity
Investment sector not doing enough to improve ethnic diversity

Investment professionals are concerned that the sector is not doing enough to promote ethnic diversity, a new survey has revealed.

  • Industry
  • 29 October 2020
10,000 Black Interns campaign launches with leading investment managers' backing
10,000 Black Interns campaign launches with leading investment managers' backing

Leading figures of the investment management industry have today launched the 10,000 Black Interns programme which aims to improve and transform the career prospects of young black people in the UK.

  • Industry
  • 27 October 2020
Willis Towers Watson launches diversity action plan; warns progress is 'disappointingly slow'
Willis Towers Watson launches diversity action plan; warns progress is 'disappointingly slow'

Willis Towers Watson has set out a diversity action plan for the investment industry after its research found progress on diversity is “disappointingly slow” across the entire sector.

  • Industry
  • 26 October 2020
Standard Life Aberdeen and Fidelity sign letter demanding action on black inclusion
Standard Life Aberdeen and Fidelity sign letter demanding action on black inclusion

Standard Life Aberdeen and Fidelity have signed an open letter demanding action on inclusion in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

  • Industry
  • 26 October 2020
Majority of asset managers do not assess gender diversity
Majority of asset managers do not assess gender diversity

Fewer than half of asset managers assess gender diversity as part of their investment analysis, latest research by Redington reveals.

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  • 19 October 2020
The Diversity Project launches compendium to accelerate industry's inclusion agenda
The Diversity Project launches compendium to accelerate industry's inclusion agenda

The Diversity Project has launched a compendium to enable the investment and savings industry to accelerate its diversity and inclusion agenda.

  • Industry
  • 13 July 2020
Is the pensions industry doing enough on ethnic diversity?
Is the pensions industry doing enough on ethnic diversity?

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of last month has prompted a huge wave of protest and soul-searching across the world.

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  • 08 June 2020
Women in Investment Festival: Top tips from female leaders for women climbing the career ladder
Women in Investment Festival: Top tips from female leaders for women climbing the career ladder

Tales from The Top panel highlights

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  • 19 March 2020
Women in Investment Festival: Are men doing enough to drive change?
Women in Investment Festival: Are men doing enough to drive change?

Highlights from this year's event

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  • 18 March 2020
PLSA publishes guide on diversity and inclusion
PLSA publishes guide on diversity and inclusion

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a step-by-step guide on diversity and inclusion detailing steps for trustees to follow to promote greater inclusivity.

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  • 13 March 2020
Diversity on trustee boards benefits scheme members
Diversity on trustee boards benefits scheme members

The Pensions Regulator’s industry working group on diversity is a step in the right direction, says Elizabeth Bostock.

  • Industry
  • 11 March 2020
Each for Equal: The search for meaningful equality
Each for Equal: The search for meaningful equality

Equality should be about improvements all round not swapping one set of discriminations for another, says Rachel Meadows.

  • Industry
  • 09 March 2020
Should we look at the US to close the UK gender retirement gap?
Should we look at the US to close the UK gender retirement gap?

Longer life expectancies, caring responsibilities, and lower average salaries leave women’s retirement savings lacking. Mark Sullivan looks at how the US is closing the gap.

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  • 09 March 2020
Chair's statement rules are too harsh, say Buzz peers
Chair's statement rules are too harsh, say Buzz peers

This week's 104 Pensions Buzz respondents agreed that the regulations surrounding chair's statements are too harsh.

  • Industry
  • 06 February 2020
Diversity: The solution to all of our problems!
Diversity: The solution to all of our problems!

Increasing the diversity of the pensions industry will bring in creative and energised thinking, new ideas, and effective debate, says Alison Hatcher.

  • Industry
  • 28 January 2020
Who holds the investment purse strings - and what are they doing with them?
Who holds the investment purse strings - and what are they doing with them?

Know a woman with a great business idea trying to catch the eye of the investment world? Tell them to buckle up, because research suggests they are going to have a problem, writes Laura Miller

  • Industry
  • 23 January 2020
Women are going into business - so what is the problem?
Women are going into business - so what is the problem?

Self-employment may work well for those women who bear the brunt of childcare responsibilities, but this can leave them lacking in pension, insurance, and savings provision, says Laura Miller.

  • Industry
  • 09 December 2019
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