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      Risk Reduction Forum 2019

      The Risk Reduction Forum seeks to arm trustees and scheme professionals with practical insights around best practice, and takeaways they can apply to their own scheme

      • Date: 14 Mar 2019
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      Rising Star Awards 2019

      Professional Pensions has launched its inaugural Rising Stars Awards to celebrate the emerging talent in pensions

      • Date: 27 Mar 2019
      • Proud Embankment, London
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      Defined Contribution Conference 2019

      This exclusive one day conference will provide a comprehensive overview of the evolving DC landscape, and examine how Trustees and Pension Scheme Managers can overcome the challenges they face

      • Date: 24 Apr 2019
      • The Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell St, London WC1B 3NN, London
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      Professional Pensions & PIC Breakfast Briefing

      This breakfast briefing will take a look at the outlook for the risk reduction market - looking in particular at how schemes can best prepare to conduct an insurance transaction, capacity in the market as well as the key factors that are likely to affect both pricing and demand.

      • Date: 30 Apr 2019
      • The Ned, 27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ, London
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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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      Pension freedoms three years on

      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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Gina Miller
Industry-wide universities programme needed to boost diversity and trust

The industry needs to come together to develop a financial education programme for university students to encourage more to enter the industry, thereby also building trust, Gina Miller has said.

  • Industry
  • 12 March 2018
More work needed to get women in senior pensions positions

In this week's Pensions Buzz, most respondents said despite progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2018
How we can bridge the gender gap in pensions

On International Women's Day, Kim Kaveh says evidence shows the gender gap in pension savings is still far too big, and looks at ways to close it

  • Defined Contribution
  • 08 March 2018
Women still falling behind men in saving for retirement despite AE

Women still fall well behind men when it comes to saving for retirement despite auto-enrolment (AE) increasing contributions year on year, Pension Monster data shows.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 March 2018
Exclusive: Now Pensions opt-outs higher among women across all age groups

Average opt-out rates for 22- to 29-year old female members were 5% in December compared to 3% for men - a trend that accelerates across older groups, according to Now Pensions analysis conducted exclusively for PP.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 February 2018
Assets managers in huge diversity push
BlackRock, JPMAM and Standard Life sign up for new 30% Club diversity push

Asset managers including JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM), BlackRock and Standard Life have backed an initiative set up by the 30% Club to push for a third of FTSE companies to have women on their boards.

  • Industry
  • 02 February 2018
Women in Pensions Awards 2018: Nominations Open

Professional Pensions has launched the inaugural Women in Pensions Awards to celebrate the achievements of women working in pensions or acting as a trustee. Find out how to nominate here…

  • Industry
  • 31 January 2018
Gender gap: Women end up with half the pension of men by age 50

Women accumulate on average £56,000 in their pension funds by age 50 compared to £112,000 saved by men, research by Aegon has found.

  • Industry
  • 30 January 2018
Why schemes should avoid gender bias in communications

Methods should be the same for both men and women as, contrary to popular belief, research shows there are few disparities between how they respond, writes Kim Kaveh.

  • Industry
  • 14 November 2017
Women accrue average pension less than half that of men, research finds

The average workplace pension pot for women is just £53,000, far below the £120,000 average for men, according to a study which highlights the clear gender gap in pensions.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2017
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How Europe leads the way on ESG investing

Stark differences in approach to ESG issues between Europe and North America show significant cultural markers, James Phillips writes.

  • Investment
  • 06 November 2017
Diversity is moving up the agenda of asset owners, finds research

Nearly three-quarters (74%) of asset owners include diversity in their annual report, according to New Financial.

  • Industry
  • 01 November 2017
Have your say: Was it right to introduce the pension freedoms?

This week we want to know if it was right to introduce Freedom and Choice and how likely it is tax relief will be cut in the November Budget.

  • Industry
  • 26 September 2017
Diversity
Just 23% of investment managers are female, Diversity Project finds

Over three-quarters of investment managers are male, while over four in ten are white British, according to research by the Diversity Project.

  • Investment
  • 19 September 2017
Diversity means varied life experiences and challenging culture

Pension trustee boards should comprise of individuals with a range of different life experiences and viewpoints as this will lead to better decision-making, speakers at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's diversity seminar say.

  • Industry
  • 13 September 2017
Helena Morrissey of Newton
New scheme will help more women return to the investment industry

Women returning to the investment industry after a career break will be able to take advantage of a UCAS-style clearing system.

  • Industry
  • 29 August 2017
Have your say: Can mentorship increase diversity on boards?

This week we want to know if mentoring trustees is an effective way to increase diversity on boards and whether GMP equalisation should be scrapped.

  • Industry
  • 11 July 2017
PB UK: Build diversity on trustee boards from the grassroots

The industry should look to encourage diversity and appointment of young trustees through recruitment at the grassroots according to a panel of trustees at Pensions and Benefits UK.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 June 2017
Female mentoring scheme for actuarial profession to launch this year

A pioneering female mentoring programme is being rolled out in September to improve diversity at senior levels in the actuarial profession, supported by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

  • Industry
  • 22 June 2017
Industry welcomes PPF levy for sponsorless DB schemes

Imposing a higher levy on schemes without a substantive sponsor would be fairer and act as a deterrent, according to Pensions Buzz respondents.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 March 2017
Helena Morrissey of Newton
Diversity is about delivering results not political correctness

Improving diversity is about delivering improved results rather than being nice to people or being politically correct according to Helena Morrissey.

  • Industry
  • 13 March 2017
PLSA launches trustee diversity campaign

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is embarking on a campaign to improve the diversity of trustee boards in a climate of "division and disharmony".

  • Industry
  • 01 March 2017
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DB trustees have high financial literacy but lean towards groupthink

Almost all defined benefit (DB) trustees show excellent understanding of financial concepts, but most boards lack diversity.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 February 2017
The personnel problem: Good trustees are hard to find

Recruiting high quality trustees is a major challenge for schemes. Emma Cusworth looks at how this can be managed.

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2017
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