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      This PP Talks webinar will ask how fiduciary managers coped with the Covid-19 challenge, how fiduciary management clients generally fared, and the outlook for the year ahead.

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      This webinar will help trustees and pension managers look at the challenges facing open DB schemes, specifically looking at the issues they could face as a result of The Pension Regulator’s new Funding Code of Practice and asking how this could affect the affordability of benefits, future service contributions, investment strategy and benefit design.

      • Date: 06 May 2021
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      The pandemic has affected the retirement plans of many. Some have been forced into an early retirement because of redundancy, whilst others have delayed retirement due to their pension losing value. Those who have struggled with a reduced household income, have even been dipping into their pensions whilst still working to make up for the shortfall.This webinar will uncover the steps that can be taken to support pension scheme members in the lead up to and at retirement.

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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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How can schemes measure their carbon footprint
How can schemes measure their carbon footprint

Schemes need to obtain emissions data to measure their carbon footprint, but this process comes with challenges. Stephanie Baxter explores how to overcome them and why schemes need to look beyond emissions

  • Investment
  • 20 April 2021
Environment Agency Pension Fund to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2045
Environment Agency Pension Fund to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2045

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) will cut its carbon emissions by 50% from a 2010 baseline level by the end of this decade on its trajectory to net zero.

  • Investment
  • 20 April 2021
Nest bulks out portfolio with mega infrastructure deals
Nest bulks out portfolio with mega infrastructure deals

Nest has announced two infrastructure partnerships which will see the asset class make up 5% of its total portfolio.

  • Investment
  • 19 April 2021
Embracing the trusteeship of E, S and G
Embracing the trusteeship of E, S and G

Roger Mattingly discusses how trustees can manage their ESG obligations

  • Investment
  • 14 April 2021
Industry Voice: No time like now — why investors are moving on ESG
Industry Voice: No time like now — why investors are moving on ESG

Eoin Murray, Head of Investment at the international business of Federated Hermes takes a trip down memory lane and into the future with ESG….

  • Investment
  • 06 April 2021
ESG Watch: New sustainable fund offerings from Kempen and NNIP
ESG Watch: New sustainable fund offerings from Kempen and NNIP

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news from across the industry.

  • Investment
  • 01 April 2021
Sackers launches ESG guide with focus on new climate-related disclosure requirements
Sackers launches ESG guide with focus on new climate-related disclosure requirements

Sackers has published its fifth ESG and climate change guide to help pension scheme trustees understand and respond to the latest regulatory requirements including the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Industry
  • 30 March 2021
New climate strategy for TPR will focus on trustee support
New climate strategy for TPR will focus on trustee support

A climate strategy for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is set to be announced in the coming weeks which will support trustees as they carry out work to meet the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) requirements.

  • Investment
  • 26 March 2021
DWP questions trustees' understanding of 'S' in ESG in call for evidence
DWP questions trustees' understanding of 'S' in ESG in call for evidence

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking views on how trustees understand the role of social factors in pension scheme ESG policies.

  • Industry
  • 24 March 2021
Aon outlines benefits of ESG integration in investments in new paper
Aon outlines benefits of ESG integration in investments in new paper

The relevance and value of ESG integration in investments is growing and is expected to become more important in coming years, according to a paper by Aon.

  • Investment
  • 19 March 2021
Guy Opperman and Chuka Umunna among keynotes revealed for Sustainable Investment Festival
Guy Opperman and Chuka Umunna among keynotes revealed for Sustainable Investment Festival

Professional Pensions parent Incisive Media is pleased to announce the first keynote speakers for its inaugural Sustainable Investment Festival, which takes place live online between 22-25 June.

  • Industry
  • 18 March 2021
Pension schemes urged to open floor to give savers a voice on key issues
Pension schemes urged to open floor to give savers a voice on key issues

Pension providers need to tackle rampant ‘pension apathy’ by allowing savers to have a greater say in how their investment is used to tackle issues of concern such as climate change, Aviva says.

  • Investment
  • 18 March 2021
TISA publishes first ESG reporting good practice guide
TISA publishes first ESG reporting good practice guide

Helping firms 'get ahead' under SFDR

  • Industry
  • 17 March 2021
Tackling ESG risks in fixed income and LDI
Tackling ESG risks in fixed income and LDI

Addressing ESG risks has typically been easier in equities but there are many ways to do it in fixed income and LDI portfolios, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Investment
  • 17 March 2021
Why trustees must embrace ESG sooner rather than later
Why trustees must embrace ESG sooner rather than later

Regulatory pressures over ESG will only intensify. Lucy Tusa says it is better for trustees to embrace this direction of travel sooner rather than later

  • Investment
  • 16 March 2021
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking

With so much for trustees to grapple with currently, Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking about ESG.

  • Investment
  • 16 March 2021
ESG Watch: New fund offerings from Federated Hermes, Invesco, and Alliance Bernstein
ESG Watch: New fund offerings from Federated Hermes, Invesco, and Alliance Bernstein

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news across the industry from sister title Investment Week.

  • Investment
  • 15 March 2021
The Brussels effect: Meeting ESG rules despite Brexit
The Brussels effect: Meeting ESG rules despite Brexit

Despite Brexit, indirect EU impacts are expected to influence how UK schemes and their asset managers stay alert to ESG issues, writes Charlotte Moore.

  • Investment
  • 12 March 2021
Hymans Robertson at 100: Taking a long-term perspective
Hymans Robertson at 100: Taking a long-term perspective

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Hymans Robertson senior partner John Dickson and managing partner Shireen Anisuddin as the firm celebrates its 100th anniversary, discussing the consultancy’s first 100 years and looking to the future of both its business...

  • Industry
  • 11 March 2021
Government to consult on simpler statements as Opperman hints on 'statement season'
Government to consult on simpler statements as Opperman hints on 'statement season'

The government will consult on mandating the use of simpler annual statements while also setting out an approach to a “pension statement season”, says Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 March 2021
Zero-carbon transition can provide better returns than gilts, says Lord Adair Turner
Zero-carbon transition can provide better returns than gilts, says Lord Adair Turner

The switch to a zero-carbon economy provides the opportunity for attractive returns for pension funds, even if they are "not shoot the lights out returns", says Lord Adair Turner.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 March 2021
Trustees face 'murky, dirty world' of ESG compromises
Trustees face 'murky, dirty world' of ESG compromises

Trustees should not automatically dismiss investments in certain sectors on the basis of their core operations but consider their wider fiduciary duty to members, says Richard Butcher.

  • Investment
  • 08 March 2021
Exploring the power of AI to provide more accurate ESG ratings
Exploring the power of AI to provide more accurate ESG ratings

Adrian Boulding and Dr Daniel Philps look at how artificial intelligence will make it easier for investors to understand the ESG performance of their investee companies.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 March 2021
ESG ratings: Bringing transparency or just greenwashing?
ESG ratings: Bringing transparency or just greenwashing?

With sustainable investing proliferating rapidly and ESG ratings becoming embedded in financial markets, providers are coming under the spotlight over the transparency of their scoring systems, writes Pedro Gonçalves.

  • Investment
  • 03 March 2021
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