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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      Sustainable Investment Festival 2021

      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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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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PGIM Investments adds to fixed income ESG offering with total return launch
PGIM Investments adds to fixed income ESG offering with total return launch

PGIM Investments has expanded its ESG offering with the launch of a total return UCITS bond fund.

  • Investment
  • 26 February 2021
Industry Voice: The role of themes in investing
Industry Voice: The role of themes in investing

We may be familiar with the concept of thematic investing, but how can themes actually play a part in security selection?

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2021
Sustainable Investment Forum: Registration opens
Sustainable Investment Forum: Registration opens

Registration for the inaugural Sustainable Investment Festival is now open.

  • Industry
  • 23 February 2021
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking
Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking

Trustees are under increasing pressure to give more consideration to ESG factors. Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking.

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2021
PPI and Phoenix warn joint industry approach is needed if climate change goals are to be reached
PPI and Phoenix warn joint industry approach is needed if climate change goals are to be reached

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Phoenix Group have warned a joint approach is needed across the pensions industry and the government to improve scheme engagement with climate change.

  • Industry
  • 18 February 2021
LGIM adds green bond ETF to fixed income range
LGIM adds green bond ETF to fixed income range

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has bolstered its fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) range with the launch of a new green bond ETF.

  • Investment
  • 18 February 2021
Investment management 'not fit for purpose' in delivering sustainable wealth creation
Investment management 'not fit for purpose' in delivering sustainable wealth creation

The overall business model of the investment management industry needs to be reengineered to deliver sustainable wealth creation that spans decades, not quarterly targets, says the 300 Club.

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2021
Scottish Widows Master Trust launches responsible investment-focused fund range
Scottish Widows Master Trust launches responsible investment-focused fund range

Scottish Widows Master Trust has expanded its fund range with the launch of five ESG funds, offering greater choice for members looking to invest their pension more sustainably.

  • Investment
  • 16 February 2021
DB schemes need own journeys to net-zero commitments, industry says
DB schemes need own journeys to net-zero commitments, industry says

Four in five (81%) industry professionals believe defined benefit (DB) schemes should choose their own framework and pathway to net-zero rather than following set prescriptions.

  • Investment
  • 16 February 2021
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 will revolutionise savings and help build back better and greener, says Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2021
Pension Schemes Act 2021 becomes law with DB, CDC, ESG and dashboard rules
Pension Schemes Act 2021 becomes law with DB, CDC, ESG and dashboard rules

Enhanced criminal and civil sanctions for defined benefit (DB) scheme negligence have become law after the Pension Schemes Act 2021 gained its place on the statute book.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 February 2021
'Good' net-zero pensions: Turning commitment into action
'Good' net-zero pensions: Turning commitment into action

Tony Burdon and Nick Robins set out how to make the green pledges go further.

  • Investment
  • 09 February 2021
Covid increases investor focus on ESG but major implementation obstacles remain
Covid increases investor focus on ESG but major implementation obstacles remain

One third of investors say the pandemic has increased their focus on ESG issues, with the issue now a focus across asset classes, research from bfinance shows.

  • Investment
  • 08 February 2021
Dyfed cuts equity carbon footprint by 16%
Dyfed cuts equity carbon footprint by 16%

The £2.7bn Dyfed Pension Fund will move 15% of its assets into low-carbon equity portfolios in a move to reduce its carbon footprint by screening out fossil fuel and thermal coal exposure.

  • Investment
  • 05 February 2021
AMX and DWS team up for stewardship-focused pooled funds service
AMX and DWS team up for stewardship-focused pooled funds service

The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) and DWS have launched an investment solution which allows schemes in pooled funds to express their stewardship preferences.

  • Investment
  • 01 February 2021
Aegon partners with HSBC to embed ESG criteria into default funds
Aegon partners with HSBC to embed ESG criteria into default funds

Aegon has embedded ESG criteria across its in-house workplace default funds through a partnership with HSBC Global Asset Management.

  • Investment
  • 21 January 2021
Exclusive: Mobius Life launches ESG reporting service
Exclusive: Mobius Life launches ESG reporting service

Mobius Life has launched a service to provide pension schemes with a report which collates asset managers’ ESG themes to help trustees complete their annual implementation statements.

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  • 19 January 2021
PP parent Incisive Media launches Sustainable Investment Festival
PP parent Incisive Media launches Sustainable Investment Festival

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  • Investment
  • 18 January 2021
Aegon commits to net-zero default funds by 2050
Aegon commits to net-zero default funds by 2050

The carbon emissions in Aegon UK’s default pension funds will be slashed in half by 2030 under a longer-term plan to reach a net-zero position by the middle of the century.

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF

The Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (Barclays UKRF) has integrated ESG factors and climate risk into a £1.3bn diversified growth fund (DGF) portfolio used for its defined contribution (DC) scheme.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 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
2021 outlook: What's next for ESG?
2021 outlook: What's next for ESG?

After a year that took everyone by surprise, experts tell Professional Pensions what could be on the horizon for ESG in 2021.

  • Investment
  • 29 December 2020
Europe-wide regulation of ESG needed to stop greenwashing, trade body says
Europe-wide regulation of ESG needed to stop greenwashing, trade body says

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) is calling for a European regulation of ESG data, research and ratings, in part to stamp out greenwashing.

  • Investment
  • 18 December 2020
Divestment alone dangerously undermines pursuit of zero-carbon economy
Divestment alone dangerously undermines pursuit of zero-carbon economy

Dr Pooja Khosla and Amer Khan argue that schemes should use their monetary power to seek change rather than divest.

  • Investment
  • 16 December 2020
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