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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.

      • Date: 04 Mar 2021
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      Defined Benefit Consolidation Conference

      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.

      • Date: 25 Mar 2021
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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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      UK Pensions Awards 2021

      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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    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      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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Low-carbon investing doesn't have to mean low return
Low-carbon investing doesn't have to mean low return

With renewed urgency, governments and businesses strive for climate improvements, and pension schemes should take advantage, say Sammy Suzuki and Kent Hargis.

  • Investment
  • 27 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
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?

UK pension schemes are working hard to counter climate risks across investment portfolios, but the assessment of climate risks to sponsor covenant must be a key focus of schemes’ broader risk assessment, says Michael Bushnell.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 October 2020
The long-term horizon for the LGPS
The long-term horizon for the LGPS

Local authority funds must use lessons from the past to continue delivering into the future, says James Stoddart

  • Investment
  • 23 October 2020
Just becomes first UK insurer to issue a green bond
Just becomes first UK insurer to issue a green bond

Just Group has launched its inaugural green bond, raising £250m and becoming the first UK insurer to launch such an asset.

  • Investment
  • 16 October 2020
How the BT Pension Scheme will safeguard its portfolios and the planet from climate change
How the BT Pension Scheme will safeguard its portfolios and the planet from climate change

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there.

  • Investment
  • 15 October 2020
PLSA puts forward seven proposals to overcome barriers to climate-aware investing
PLSA puts forward seven proposals to overcome barriers to climate-aware investing

Data definitions, better stewardship, and increased education are central recommendations for overcoming the barriers to climate-aware investing, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) says.

  • Industry
  • 15 October 2020
LGIM integrates ESG and climate impact pledge into DC defaults
LGIM integrates ESG and climate impact pledge into DC defaults

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has incorporated ESG considerations as well as its climate impact pledge into the default funds for the 3.3 million members in its master trust and contract-based schemes.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 October 2020
Schemes must face the future to drive better outcomes
Schemes must face the future to drive better outcomes

Julian Mund writes about planning for the future and the four challenges he sees for the pension industry over the next five years.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 October 2020
Consolidation leads five-year expected industry trends, PLSA finds
Consolidation leads five-year expected industry trends, PLSA finds

Consolidation across defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes is the most-anticipated trend for the UK pensions industry over the next five years, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has found.

  • Industry
  • 12 October 2020
BT Pension Scheme sets 2035 net-zero target
BT Pension Scheme sets 2035 net-zero target

The BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) has become the latest pension fund to commit to a net-zero investment strategy by a fixed date in order to mitigate the financial risks from climate change.

  • Investment
  • 08 October 2020
EY: Driving improvements in market transparency
EY: Driving improvements in market transparency

Professional Pensions spoke to EY partner Iain Brown and director Rikhav Shah as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what they had to say…

  • Investment
  • 07 October 2020
BNP Paribas Asset Management: Evolving our global sustainability strategy
BNP Paribas Asset Management: Evolving our global sustainability strategy

Professional Pensions spoke to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of sales Philip Dawes as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what he had to say…

  • Investment
  • 07 October 2020
Fixed income managers up the ante on ESG
Fixed income managers up the ante on ESG

Asset managers are increasingly feeling the pressure from institutional investors including pension funds to address ESG issues and provide greater transparency on their efforts to tackle the risks, Russell Investments finds.

  • Investment
  • 06 October 2020
Opperman: 'Productive power' of pensions key to net-zero Britain
Opperman: 'Productive power' of pensions key to net-zero Britain

Sustainable pension investments are vital in overarching plans to push the UK to net-zero carbon emissions, Guy Opperman says.

  • Industry
  • 06 October 2020
TPR: Trustees can't duck questions on climate change
TPR: Trustees can't duck questions on climate change

Trustees need to develop their understanding and capacity around ESG issues to be able to make better decisions for their members, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

  • Investment
  • 01 October 2020
How Covid-19 is changing the view on ESG
How Covid-19 is changing the view on ESG

Despite Covid, ESG is still in the spotlight, says Holly Roach

  • Industry
  • 01 October 2020
Social assets should be key on trustees' to-do list
Social assets should be key on trustees' to-do list

Evita Zanuso looks at the role social assets can play in UK pension fund portfolios to help build back after the pandemic

  • Investment
  • 01 October 2020
Industry Voice: Investor engagement comes of age; BMO Global Asset Management committed to making finance a force for good
Industry Voice: Investor engagement comes of age; BMO Global Asset Management committed to making finance a force for good

  • Investment
  • 30 September 2020
TISAtech and PLSA launch ESG investment strategy evaluation
TISAtech and PLSA launch ESG investment strategy evaluation

TISAtech has launched an ESG investment strategy evaluation in collaboration with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

  • Industry
  • 25 September 2020
PMI Student Essay Competition: Could Covid-19 lead the industry to focus more on its employees?
PMI Student Essay Competition: Could Covid-19 lead the industry to focus more on its employees?

Willis Tower Watson analyst Jennifer Harrison was the winner of the PMI's fourth student essay competition. In her paper, she looks at the way Covid-19 has changed the way people and companies in the industry work and asks whether these changes will become...

  • Industry
  • 25 September 2020
ESG ratings: Present problems and future solutions
ESG ratings: Present problems and future solutions

James Baxter-Derrington talks to ESG investment specialists about current issues in the ESG ratings market and how the market might look in years to come.

  • Investment
  • 24 September 2020
PPI launches DC Future Book 2020; positive AE trends seen despite Covid-19 disruption
PPI launches DC Future Book 2020; positive AE trends seen despite Covid-19 disruption

Both defined contribution (DC) scheme membership and assets are continuing to show steady growth despite the Coronavirus outbreak, according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

  • Industry
  • 23 September 2020
Big Four accounting firms reveal ESG reporting standards
Big Four accounting firms reveal ESG reporting standards

Leaders of the Big Four accounting firms have joined forces to unveil a reporting framework for ESG standards.

  • Industry
  • 23 September 2020
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