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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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      Pension schemes are now facing increasing government, regulatory, and member demand to manage the financial risks associated with the anthropogenic consequences of the environmental crisis. But how best to manage this transition to net-zero? And, in the rush to invest in carbon friendly assets, are investors potentially missing out on potential returns generated by the transition theme, investing in assets that may not be carbon neutral but have the potential to significantly improve their environmental credentials over time. This webinar will discuss at the transition theme, look at the opportunity set available and ask how this can help schemes achieve superior returns while moving towards a net-zero portfolio.

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Covid-19 widens FTSE 350 DB funding gap
Covid-19 widens FTSE 350 DB funding gap

FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, latest research from Barnett Waddingham shows.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 June 2020
Pension schemes can avoid bowing to bear market pressure
Pension schemes can avoid bowing to bear market pressure

Pension schemes should “stick to their convictions” and long-term policies in the face of market falls caused by Covid-19, Aon says.

  • Investment
  • 08 April 2020
UK gilt funds lone positive performers in 'horror show' March
UK gilt funds lone positive performers in 'horror show' March

Investment Association (IA) UK gilt funds were the only fund sector to deliver positive returns in a "horror show" March, which saw the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic decimate the performance of most IA-registered vehicles.

  • Investment
  • 01 April 2020
Pensions schemes feel the force of FTSE 100 plunge
Pensions schemes feel the force of FTSE 100 plunge

Institutional investors are continuing to flounder after the FTSE 100 opened the week down 8.72%, crashing into technical bear market territory.

  • Investment
  • 09 March 2020
IA takes aim at 20% of FTSE 350 firms on board diversity failures
IA takes aim at 20% of FTSE 350 firms on board diversity failures

The Investment Association (IA) has written to nearly a fifth of FTSE 350 firms asking them to explain how they intend to improve the gender diversity of their boards, which continues to lag the Hampton-Alexander Review's target of 33% representation...

  • Industry
  • 02 March 2020
KPMG's former pensions advisory practice launches as Isio following buyout
KPMG's former pensions advisory practice launches as Isio following buyout

KPMG’s pensions advisory business has relaunched following a £200m leveraged buyout that will see it rebrand as Isio.

  • Industry
  • 02 March 2020
'Dark storm' of coronavirus sees global stocks suffer worst week
'Dark storm' of coronavirus sees global stocks suffer worst week

The S&P 500 closed in negative territory again yesterday, down 4.4%, the largest drop since August 2011.

  • Investment
  • 28 February 2020
UK continues to lead way on governance amid increasing investor pressure
UK continues to lead way on governance amid increasing investor pressure

UK companies continue to lead the way on governance standards globally, despite an uptick in shareholder rebellions in 2019 as investors continue to ramp up pressure on investee firms, data suggests.

  • Investment
  • 27 February 2020
DB funding - January 2020: Gilt yield drop pushes up deficit by £64bn
DB funding - January 2020: Gilt yield drop pushes up deficit by £64bn

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the January 2020 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 February 2020
Limited RPI change now factored into company pension disclosures
Limited RPI change now factored into company pension disclosures

Companies with large pension schemes have already made budget allowances in advance of proposed changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI), Willis Towers Watson (WTW) says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 February 2020
PLSA: Executive remuneration-related dissent at 'five year high' and 'major concern' for schemes
PLSA: Executive remuneration-related dissent at 'five year high' and 'major concern' for schemes

The number of remuneration-related resolutions that received significant levels of dissent during the 2019 AGM season was at a five-year high, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

  • Industry
  • 22 January 2020
Phoenix Group looks to acquire rival ReAssure for £3.2bn
Phoenix Group looks to acquire rival ReAssure for £3.2bn

Phoenix Group has laid down a proposal to acquire rival life insurer ReAssure Group in a £3.2bn cash and shares deal.

  • Industry
  • 06 December 2019
Breaking into the boardroom, tackling the seniority gap
Breaking into the boardroom, tackling the seniority gap

FTSE 100 chief executives are more likely to be called Steve than they are to be women, who account for 50% of the population, unlike men called Steve.

  • Industry
  • 03 December 2019
Partner Insight: Finding surer paths to DB pension scheme endgames
Partner Insight: Finding surer paths to DB pension scheme endgames

DB pension schemes need to increase certainty about potential outcomes to help them reach their chosen goal, says Jos Vermeulen of Insight Investment

  • Industry
  • 07 October 2019
Industry Voice: FTSE 350 pensions - Investment strategy
Industry Voice: FTSE 350 pensions - Investment strategy

Deficit contributions and favourable asset returns in recent years have led to improved funding positions and our analysis suggests buying out scheme liabilities with an insurer is now a realistic medium-term goal for the majority of FTSE 350 companies...

  • Investment
  • 12 September 2019
ReAssure announces potential intention to float
ReAssure announces potential intention to float

ReAssure Group has revealed its intention to publish a registration document and its potential intention to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

  • Industry
  • 07 June 2019
Inflation beats expectations to stick at 3% putting further pressure on BoE to hike rates in May
Inflation beats expectations to stick at 3% putting further pressure on BoE to hike rates in May

The UK inflation rate remained flat at 3% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), beating analysts' expectations of a drop to 2.9%.

  • Investment
  • 13 February 2018
IA asks FTSE companies how they are addressing shareholder concerns
IA asks FTSE companies how they are addressing shareholder concerns

Letter to FTSE All-Share members

  • Investment
  • 26 October 2017
DB funds enjoy 'eye-of-the-storm respite' in November
DB funds enjoy 'eye-of-the-storm respite' in November

Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a small improvement in their funding ratios in November after a year of market turmoil.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 December 2016
Dividend warning as FTSE 350 deficits soar 135% to 'dizzying heights'
Dividend warning as FTSE 350 deficits soar 135% to 'dizzying heights'

FTSE 350 companies may need to reconsider whether to pay dividends after the total deficit has climbed to £207bn by the end of August.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 September 2016
DB liabilities climb by £100bn over July
DB liabilities climb by £100bn over July

Total deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes have reached an all-time high for the sixth month in a row, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 August 2016
DB contribution levels expected to meet investment shortfall
DB contribution levels expected to meet investment shortfall

Companies could increase their defined benefit (DB) contributions rates to meet a £770bn funding gap over the next 60 years.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 July 2016
JLT: DB deficits hit record £341bn in June
JLT: DB deficits hit record £341bn in June

Total deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes reached an all-time high of £341bn by the end of June amid uncertainty over Brexit, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 July 2016
What will happen to schemes' investments after Brexit or Remain?
What will happen to schemes' investments after Brexit or Remain?

As the UK goes to the polls to decide the country's future EU membership, PP looks at what pension funds should expect under either scenario.

  • Investment
  • 23 June 2016
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