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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-25 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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HSBC increases AUM on DB pensions risk platform
HSBC increases AUM on DB pensions risk platform

HSBC will increase its assets under management on Moody’s Analytics’ defined benefit (DB) software platform, expanding its use from six to 15 countries.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 19 February 2021
PLSA unveils six policy board appointments
PLSA unveils six policy board appointments

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has appointed six members to its policy board as it lays down a defined benefit (DB) funding-centric priority list for 2021.

  • Appointments
  • 26 January 2021
FCA investigating 165 Covid-19-related scams
FCA investigating 165 Covid-19-related scams

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating 165 coronavirus-related scams, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) submitted by Parliament Street think tank’s cyber research team.

  • Industry
  • 24 August 2020
Diversity: The solution to all of our problems!
Diversity: The solution to all of our problems!

Increasing the diversity of the pensions industry will bring in creative and energised thinking, new ideas, and effective debate, says Alison Hatcher.

  • Industry
  • 28 January 2020
HSBC launches master trust after TPR authorisation
HSBC launches master trust after TPR authorisation

The HSBC Master Trust has become the first new master trust to be authorised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), after having applied after the regime kicked off.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 December 2019
Harnessing the power of credit to boost responsible investment
Harnessing the power of credit to boost responsible investment

While equities are often considered the best weapon to wield in ESG-related engagement, pension schemes also have huge power through their bond allocations, says Mitch Reznick

  • Fixed Income
  • 09 October 2019
WSB Awards 2019 - The Winners
WSB Awards 2019 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the Workplace Savings and Benefits Awards 2019...

  • Employee Benefits
  • 06 September 2019
How HSBC is engaging its staff with money
How HSBC is engaging its staff with money

Nick Martindale looks at how HSBC is helping its 40,000-strong UK workforce get to grips with their personal finances.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 22 August 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included HSBC's scheme completing a £7bn longevity swap with PICA and the government announcing it would review the tapered allowance for NHS scheme members.

  • Industry
  • 09 August 2019
HSBC scheme completes £7bn longevity swap with PICA
HSBC scheme completes £7bn longevity swap with PICA

The HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme has hedged its longevity risk with Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) in the second-largest ever deal of its type.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 06 August 2019
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has joined a coalition of 88 investors to demand companies disclose more information on environmental impact.

  • Investment
  • 17 June 2019
Don't suspend pension transfer activity in the wake of GMP ruling, says industry
Don't suspend pension transfer activity in the wake of GMP ruling, says industry

Trustees should not suspend DB to DC pension transfer activity following the recent GMP equalisation ruling, say this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

  • Industry
  • 30 November 2018
HSBC has 'moral imperative' to drop pensions clawback rules, say MPs
HSBC has 'moral imperative' to drop pensions clawback rules, say MPs

The chief executive of HSBC, John Flint, is being pressured to appear before a newly formed cross-party group of MPs over a controversial pensions 'clawback' policy.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 November 2018
How Next Gen is 'changing the game' for pensions
How Next Gen is 'changing the game' for pensions

The Next Generation Pensions Committee is on a mission to promote and encourage younger voices in the industry. Kim Kaveh looks at its key objectives

  • Industry
  • 19 October 2018
UK Dividend Monitor: Headline dividends fall for first time in three years
UK Dividend Monitor: Headline dividends fall for first time in three years

UK headline dividends have declined for the first time since 2015, falling 2.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest quarterly dividend monitor from Link Asset Services.

  • Investment
  • 30 July 2018
North East Scotland LGPS grants HSBC custody mandate
North East Scotland LGPS grants HSBC custody mandate

The £4.2bn North East Scotland Pension Fund (NESPF) has appointed HSBC Securities Services as its custodian, replacing BNP Paribas.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 June 2018
The why, what and how of diversity
The why, what and how of diversity

Alison Hatcher looks at why it is so important to improve diversity in the pensions sector, and how to do it

  • Industry
  • 30 May 2018
The danger of lamenting 'it's not fair' in pensions
The danger of lamenting 'it's not fair' in pensions

Hilary Salt says by blurring the line between what is legally required and what 'feels fair', we create uncertainty about what is and isn't allowed

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2018
De-risking schemes must rethink fiduciary duty over ESG risks
De-risking schemes must rethink fiduciary duty over ESG risks

Helene Winch says in light of regulatory guidance, schemes focused on de-risking need to re-consider their fiduciary duty to also manage ESG risk

  • Investment
  • 25 May 2017
Schemes urged to put pressure on BP and Shell over executive pay
Schemes urged to put pressure on BP and Shell over executive pay

Schemes have been urged to vote against executive pay proposals at both Shell and BP in protest against incentives to increase short term production.

  • Investment
  • 08 May 2017
HSBC chief: Trustees should get on board and support the dashboard
HSBC chief: Trustees should get on board and support the dashboard

Expectations of what the dashboard could offer scheme members have been evolving. HSBC pension scheme's Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames tells Michael Klimes what it has to offer

  • Admin / Technology
  • 27 February 2017
DC investments need to perform better post-Brexit
DC investments need to perform better post-Brexit

Defined contribution (DC) investments have to generate higher returns for savers due to the uncertainty caused by Brexit according to Hymans Robertson.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 November 2016
FTSE 100 pension costs could double in three years
FTSE 100 pension costs could double in three years

The cost of defined benefit (DB) schemes sponsored by FTSE 100 companies could double from £7bn to £14bn per annum by 2019, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 September 2016
 Building pension dashboards: The challenges ahead
Building pension dashboards: The challenges ahead

A pension dashboard prototype will be launched by March 2017. Jonathan Stapleton and Helen Morrissey find out what the project is all about.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 19 September 2016
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