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      This webinar will look at how pension schemes can harness their members’ interest in ESG to engage them more broadly with their pensions. In particular, it will look at exclusive research showing how members are reacting to ESG; their propensity to act versus their actual behaviour; and the expectations they have of providers in this regard.

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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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      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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BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G
BHS Senior Management Scheme completes PPF+ buy-in with L&G

The BHS Senior Management Scheme has agreed a £2.5m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, securing benefits outside of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 November 2020
Mercer launches DB master trust as scheme pressures grow
Mercer launches DB master trust as scheme pressures grow

Mercer has launched a defined benefit (DB) master trust in a bid to offer a “best-in-class solution” that recognises the shrinking universe.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 September 2020
Marathon Service scheme agrees £610m full buy-in with Rothesay Life
Marathon Service scheme agrees £610m full buy-in with Rothesay Life

The Marathon Service (GB) Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has completed a £610m full buy-in with Rothesay Life, covering the benefits of more than 1,400 members.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 September 2020
Countrywide Farmers scheme completes £100m PPF+ buy-in with L&G
Countrywide Farmers scheme completes £100m PPF+ buy-in with L&G

The Countrywide Farmers Retirement Benefits has secured a £100m buy-in with Legal & General, insuring members’ benefits above Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation levels.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 July 2020
Embedding ESG can't end with equities
Embedding ESG can't end with equities

Amid the economic fallout from Covid-19, ESG issues have never been more relevant, says Tegs Harding.

  • Investment
  • 24 July 2020
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel
PPF names 11 firms to trustee and support services panel

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has launched an advisory panel to support trustees of schemes whose sponsoring employer is stressed or distressed.

  • Industry
  • 18 May 2020
Co-op agrees £350m buy-in with Aviva
Co-op agrees £350m buy-in with Aviva

The Co-operative Pension Scheme (Pace) has entered into its fourth bulk annuity transaction of 2020, agreeing a £350m buy-in with Aviva.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 May 2020
Chris Martin: Where next for Independent Trustee Services?
Chris Martin: Where next for Independent Trustee Services?

Chris Martin speaks to James Phillips about Independent Trustee Services’ plans since its management buyout and his experience working with stressed and distressed schemes.

  • Industry
  • 05 May 2020
PIC insures £400m of liabilities in Co-op's third buy-in of 2020
PIC insures £400m of liabilities in Co-op's third buy-in of 2020

The Co-operative Pension Scheme (Pace) has agreed its third buy-in this year, insuring £400m of liabilities in the Co-operative Bank section of the scheme with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 14 April 2020
Co-op scheme agrees £1bn buy-in with PIC
Co-op scheme agrees £1bn buy-in with PIC

The Co-operative Pension Scheme (Pace) has agreed a £1bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), insuring benefits for around 7,000 members.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 19 February 2020
Co-op scheme completes £1bn buy-in with Aviva
Co-op scheme completes £1bn buy-in with Aviva

The Co-operative Pension Scheme, known as Pace, has completed a £1bn buy-in with Aviva in the first announced bulk annuity deal of 2020.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 29 January 2020
Five pitfalls to great trustee decision-making
Five pitfalls to great trustee decision-making

Rachel Croft says over- or under-confidence and not being decision-ready are just some of the things that get in the way

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2019
Exclusive: ITS completes management buyout from Mercer
Exclusive: ITS completes management buyout from Mercer

Independent Trustee Services (ITS) has become a fully independent firm after undertaking a management buyout from Mercer.

  • Industry
  • 10 June 2019
Co-op enters £425m buy-in in PIC's first deal of 2019
Co-op enters £425m buy-in in PIC's first deal of 2019

The Co-operative Group's Somerfield Pension Scheme has completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), insuring the benefits of its pensioner members.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 January 2019
Why we need to pay more for pensions administration
Why we need to pay more for pensions administration

Peter Askins says the industry needs to recognise that if administration standards are to be maintained and improved, this will come at a cost

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 November 2018
Exclusive: Alan Pickering appointed chair of Clara trustee board
Exclusive: Alan Pickering appointed chair of Clara trustee board

Defined benefit (DB) consolidator Clara has named Alan Pickering as the inaugural chairman of its trustee board as it prepares for its first transaction.

  • Appointments
  • 12 September 2018
New BHS scheme completes £800m buyout with PIC
New BHS scheme completes £800m buyout with PIC

Approximately 9,000 members who transferred to the BHS2 Pension Scheme last year have had their benefits fully insured through a buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 August 2018
We need to get better at explaining what trustees do
We need to get better at explaining what trustees do

Peter Askins says it is important to communicate the role of trustee to members in a way they can understand

  • Industry
  • 09 April 2018
Man arrested as TPR launches probe of schemes suspected of links to cold-calling
Man arrested as TPR launches probe of schemes suspected of links to cold-calling

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the police launched an investigation over concerns savers were lured into poorly-run pension schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 February 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included research revealing schemes could be paying 70% more to investment managers than at the beginning of the decade.

  • Industry
  • 13 April 2017
Five stories you might have missed this week
Five stories you might have missed this week

This week's top stories include the regulator issuing its first fines to master trusts over chair statements, and the CovPress scheme's rescue from the PPF in first-of-its-kind action.

  • Industry
  • 13 January 2017
Capital Cranfield hires client director
Capital Cranfield hires client director

Capital Cranfield Trustees has appointed Martine Trouard-Riolle as client director of its London office.

  • Appointments
  • 18 October 2016
Should timing of valuations be based on scheme health?
Should timing of valuations be based on scheme health?

TPR has called for the time between actuarial valuations to be based on a scheme's health, but is this a good idea? James Phillips asks trustees what they think

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 October 2016
Are DB schemes 'throttling' younger workers' savings?
Are DB schemes 'throttling' younger workers' savings?

The liabilities of DB schemes are often seen as a burden on younger savers, but is this really the case? James Phillips explores the arguments

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 July 2016
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PLSA unveils six policy board appointments
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