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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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Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures

The government has put forward proposals to require the 100 largest occupational pension schemes – those with £5bn or more in assets and all authorised master trusts – to publish climate risk disclosures by the end of 2022.

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2020
Comic relief founder launches campaign to shift £3trn of pension assets into sustainable investments
Comic relief founder launches campaign to shift £3trn of pension assets into sustainable investments

Film producer Richard Curtis - also co-founder of Comic Relief - has launched a campaign to help make the UK’s £3trn of pension assets more sustainable and ensure it is invested in building a better world after the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Investment
  • 01 July 2020
Unknown territory: Pensions impacts of negative yields and interest rates
Unknown territory: Pensions impacts of negative yields and interest rates

Nigel Sillis looks at how UK pension schemes could fare in a market environment with negative yields and interest rates.

  • Investment
  • 10 June 2020
FCA appoints Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive
FCA appoints Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Christopher Woolard has interim chief executive following advice from HM Treasury.

  • Appointments
  • 24 January 2020
Charles Counsell: 2020 will be a year of positive change
Charles Counsell: 2020 will be a year of positive change

Changes are afoot in the pensions regulatory landscape in a bid to boost both security and outcomes for members. Charles Counsell reveals what you can expect from the regulator this year.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 January 2020
Mark Carney issues climate change warning to schemes
Mark Carney issues climate change warning to schemes

Mark Carney says the financial sector must take more urgent action on climate change.

  • Investment
  • 30 December 2019
FCA's Bailey confirmed as Carney successor at BoE
FCA's Bailey confirmed as Carney successor at BoE

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Andrew Bailey has been confirmed as the next Governor of the Bank of England (BoE).

  • Appointments
  • 20 December 2019
Interest rates held ahead of general election
Interest rates held ahead of general election

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain the interest rate at 0.75%.

  • Industry
  • 07 November 2019
'The reliable boyfriend delivers': Bank of England unanimously votes to raise rates
'The reliable boyfriend delivers': Bank of England unanimously votes to raise rates

The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest level in almost a decade.

  • Investment
  • 02 August 2018
Doubts over rate rise this year as inflation hits fresh one-year low
Doubts over rate rise this year as inflation hits fresh one-year low

UK consumer price inflation fell 0.1 percentage points in April to 2.4%, a fresh one-year low and missing economists' expectations of inflation remaining at 2.5%.

  • Investment
  • 23 May 2018
BoE's Carney: May rate hike not a done deal
BoE's Carney: May rate hike not a done deal

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said there is still a lot of data to consider before the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) can decide when to next hike interest rates.

  • Investment
  • 20 April 2018
How wide is the gender pay gap in pensions firms?
How wide is the gender pay gap in pensions firms?

Investment and law firms have the highest median gender hourly gender pay gaps out of nearly 100 pension-related firms reporting, James Phillips writes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 April 2018
How will the rate rise affect DB pension funds?
How will the rate rise affect DB pension funds?

The Bank of England has raised rates for the first time in 10 years on a gradual path towards normalisation. Stephanie Baxter explores whether this will give schemes a reprieve from low yields

  • Investment
  • 06 November 2017
Bank of England raises rates for first time in over a decade to 0.5%
Bank of England raises rates for first time in over a decade to 0.5%

Follows rising inflation and GDP

  • Investment
  • 02 November 2017
BoE interest rate decision - 'Market has got ahead of itself'
BoE interest rate decision - 'Market has got ahead of itself'

90% chance of rate hike priced in

  • Investment
  • 02 November 2017
Ignoring hidden charges is 'easy' and 'profitable'
Ignoring hidden charges is 'easy' and 'profitable'

It is "easy" and "profitable" for the fund management industry to ignore the problem of excessive hidden charges says David Pitt-Watson.

  • Investment
  • 13 September 2016
DB deficits shrink by £43bn in February
DB deficits shrink by £43bn in February

Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have improved since January despite volatile markets and low interest rates, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 March 2016
Low interest rates and oil prices challenge DB funding levels
Low interest rates and oil prices challenge DB funding levels

Defined benefit (DB) schemes have not had a good start to the year with falling oil prices and low interest rates according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 February 2016
How can schemes interpret BoE's inflation report?

Recent announcements from the Bank of England show a more cautious outlook for inflation. Helen Morrissey asks what this means for schemes.

  • Investment
  • 06 November 2015
Five stories you might have missed: Newham SPV, deficits could rise 20-fold

Top stories on PP online this week include Mark Carney warning fund giants and potentially higher FTSE 350 DB deficits.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 August 2015
Carney tells fund giants to prepare for sell-off as rate rise looms

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been speaking to the largest fund management houses about how prepared they are for a mass sell-off that could follow an interest rate rise.

  • Investment
  • 17 August 2015
Sterling slides as BoE points to mid-2016 rate hike; Inflation 'to return to target' in 2017

Sterling has fallen after the Bank of England downgraded its growth forecasts for the UK economy while indicating it could start to raise interest rates in mid-2016.

  • Investment
  • 13 May 2015
Are falling prices a risk to pension schemes?

Natasha Browne examines the likelihood of negative inflation and the consequences for pension schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 February 2015
UK inflation falls to 15-year low

UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation has fallen to a 15-year low of just 0.5%, driven by plunging oil prices.

  • Industry
  • 13 January 2015
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