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Pension funds should focus on members' broader wellbeing
Pension funds should focus on members' broader wellbeing

There is more to being a pension fund trustee than providing members with a pension, says Rory Murphy.

  • Industry
  • 03 November 2020
Fiduciary Management Focus: Rory Murphy to deliver keynote on MNOPF's journey
Fiduciary Management Focus: Rory Murphy to deliver keynote on MNOPF's journey

Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund chairman Rory Murphy is to deliver the opening keynote at Professional Pensions’ Fiduciary Management Focus conference next week.

  • Industry
  • 22 September 2020
Engaging members on financial wellbeing
Engaging members on financial wellbeing

Charlotte Moore looks at industry efforts to why improving members' financial wellbeing and retirement planning is crucial in a crisis situation.

  • Industry
  • 21 May 2020
MNOPF offers wellbeing programme to its members
MNOPF offers wellbeing programme to its members

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has launched a wellbeing programme to help members and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Industry
  • 14 May 2020
Alignment is key to active fiduciary management outsourcing
Alignment is key to active fiduciary management outsourcing

Following the Competition and Marketing Authority's investigation, Nick Reeve looks at how trustees can prepare for the formal tender process required for the selection of fiduciary managers.

  • Investment
  • 18 March 2020
Tinker, failure, closure, grief
Tinker, failure, closure, grief

A pensions commission would provide an opportunity to get past short-termist thinking in a political world dominated and saturated by Brexit, says Rory Murphy.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 October 2019
Schemes must do more to embrace diversity
Schemes must do more to embrace diversity

Rory Murphy says pension funds must do more to embrace and reflect the diversity among their membership.

  • Communication
  • 25 June 2019
'We need to talk': How mediation could help save troubled pensions relationships
'We need to talk': How mediation could help save troubled pensions relationships

Rory Murphy says a bona fide mediation process could provide valuable evidence of reasonableness for trustee and employer alike

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 March 2019
Lessons from Lehman for pension trustees
Lessons from Lehman for pension trustees

A decade after the crisis, Rory Murphy says the industry must embrace the same approach to consumer engagement that is benefitting innovators in banking and retail

  • Industry
  • 05 September 2018
Trustees need to engage more on climate change risk
Trustees need to engage more on climate change risk

Rory Murphy argues there is no excuse for pension trustees to be taking a back seat on climate change risks in the investment chain.

  • Investment
  • 25 April 2018
Power to the people
Power to the people

Rory Murphy says real and positive changes in the industry are best achieved if they reflect the interests of the consumer

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the pension tax relief consequences of the Scottish government's decision to differ tax bands for Scottish workers compared to the rest of the UK.

  • Industry
  • 15 December 2017
MNOPF conducts £490m buy-in with L&G
MNOPF conducts £490m buy-in with L&G

The £3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has insured around 2,500 pensioner members in a £490m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 11 December 2017
Letter: Trustees as well as investment consultants must address weaknesses
Letter: Trustees as well as investment consultants must address weaknesses

Rory Murphy, trustee chairman of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF), says trustees must do more to share best practice in bid to improve outcomes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 October 2017
MNOPF: Trustees must step up and play their part
MNOPF: Trustees must step up and play their part

Rory Murphy, trustee chairman of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, tells Stephanie Baxter why trustees must take more responsibility and not shift blame onto advisers and managers.

  • Investment
  • 01 August 2017
BHS settlement met with relief by industry; Proves TPR has 'enough powers'
BHS settlement met with relief by industry; Proves TPR has 'enough powers'

Much of the industry has praised the regulator for striking a deal with Sir Philip Green over the BHS schemes and expressed a degree of relief.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 March 2017
How MNOPF improved its funding level despite low rates
How MNOPF improved its funding level despite low rates

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has raised its funding level by 10% since 2012.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 March 2016
Exclusive: MNOPF improves funding by 10% after ramping up LDI
Exclusive: MNOPF improves funding by 10% after ramping up LDI

The £2.7bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has improved its funding level to 79% after increasing its liability hedging ratio to 95% of assets.

  • Investment
  • 23 March 2016
Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund closes DB to future accrual
Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund closes DB to future accrual

Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) will close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual and instead introduce a 30% defined contribution (DC) rate for members.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 February 2016
Ensign Pensions steps back from MNRPF over conflicts

Ensign Pensions is to stop providing services to the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MPRPF) over concerns conflicts of interest.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 November 2015
Shipping sector DC scheme opens

The Ensign Retirement Plan, an industry-wide defined contribution (DC) scheme for the shipping sector, opens for business tomorrow.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 31 July 2015
Employer debt: Easing the load on exiting employers

Government keen to soften the blow on departing sponsors

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 June 2015
MNOPF: Steadying the ship at the multi-employer scheme

Andrew Waring talks about buy-ins, buyouts, longevity swaps and multi-employer DC arrangements

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 March 2015
High Court to rule on MNRPF deficit recovery plan

The High Court is due to make a ruling in the high-profile Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund Trustee (MNRPF) legal case on 25 February.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 February 2015
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