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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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MSCI launches climate indices to help investors align with Paris Agreement
MSCI launches climate indices to help investors align with Paris Agreement

MSCI has launched eight indices to enable institutional investors to position their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement to keep global temperatures within 1.5 degrees.

  • Investment
  • 27 October 2020
ESG ratings: Present problems and future solutions
ESG ratings: Present problems and future solutions

James Baxter-Derrington talks to ESG investment specialists about current issues in the ESG ratings market and how the market might look in years to come.

  • Investment
  • 24 September 2020
PP Investment Awards 2020 - Shortlists published
PP Investment Awards 2020 - Shortlists published

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

  • Investment
  • 17 August 2020
Coronavirus crisis adds urgency to sustainable investing agenda
Coronavirus crisis adds urgency to sustainable investing agenda

Dan Roarty looks at how the companies with the strongest ESG ratings have fared financially in comparison to their peers throughout the pandemic

  • Investment
  • 31 July 2020
Sweating it out in the search for yield
Sweating it out in the search for yield

Schemes looking for higher yields face more risk. Stephanie Hawthorne asks if they can take it on the chin in today’s feverish environment.

  • Investment
  • 12 May 2020
Nest allocates £200m to BlackRock's ESG cash fund
Nest allocates £200m to BlackRock's ESG cash fund

Auto-enrolment master trust Nest has invested in an “environmentally aware” cash fund run by BlackRock as it steps up its climate change investment policy.

  • Investment
  • 05 February 2020
MSCI publishes Principles of Sustainable Investing
MSCI publishes Principles of Sustainable Investing

MSCI is calling for all investors globally to more readily integrate ESG considerations throughout their investment processes to contribute to “an effective balanced transition towards a sustainable economy”.

  • Investment
  • 21 January 2020
PP Investment Awards 2019 - Shortlists published
PP Investment Awards 2019 - Shortlists published

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

  • Industry
  • 29 July 2019
LifeSight to adopt 50% ESG strategy for default fund amid DC 'challenges'
LifeSight to adopt 50% ESG strategy for default fund amid DC 'challenges'

Willis Towers Watson's LifeSight is the first defined contribution (DC) master trust to allocate around half of equity investments in the default fund to environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies.

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  • 31 October 2018
How gender pay gap data is being used in investor engagement
How gender pay gap data is being used in investor engagement

Since April, firms with more than 250 employees have had to report gender pay gap data. James Phillips explores how asset managers and pension schemes are using this in their engagement

  • Investment
  • 28 August 2018
Brunel selects MSCI benchmarks for £10bn equity allocation
Brunel selects MSCI benchmarks for £10bn equity allocation

Brunel Pension Partnership has selected MSCI to provide benchmark data for £10bn of its equity allocation.

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  • 06 August 2018
How useful are ESG fund ratings?
How useful are ESG fund ratings?

ESG fund ratings are an oft-used tool for impact investing, but lack of standardised data means other analysis is necessary. James Phillips explores their usefulness

  • Investment
  • 16 November 2017
How corporate governance guidance will empower pension funds
How corporate governance guidance will empower pension funds

Corporate governance guidelines aim to improve decision-making processes by listening to stakeholders better. James Phillips explores how pension funds will benefit

  • Investment
  • 27 October 2017
Diversified equity portfolios could lose 11% under hard Brexit
Diversified equity portfolios could lose 11% under hard Brexit

Failed negotiations on the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) could see globally diversified equity portfolios lose as much as 11%.

  • Investment
  • 27 March 2017
Russell Investments appoints head of UK institutional
Russell Investments appoints head of UK institutional

Jim Leggate has been made head of UK institutional at Russell Investments and will relocate to London from the Middle East.

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  • 13 July 2016
Just 15% of funds have large tilt towards sustainable factors
Just 15% of funds have large tilt towards sustainable factors

The number of funds that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when they make investment decisions is small according to MSCI research.

  • Investment
  • 08 March 2016
Are UK schemes looking overseas for property exposure?
Are UK schemes looking overseas for property exposure?

UK pension schemes have invested heavily in their local market but Helen Morrissey asks if they can benefit from looking further afield.

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2016
Why you should assess carbon risk in portfolios

Aatish Suchak highlights the importance of managing carbon risk in a portfolio.

  • Investment
  • 04 November 2015
EAPF moves into low carbon passive after climate risk concerns

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has moved its entire £280m global passive equities portfolio into low carbon passive indices following concerns over its climate risk exposure.

  • Investment
  • 10 June 2015
Private rental sector: The opportunities and challenges

Recent IPD figures show healthy returns can be had from the residential property sector. Helen Morrissey looks at the opportunities and challenges this sector holds for pension schemes.

  • Investment
  • 09 March 2015
DC members misled over exposure to emerging markets

Savers in defined contribution (DC) default funds are far more exposed to emerging markets than they realise, a research paper has warned.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 January 2015
Tower Watson's Urwin joins 300 Club

Roger Urwin has become the newest member of the 300 Club, an independent group made up of leading investment professionals from across the globe.

  • Appointments
  • 08 September 2014
CoE appoints MSCI to screen investments for payday lenders, porn and guns

The Church of England (CoE) Pensions Board has appointed MSCI ESG Research to help it filter out investments in high interest rate lenders, tobacco, pornography, gambling and weapons.

  • Investment
  • 30 January 2014
Firms with biggest deficits underperforming market by 28%

Share prices of firms with the biggest pension deficits relative to their size have significantly underperformed the market average in the last three years, says Morgan Stanley Research.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 August 2012
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