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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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How does culture affect custodians?
How does culture affect custodians?

Pat Sharman looks at how an organisation’s culture can deliver better service and outcomes for pension scheme clients.

  • Industry
  • 04 September 2020
Transaction costs tally up to 37% of pension investment costs
Transaction costs tally up to 37% of pension investment costs

Over a third of investment costs faced by pension savers come from transactions, according to the latest annual research from Caceis.

  • Investment
  • 01 June 2020
Brunel appoints CACEIS as cost transparency and benchmarking provider
Brunel appoints CACEIS as cost transparency and benchmarking provider

The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has hired CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services across the partnership.

  • Investment
  • 14 April 2020
Trustees question competence over ESG policies
Trustees question competence over ESG policies

Almost half (43%) of trustees do not feel able to monitor and report on their schemes ESG policy to a high standard, according to CACEIS.

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  • 21 February 2020
LGPS Central partners with KAS Bank for cost transparency solution
LGPS Central partners with KAS Bank for cost transparency solution

Funds in LGPS Central will be given additional assistance to assist collection and analysis of investment costs after the pool partnered with KAS Bank.

  • Investment
  • 12 August 2019
KAS Bank launches transparency product for chair's statements
KAS Bank launches transparency product for chair's statements

KAS Bank has launched an end-to-end cost transparency solution for defined contribution (DC) schemes to assist in the delivery of chair's statements.

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  • 17 June 2019
NEST partners with KAS Bank to offer DC transparency dashboard
NEST partners with KAS Bank to offer DC transparency dashboard

The government's auto-enrolment provider NEST has teamed up with KAS Bank to offer a cost transparency service for its range of target date and specialist funds, to launch in Q2 2019.

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  • 08 May 2019
KAS Bank launches currency overlay solution for pension funds
KAS Bank launches currency overlay solution for pension funds

Dutch custodian KAS Bank has created a fintech solution to help schemes save on costs and improve transparency of currency hedging strategies.

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  • 16 October 2018
KAS Bank expands UK pension business development team
KAS Bank expands UK pension business development team

KAS Bank has hired Rebecca Pitts as a business development manager in its UK office.

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  • 16 July 2018
KAS Bank promises simpler AGM voting with blockchain app
KAS Bank promises simpler AGM voting with blockchain app

Pension schemes and institutional investors are being offered a "revolutionary" streamlined process for exercising their shareholder voting rights as KAS Bank launches Voteroom.

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  • 23 April 2018
Consolidation, cyber risk and transparency to dominate 2018
Consolidation, cyber risk and transparency to dominate 2018

This year will see consolidation, cyber risk and cost transparency dominate the industry's focus as schemes bid to improve value for money and meet data protection requirements.

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  • 04 January 2018
EXCLUSIVE: KAS Bank creates fintech division to transform pension governance tools
EXCLUSIVE: KAS Bank creates fintech division to transform pension governance tools

The Dutch custodian bank is launching a dedicated financial technology team to build innovative and unique data solutions to improve pension scheme governance, PP can reveal.

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  • 05 October 2017

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