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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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Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer

Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

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  • 12 March 2020
TPR receives over 100 reports of employers encouraging staff to opt out of pensions
TPR receives over 100 reports of employers encouraging staff to opt out of pensions

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has received more than 100 allegations of employers inducing their employees to opt out of pensions in the last three years, it has revealed.

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  • 31 July 2018
DWP seeks change to PPF compensation rules on transferred-in benefits
DWP seeks change to PPF compensation rules on transferred-in benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation to clarify how the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should treat transferred-in defined benefit (DB) entitlements when calculating compensation.

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  • 03 July 2018
How HMRC's guidance on money laundering rules helps trustees
How HMRC's guidance on money laundering rules helps trustees

Michael Klimes examines whether clarification on new money laundering rules will ease additional obligations on schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 November 2017
TPR's professional trustee definition welcomed but penalty policy has 'sting in the tail'
TPR's professional trustee definition welcomed but penalty policy has 'sting in the tail'

The industry has welcomed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) revised definition of professional trustee, but has warned all trustees to be aware of the updated monetary penalty policy.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 August 2017
Supreme Court ruling on death benefits will raise costs for DB schemes
Supreme Court ruling on death benefits will raise costs for DB schemes

After the landmark ruling in the Walker vs Innospec case, schemes must review how they award death benefits for members, writes Michael Klimes

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 July 2017
Should it be mandatory for schemes to appoint a lawyer?
Should it be mandatory for schemes to appoint a lawyer?

Michael Klimes asks if introducing a requirement to appoint scheme lawyers would improve governance

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 May 2017
Is TPR getting tougher after securing first criminal convictions?
Is TPR getting tougher after securing first criminal convictions?

The regulator has bared its teeth in two court cases involving failure to hand over information vital for its investigations, resulting in its first convictions. Stephanie Baxter asks if it suggests a shift in attitude

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  • 13 April 2017
Firefighters' case flags age discrimination quandary in pensions
Firefighters' case flags age discrimination quandary in pensions

An employment tribunal case about age discrimination against younger firefighters raises questions about intergenerational fairness in pensions, writes Michael Klimes

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