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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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A beacon of hope: How the PMI will evolve in a post-Covid world
A beacon of hope: How the PMI will evolve in a post-Covid world

PMI president Lesley Alexander and the institute's immediate past-president Lesley Carline talk about the challenges of Covid-19 and the opportunities and challenges the industry faces in the future.

  • Industry
  • 30 November 2020
PMI revamps board with four appointments
PMI revamps board with four appointments

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has appointed three non-executive directors and an executive director to its board.

  • Appointments
  • 25 November 2020
PMI unveils competency framework
PMI unveils competency framework

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a competency framework setting out the functional and technical competences needed to be effective in the industry at all career levels.

  • Industry
  • 11 November 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included the passing of the Pension Schemes Bill in the House of Commons at the second reading. Also, Willis Towers Watson claimed that collective defined contribution pensions could average significantly higher than either defined...

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2020
PMI appoints Lesley Alexander as president
PMI appoints Lesley Alexander as president

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has elected Lesley Alexander as president.

  • Industry
  • 06 October 2020
Celebrating 25 years of Professional Pensions
Celebrating 25 years of Professional Pensions

Lesley Carline says a lot has happened over the past 25 years in the industry but, despite the negatives, she remains positive about pensions

  • Industry
  • 05 October 2020
PMI Student Essay Competition: Could Covid-19 lead the industry to focus more on its employees?
PMI Student Essay Competition: Could Covid-19 lead the industry to focus more on its employees?

Willis Tower Watson analyst Jennifer Harrison was the winner of the PMI's fourth student essay competition. In her paper, she looks at the way Covid-19 has changed the way people and companies in the industry work and asks whether these changes will become...

  • Industry
  • 25 September 2020
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers

The industry has raised serious concerns that Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) transfer advice proposals on illustrative figures could hamper schemes’ ability to help members to understand their retirement options and force many to take full regulated...

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 September 2020
PMI reports itself to ICO after hacker attack leads to data breach
PMI reports itself to ICO after hacker attack leads to data breach

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office following a cyber-attack which resulted in hackers gaining access to the names and email addresses of around 1,700 people.

  • Industry
  • 07 September 2020
PMI launches financial education and guidance service
PMI launches financial education and guidance service

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a financial education and guidance service supported by Wealth At Work.

  • Industry
  • 27 July 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included auditor KPMG confirming it is considering reducing pension contributions for 20% of staff amid the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, MPs hit out at HM Revenue & Customs over the benefits of pensions tax...

  • Industry
  • 24 July 2020
Nine professional trustees achieve PMI accreditation
Nine professional trustees achieve PMI accreditation

Nine trustees have now been given the stamp of approval by the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) under its professional trustee accreditation regime.

  • Industry
  • 21 July 2020
ABI calls for overhaul of pensions tax relief; Industry says change will be 'far from easy'
ABI calls for overhaul of pensions tax relief; Industry says change will be 'far from easy'

The UK’s system of pensions tax relief needs to be overhauled to make it fairer to the lower paid and younger savers, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 June 2020
Reaction: TPR superfund guidance welcomed against cautious backdrop
Reaction: TPR superfund guidance welcomed against cautious backdrop

Consultants, trade bodies, and professional societies across the pensions industry have responded relatively positively to guidance from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that has today signalled a clear start for defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidation...

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  • 18 June 2020
Provisional accreditation 'screens out bad eggs' and does not subvert standards, says Dalriada
Provisional accreditation 'screens out bad eggs' and does not subvert standards, says Dalriada

Provisional accreditation of professional trustees is necessary to ensure the speedy removal of “unscrupulous individuals”, Dalriada Trustees has said in defence of the process.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 12 June 2020
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards

As Covid-19 hampers efforts for professional trustees to complete necessary exams, Brian Spence defends the use of provisional accreditation.

  • Industry
  • 12 June 2020
'Provisional' trustee accreditation has no validity and creates confusion, warns PMI
'Provisional' trustee accreditation has no validity and creates confusion, warns PMI

Professional trustees claiming to have “provisional” trustee accreditation are creating confusion in the market and are undermining the whole process, the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has warned.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 June 2020
Beware those who are subverting professional trustee standards
Beware those who are subverting professional trustee standards

Alan Whalley says professional trustee claims of “provisional” accreditations are undermining the process and creating confusion in the market.

  • Industry
  • 05 June 2020
Exclusive: APPT announces its first 14 accredited trustees
Exclusive: APPT announces its first 14 accredited trustees

The Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT) has announced the first 14 trustees to have received accreditation after completing its programme.

  • Industry
  • 22 May 2020
APPT to offer provisional trustee accreditation amid Covid-19 delays
APPT to offer provisional trustee accreditation amid Covid-19 delays

The Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT) has announced it will allow professional trustees to become provisionally accredited in light of delays caused by Covid-19.

  • Industry
  • 27 April 2020
Gareth Tancred: Enhancing the PMI's presence and value proposition
Gareth Tancred: Enhancing the PMI's presence and value proposition

PMI chief executive Gareth Tancred tells James Phillips about progressing its five-year plan and redesigning the organisation amid the Covid-19 challenge

  • Industry
  • 21 April 2020
Legislation is holding back chair's statements
Legislation is holding back chair's statements

Maggie Williams looks at whether chair's statements are having the desired effects, and what lies in their future.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 April 2020
Maps flags Covid-19 implications for pensions dashboard launch
Maps flags Covid-19 implications for pensions dashboard launch

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has published its first full report on progress on the pensions dashboard so far and has flagged “significant” delivery challenges in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Industry
  • 08 April 2020
How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade
How professional trustees are meeting the challenge of a new decade

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to eight senior professional trustees about accreditation, diversity and the issues they face in their roles.

  • Industry
  • 31 March 2020
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