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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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Richard Favier

Scheme funding crisis talk could lead to 'Super PPF' solution
Scheme funding crisis talk could lead to 'Super PPF' solution

Richard Favier thinks fears of a funding crisis in DB schemes are overblown but says, if he is wrong, a 'Super PPF' could well be one of the solutions considered by policymakers.

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  • 16 September 2018
Here is an idea DWP might (or not) want to think about...
Here is an idea DWP might (or not) want to think about...

Richard Favier says the process for regulated apportionment agreements is complex, lengthy, expensive, but there is a solution

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 July 2018
PPF issues first guidance on CVA expectations
PPF issues first guidance on CVA expectations

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its first official guidance on how it expects companies seeking company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) to set out their proposals.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 June 2018
Why we don't need to change RAA rules
Why we don't need to change RAA rules

Richard Favier says extending the 12-month period would result in a lot of companies seeking to pass their pension debts to the PPF

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 January 2018
Should RAA restrictions be loosened?
Should RAA restrictions be loosened?

There are increasing calls to review the process for regulated apportionment arrangements, which are still rare. Stephanie Baxter explores the rationale for a more flexible framework.

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  • 25 September 2017
Are pre-pack insolvency rules robust enough to protect pension creditors?
Are pre-pack insolvency rules robust enough to protect pension creditors?

There are increasing concerns pre-pack administrations are being exploited to dump pension schemes into the PPF. Stephanie Baxter explores whether there is systemic misuse and if the regime is ripe for reform

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  • 25 April 2017
Former PPF insolvency head Favier Joins Dalriada

Dalriada Trustees has appointed former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring and insolvency Richard Favier as a trustee representative.

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  • 04 June 2015
Ex-PPF restructuring head says trustees are doing too little to squeeze fees

Trustees who do not do enough to squeeze the fees charged by advisers are not fulfilling their fiduciary duty, says the former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring.

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  • 19 June 2014
Trustees: Don't be found fiddling while Rome burns

Ex-PPF man Richard Favier says too many trustees are sitting on their hands when they need to act

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  • 19 June 2014

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