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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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Ex-nuclear workers say govt should pay '£182m pension loss'
Ex-nuclear workers say govt should pay '£182m pension loss'

Former nuclear workers are urging the government to honour pension promises they claim were made when the industry was privatised two decades ago.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 July 2017
The new pensions minister - time for another change?
The new pensions minister - time for another change?

Richard Butcher says the role should be scrapped as pensions are too important to mess with.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2017
Industry welcomes new minister but says a number of policy issues must be sorted out
Industry welcomes new minister but says a number of policy issues must be sorted out

Guy Opperman's appointment as minister for pensions and financial inclusion has been received positively, but experts say he must tackle a number of outstanding policy issues.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 June 2017
Updated: Guy Opperman named as minister for pensions and financial inclusion
Updated: Guy Opperman named as minister for pensions and financial inclusion

Guy Opperman has been named as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion following the post-election reshuffle.

  • Industry
  • 15 June 2017
Richard Harrington moved to new department in post-election reshuffle
Richard Harrington moved to new department in post-election reshuffle

Richard Harrington has been reshuffled into the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) following last week's general election.

  • Appointments
  • 14 June 2017
David Gauke named as work and pensions minister
David Gauke named as work and pensions minister

David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions minister in Theresa May's first reshuffle since the general election which lost the Conservative Party's majority.

  • Appointments
  • 12 June 2017
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt

The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 June 2017
What does the snap election hold in store for pensions?
What does the snap election hold in store for pensions?

A surprise general election is in store in just over month, but battle lines are yet to be drawn. James Phillips explores where pensions sit in the chaos.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 April 2017
Govt prepares to force providers to join pensions dashboard
Govt prepares to force providers to join pensions dashboard

Data standards to be set on Wednesday

  • Admin / Technology
  • 13 April 2017
Auto-enrolment takes 500,000th employer under its wing
Auto-enrolment takes 500,000th employer under its wing

More than half a million employers have now been brought into the auto-enrolment (AE) regime with over 7.6 million people now saving in a pension.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 April 2017
UK private sector pension fund consolidation: Lessons from abroad
UK private sector pension fund consolidation: Lessons from abroad

Paul Traynor says UK schemes can learn a lot from the overseas experience of scheme consolidation

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2017
Does the industry need to get on board with LISA?
Does the industry need to get on board with LISA?

As the LISA launches to the public, the industry may need to play a role in ensuring savers get the best possible outcome. James Phillips explores its potential future

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 April 2017
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include reports that a deal for the British Steel Pension Scheme could be very near, while recent falls in life expectancy may not be a blip.

  • Industry
  • 31 March 2017
Dashboard one step closer to launch as ABI unveils prototype
Dashboard one step closer to launch as ABI unveils prototype

A prototype of the pensions dashboard has been demonstrated to government ministers on time, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 31 March 2017
Government to tackle scams, charges and transparency 'very soon'
Government to tackle scams, charges and transparency 'very soon'

The government is planning to release proposals on pension scams, reducing fees and charges, and improving transparency "very soon", according to Richard Harrington.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 March 2017
Have your say: Is it time to look again at defined ambition?
Have your say: Is it time to look again at defined ambition?

This week, we want to know whether the Communication Workers Union's plan for a risk-sharing scheme at Royal Mail signals it is time to revisit defined ambition.

  • Industry
  • 22 March 2017
Ann Harris named TPAS chairwoman
Ann Harris named TPAS chairwoman

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has appointed Ann Harris as chairwoman of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS).

  • Appointments
  • 16 March 2017
Pensions Minister to open PBUK
Pensions Minister to open PBUK

Pensions minister Richard Harrington has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for Pensions & Benefits UK (PBUK).

  • Industry
  • 06 March 2017
DWP refrains from 'unleashing monster' NEST into drawdown market
DWP refrains from 'unleashing monster' NEST into drawdown market

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will not expand its decumulation offering to enter the drawdown market, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 March 2017
PLSA launches trustee diversity campaign
PLSA launches trustee diversity campaign

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is embarking on a campaign to improve the diversity of trustee boards in a climate of "division and disharmony".

  • Industry
  • 01 March 2017
Minister defends green paper; says it's 'legitimate' to look at indexation
Minister defends green paper; says it's 'legitimate' to look at indexation

Richard Harrington has said the government has not made up its mind on indexation after it was criticised for trying to raid pensions in its green paper.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 February 2017
DWP's green paper: Indexation could be suspended for underfunded schemes
DWP's green paper: Indexation could be suspended for underfunded schemes

There could be a case to suspend indexation for schemes which are underfunded and where sponsors are in stress, the government has said.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 February 2017
Member nominated trustees must be supported
Member nominated trustees must be supported

Janice Turner looks at a recent Parliamentary debate on the role of member nominated trustees in master trusts.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 February 2017
Richard Harrington: AE review has to consider self-employed
Richard Harrington: AE review has to consider self-employed

The government has to consider how auto-enrolment (AE) can be extended to the self-employed in its forthcoming review says pensions minister Richard Harrington.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 February 2017
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