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      This two part Investment Conference will bring you the latest updates from economists, asset managers and pension consultants. We will be taking a look at the outlook for the 2021 economy, alternatives, cashflow strategies and global equity markets to name a few, assessing how they fared through the volatility and what we can expect for the year ahead.

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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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      Webinar: Will the world return to normal in 2021?

      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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      Pension schemes are now facing increasing government, regulatory, and member demand to manage the financial risks associated with the anthropogenic consequences of the environmental crisis. But how best to manage this transition to net-zero? And, in the rush to invest in carbon friendly assets, are investors potentially missing out on potential returns generated by the transition theme, investing in assets that may not be carbon neutral but have the potential to significantly improve their environmental credentials over time. This webinar will discuss at the transition theme, look at the opportunity set available and ask how this can help schemes achieve superior returns while moving towards a net-zero portfolio.

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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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Robin Ellison: Schadenfreude acceptable as TPR fines FCA
Robin Ellison: Schadenfreude acceptable as TPR fines FCA

Robin Ellison says The Pensions Regulator's decision to fine the Financial Conduct Authority £2,000 because of shortcomings in its pension scheme is symptomatic of the grandstanding now common among regulators

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 January 2020
Robin Ellison: Why we must 'strenuously resist' TPR's demand for more cash
Robin Ellison: Why we must 'strenuously resist' TPR's demand for more cash

The volume of regulation and the cost of regulators has risen sharply over the past decade. Robin Ellison asks if it is time for a rethink.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 October 2019
Robin Ellison: The dangers of over-professionalising trusteeship
Robin Ellison: The dangers of over-professionalising trusteeship

Robin Ellison explains why lay trustees continue to have an essential part to play in trusteeship, despite the regulatory drive towards professionalisation.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 July 2019
Pensions and Benefits UK: Over 400 schemes attending so far - have you registered yet?
Pensions and Benefits UK: Over 400 schemes attending so far - have you registered yet?

Delegate places at Pensions and Benefits UK (PBUK) are filling up fast - with over 600 scheme representatives having registered for PP's flagship event so far.

  • Industry
  • 13 June 2019
Brexit may turn out to be an oddly golden era for pensions
Brexit may turn out to be an oddly golden era for pensions

Robin Ellison says the one great advantage of the Brexit experience has been the inability of government to pass much new legislation affecting pensions

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 March 2019
We need a change in the tone of regulation
We need a change in the tone of regulation

Robin Ellison says it is not unreasonable for schemes and their trustees and sponsors also to expect an improvement in the tone of regulation

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 November 2018
Lesley Titcomb: Industry cannot rely on TPR to act as sole policeman
Lesley Titcomb: Industry cannot rely on TPR to act as sole policeman

The sector has to look after its own reputation and should not rely solely on the watchdog, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 November 2018
Auditors' accountability to pension trustees faces CMA scrutiny
Auditors' accountability to pension trustees faces CMA scrutiny

"Defective" company audits could mean millions of savers in pensions funds are "losing out", says the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as it launches a probe of the audit sector.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 October 2018
Robin Ellison: Why regulators are getting it wrong
Robin Ellison: Why regulators are getting it wrong

In a hard-hitting interview with Stephanie Baxter, the former chairman of Carillion Pension Trustees explains why he thinks a blame culture and too much red tape are damaging pensions and why he feels regulators are getting it wrong.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 September 2018
Next TPR chief must have courage to speak truth to power
Next TPR chief must have courage to speak truth to power

Robin Ellison says regulators should rethink their ambitions, as some things cannot and shouldn't be regulated

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 July 2018
Pension Prophets: A blueprint for the industry
Pension Prophets: A blueprint for the industry

A panel of pension experts spoke at Pensions and Benefits UK to debate lay trustees, the 'disastrous' freedoms and the problem with having two regulators. Stephanie Baxter reports from the conference

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 July 2018
A closer look at TPR seeking forced entry powers to seize assets
A closer look at TPR seeking forced entry powers to seize assets

The pensions watchdog has appointed enforcement officers to seize assets from employers who fail to pay fines relating to their schemes. Victoria Ticha asks if this is the right approach

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 May 2018
TPR met with Carillion trustees 45 times over eight years
TPR met with Carillion trustees 45 times over eight years

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed it has had a total of 24 meetings with Carillion, and 45 meetings with the trustees since 2008.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 March 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories were Capita's shares falling by over 40%, and Royal Mail reaching agreement with its union to launch the UK's first collective defined contribution scheme.

  • Industry
  • 02 February 2018
Carillion inquiry: Regulatory framework 'too restrictive' say scheme trustees
Carillion inquiry: Regulatory framework 'too restrictive' say scheme trustees

The regulatory framework is too restrictive and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is hampered by conflicting objectives, Robin Ellison and Chris Martin told a parliamentary inquiry today.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 January 2018
The [pension] politician's fallacy
The [pension] politician's fallacy

"We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do this," is the politician's fallacy famously expounded by Sir Humphrey Appleby in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 January 2018
Frank Field brands TPR's approach to Carillion as 'tentative and apologetic'
Frank Field brands TPR's approach to Carillion as 'tentative and apologetic'

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has provided little evidence of hard action despite being aware of problems at Carillion since at least 2008, Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Frank Field has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 January 2018
UPDATED Robin Ellison: TPR 'decided not to exercise powers' despite trustee concern over Carillion schemes
UPDATED Robin Ellison: TPR 'decided not to exercise powers' despite trustee concern over Carillion schemes

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) failed to use its powers to force Carillion to pay higher contributions into its schemes despite trustees repeatedly raising concerns over the issue, Robin Ellison has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 January 2018
Committees to hold joint probe of 'grimly familiar tale' of Carillion collapse
Committees to hold joint probe of 'grimly familiar tale' of Carillion collapse

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEISC) will hold two sessions to probe why Carillion went into liquidation.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 January 2018
Investment risk: Why regulators need a policy re-think
Investment risk: Why regulators need a policy re-think

Robin Ellison says regulators need to seize the initiative and explain both to themselves and to scheme members that investment risk is a good thing.

  • Investment
  • 11 January 2018
Top analysis of 2017: Plumbers' pension plight and BA judgement
Top analysis of 2017: Plumbers' pension plight and BA judgement

What were the most read analysis articles on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? Here are the top stories of the year

  • Industry
  • 28 December 2017
Robin Ellison: Industry must unite and press TPR to change attitude
Robin Ellison: Industry must unite and press TPR to change attitude

Robinson Ellison says the industry must "act together" to avoid excessive intervention from The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 September 2017
A 21st Century witch-hunt: s72 and The Pensions Regulator
A 21st Century witch-hunt: s72 and The Pensions Regulator

Robin Ellison says the regulator now sees trustees as 'inefficient and lazy' people who need 'prodding and punishing' into compliance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 July 2017
PBUK: TPR's 'zealous' approach sends wrong message to trustees
PBUK: TPR's 'zealous' approach sends wrong message to trustees

The watchdog's approach has become too aggressive in the last year and it seems to be moving away from a risk-based approach, according to Peter Askins.

  • Industry
  • 27 June 2017
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