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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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      Webinar: What to put on your GMP Equalisation project roadmap for 2021

      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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      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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Employers engaging gig economy workers with pension savings despite AE rules
Employers engaging gig economy workers with pension savings despite AE rules

Over half (52%) of employers engage their gig economy workers for whom no pension provision is required to be made under UK law, according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 November 2019
Pension funds eye up increasing investment in real assets
Pension funds eye up increasing investment in real assets

Some 37% of pension fund investors expect to increase allocations to real assets over the next 12 months, according to Aviva Investors.

  • Investment
  • 23 October 2019
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon

Retirement confidence is on the rise, with more than half of savers yet to retire feeling they will be able to do so comfortably, according to research by Aegon.

  • Industry
  • 09 September 2019
Heading for the endgame: Half of £1bn-plus DB schemes remain open
Heading for the endgame: Half of £1bn-plus DB schemes remain open

A Barnett Waddingham survey highlights the continued decline in DB schemes. Kim Kaveh looks at the data.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 May 2019
Employer covenant is top risk facing DB schemes amid Brexit concerns, finds PTL
Employer covenant is top risk facing DB schemes amid Brexit concerns, finds PTL

Concern about the potential impact on employer covenants has been rated the top risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to a PTL survey.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 March 2019
Majority of master trusts support collaboration to overcome delivery barriers
Majority of master trusts support collaboration to overcome delivery barriers

Some 87% of master trusts support future collaborative efforts to overcome barriers to good service delivery, the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 December 2018
Exclusive: Interest in pension performance transparency jumps by nearly 20 points
Exclusive: Interest in pension performance transparency jumps by nearly 20 points

Just under three quarters of defined contribution (DC) members are interested in seeing how their pension scheme's performance compares to others in the market, according to AllianceBernstein.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 November 2018
DC survey: Members want 'personal' and 'positive' communication
DC survey: Members want 'personal' and 'positive' communication

Some 70% of defined contribution (DC) members want to know their scheme is personalised and tailored to their needs, an Invesco language study reveals.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 October 2018
Over a third of schemes see high fees as an obstacle to hedge fund investing
Over a third of schemes see high fees as an obstacle to hedge fund investing

Some 38% of pension schemes say high management fees are an obstacle to investing in hedge funds, research from the Asset Management Exchange (AMX) has found.

  • Investment
  • 27 September 2018
Have your say: How do you rate Guy Opperman's performance after one year in office?
Have your say: How do you rate Guy Opperman's performance after one year in office?

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know how you would rate Guy Opperman's performance as pensions and financial inclusion minister after his first year in the post, and whether you believe geopolitical risk will increase or decrease over the next...

  • Industry
  • 06 June 2018
Early retirees 'feel most comfortable' but lose £3,400 every year, finds research
Early retirees 'feel most comfortable' but lose £3,400 every year, finds research

Those retiring early are worse off each year compared to those retiring at the state pension age, but are the most comfortable when it comes to their financial situation, according to Prudential.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 April 2018
Are admin costs finally starting to make sense?
Are admin costs finally starting to make sense?

This year's Professional Pensions Administration Survey finds fewer schemes are seeing cost reductions. Jonathan Stapleton wonders whether common sense has been found in the TPA market.

  • Industry
  • 24 April 2018
How corporate DB schemes are diverging from public sector funds
How corporate DB schemes are diverging from public sector funds

A Blackrock survey reveals corporate and public sector defined benefit schemes are on increasingly diverging paths. Kim Kaveh explores the data.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2018
Employers should 'up their game' and engage members about pensions
Employers should 'up their game' and engage members about pensions

Employers should do more to engage members with pensions and help them harness the full potential of their options to reach a good retirement outcome, according to research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 April 2018
ONS: Private pension wealth boosted by £900m
ONS: Private pension wealth boosted by £900m

The aggregate total private pension wealth of all households in the UK in July 2014 to June 2016 increased to £5.3trn, according to the Office for National statistics (ONS).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 February 2018

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