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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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PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society
PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) chief executive Tracy Blackwell was named pensions woman of the year at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
PIC reports £3.5bn of bulk annuities as adjusted profit plummets by 70%
PIC reports £3.5bn of bulk annuities as adjusted profit plummets by 70%

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) Group secured £3.5bn of defined benefit (DB) scheme liabilities throughout the first half of the year, although adjusted profits fell by nearly three-quarters.

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  • 10 September 2020
PIC invests £130m in central Manchester build to rent housing regeneration project
PIC invests £130m in central Manchester build to rent housing regeneration project

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has acquired a prime city-centre site in Manchester as the location for its first build to rent (BTR) project, investing £130m to fund the construction of 520 residential apartments, over 6,000 square feet of commercial...

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  • 01 September 2020
Edi Truell: My response to calls for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
Edi Truell: My response to calls for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes

The Pension SuperFund co-founder Edi Truell responds to PIC’s call for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 June 2020
PIC calls for creation of compulsory not-for-profit consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
PIC calls for creation of compulsory not-for-profit consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes

Pension Insurance Corporation has reiterated its call for the establishment of a new consolidation vehicle, run by a not-for-profit agency, to target smaller underfunded schemes with weak sponsors.

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  • 24 June 2020
PIC boosts financial investments by £10bn in 2019
PIC boosts financial investments by £10bn in 2019

The Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) boosted its financial investments last year by nearly £10bn to £40.9bn, up from £31.4bn the year prior, according to its full-year results.

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  • 09 March 2020
PIC raises £750m to fund pipeline of risk transfer deals
PIC raises £750m to fund pipeline of risk transfer deals

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has raised £750m of new capital from its shareholders to fund a pipeline of new pension risk transfer deals expected to complete in 2020.

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  • 14 February 2020
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) insured £7.2bn of scheme liabilities over the course of 2019, recording more new business than in any year prior.

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  • 28 January 2020
PIC to raise debt capital to back booming bulk annuity business
PIC to raise debt capital to back booming bulk annuity business

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has announced plans to raise further debt capital in order to support business growth in a burgeoning bulk annuity market.

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  • 12 July 2019
Women in Pensions Awards 2019 - The Winners
Women in Pensions Awards 2019 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the 2nd annual Women in Pensions Awards...

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  • 12 July 2019
PIC posts £7.1bn of bulk annuity deals in 2018 taking nearly a third of the market
PIC posts £7.1bn of bulk annuity deals in 2018 taking nearly a third of the market

Pension Insurance Corporation's (PIC) bulk annuity business transacted £7.1bn of buy-ins and buyouts over the course of 2018, its annual results reveal.

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  • 07 March 2019
PIC names PwC's Fairhead as chief risk officer
PIC names PwC's Fairhead as chief risk officer

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Giles Fairhead as its chief risk officer (CRO).

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