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'Mothballing': A guide for trustees
Jo Myerson looks what trustees should be considering if their sponsor decides to temporarily shut its doors.
Low-carbon investing doesn't have to mean low return
With renewed urgency, governments and businesses strive for climate improvements, and pension schemes should take advantage, say Sammy Suzuki and Kent Hargis.
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?
UK pension schemes are working hard to counter climate risks across investment portfolios, but the assessment of climate risks to sponsor covenant must be a key focus of schemes’ broader risk assessment, says Michael Bushnell.
The long-term horizon for the LGPS
Local authority funds must use lessons from the past to continue delivering into the future, says James Stoddart
What trustees looking to transfer to superfunds should consider
Caroline Kurup explores the latest TPR guidance on superfund transfers and what scheme trustees should be considering
Bulk annuities: Optimise the inputs to improve the outcome
Much like when selling a house, DB plans need to tidy up before approaching the bulk annuity market, says David Ellis.
2020 is offering de-risking opportunities for smaller schemes
With a recent rise in the number of smaller schemes undertaking bulk annuity transactions, Charlotte Quarmby sets out why now might be the right time for smaller pension schemes looking to de-risk.
How the BT Pension Scheme will safeguard its portfolios and the planet from climate change
Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there.
What Covid-19 means for longevity and bulk annuities
Darryl Brundle and Ashley Kanter look at the contrasting pressures and easements on longevity associated with the pandemic
The unstoppable force paradox: Supply and demand in the DB transfer market
Philip Dickinson looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the transfer market and how schemes and advisers can support members.
Legal Review: Assessing PPF compensation
The PPF's compensation regime has been subject to a number of court challenges. Jonathan Hazlett takes a look at the complexities involved
Time ticking to complete fiduciary management retenders
With under three-quarters of a year left for retendering exercises to be completed, capacity issues could arise and reduce choice, writes James Phillips.
AMNT celebrates ten years of punching above its weight
The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees co-chair David Weeks remembers some of the organisation’s highs and lows during a tumultuous first decade
How Covid-19 is changing the view on ESG
Despite Covid, ESG is still in the spotlight, says Holly Roach
Social assets should be key on trustees' to-do list
Evita Zanuso looks at the role social assets can play in UK pension fund portfolios to help build back after the pandemic
PMI Student Essay Competition: Could Covid-19 lead the industry to focus more on its employees?
Willis Tower Watson analyst Jennifer Harrison was the winner of the PMI's fourth student essay competition. In her paper, she looks at the way Covid-19 has changed the way people and companies in the industry work and asks whether these changes will become...
ESG ratings: Present problems and future solutions
James Baxter-Derrington talks to ESG investment specialists about current issues in the ESG ratings market and how the market might look in years to come.
Making money matter
Make My Money Matter chief executive Tony Burdon discusses the campaign to change pensions for the better.
Managing the thoughts we don't know we have
Joe Condy looks at the behavioural biases that can impact investors' decisions and how they can be be overcome
Social bonds - darlings of the post-pandemic world?
Simon Bond looks at how Covid-19 has caused a surge in the issuance of social bonds and whether this will continue
Why schemes must avoid overreacting to disrupted CMI Model
While the CMI Model of longevity improvements has proved reliable, Covid-19 threatens to cause it to show an unrealistic falls in life expectancy. Tim Gordon explains why the industry should not overreact
25 Years of PP: A busy two decades
As part of a series celebrating PP’s silver anniversary, Hope William-Smith asks industry veterans about policy over the past 25 years and what needs to change for the future.
Making the most of dry powder while you wait
Dry powder can be useful for pension scheme portfolios, but to make it attractive schemes need to make sure the assets are both available and not so low return they dilute wider return characteristics. Jonathan Hobbs, Kevin Kneafsey, Matthias Scheiber,...
Scheme valuations in a Covid-19 economy
As over 1,000 DB schemes seek to agree a valuation amid the crisis, Hope William-Smith looks at the considerations.
