Opinion
Working together to make a good bill better
While the progress of the Pension Schemes Bill is to be celebrated, says John Chilman, it is important to secure further consensus to ensure the best outcomes for open defined benefit (DB) schemes.
Prudence prevails in USS consultation
Michael Bromwich says USS’ 2020 valuation ramps up prudence, but perhaps unjustifiably, resulting in higher contributions.
Talk of a dashboard delay is 'just plain wrong'
Kim Gubler says the project to deliver the pensions dashboard is on track and that talk of a delay is incorrect.
Con Keating: Buzz views show true depth of DB funding code disquiet
Con Keating says last week’s Pensions Buzz survey indicates the true feeling of directly affected schemes to The Pensions Regulator’s DB funding code proposals.
New year, new you? - New Year's (pensions) resolutions
Jake Churchill and Grant Suckling set out their five aims for pensions in 2021.
Building back better: Hopes and fears for 2021
While the pandemic will obviously leave its mark on UK schemes, there are hopes for some positive moves in 2021, says Matthew Arends
Looking at 2021 in 3D: Debt, deglobalisation and diversity
Dr Dambisa Moyo looks at how three preeminent trends will dominate throughout the next year
The top 20 opinion articles of 2020
What were some of the most read opinion pieces on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? We look at some of the top articles from our commentators during the year.
Durable partnership needed to overcome gargantuan small pots issue
Tim Gosling says the small pots working group’s report is a reasonable first step that recognises diverse views to come up with a way forward.
Making pensions simple again
Girish Menezes looks at whether the two-page simpler annual statement is effective at giving members the detail they need
Divestment alone dangerously undermines pursuit of zero-carbon economy
Dr Pooja Khosla and Amer Khan argue that schemes should use their monetary power to seek change rather than divest.
Is P2P property lending about to become a key part of every pension portfolio?
The prime minister’s pledge to ‘build, build, build’ may be a leapfrog moment for UK housebuilding, says Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, but to succeed a national funding effort is required.
We must remove barriers that prevent investing in unlisted equities
The charge cap must exclude performance fees to allow pension funds to invest in unlisted equities, says Stephen Welton.
Good governance is always the goal
If we were voting for a pensions buzzword of 2020, ‘consolidation’ would be a clear winner, Mark Evans writes. But to what extent can it, and its benefits, be applied to governance?
Is government trying to end open DB?
With a total market value of over £2trn, defined benefit (DB) pensions are an enormous financial resource, says Baroness Ros Altmann. But quantitative easing (QE) has caused significant damage to pension funding.
Industry should not be making 'rash predictions' over DB funding code
The Pensions Regulator's David Fairs looks to bust some of the myths he says have grown up around the proposals for a new DB funding code.
2021 is our chance to get the ball rolling on AE reform
After a tumultuous year for every industry, James Phillips says 2021 can give the pensions industry and government a chance to tackle the long-term needs in retirement savings.
Guy Opperman: Dashboards and consolidation go hand-in-hand
In the last of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman explains how pension dashboards will help consolidate pensions.
Guy Opperman: Funding measures protect the pension scheme member
In the fourth of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how revised funding arrangements for defined benefit schemes will better protect members.
Guy Opperman: Scam crackdown to protect savers
In the third of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how impending legislation will help crackdown on 'crooks' scamming people out of their pensions.
Guy Opperman: Climate change clauses a game changer for pension investment
In the second of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman talks about putting trustees’ duty to manage climate risk on a statutory footing
Guy Opperman: Bill is a pathway for safer, better and greener pensions
In the first of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how impending legislation will improve pensions for members.
All I want for Christmas is... a submitted CMA compliance statement
We are now approaching the first anniversary of trustees required to set strategic objectives for their investment consultants, Grant Suckling writes.
FCA must stop DB transfer history repeating
Regulators must act now to impose some "proper regulation" to stop another defined benefit (DB) transfer advice disaster, saysTim Sargisson.
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