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David Fairs: Four weeks left to influence the future of DB funding
David Fairs: Four weeks left to influence the future of DB funding

As TPR’s consultation on the principles underlying the revised code of practice for DB funding enters the final straight, David Fairs set outs why you should give the watchdog your views.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 August 2020
Charles Counsell: An industry to be proud of
Charles Counsell: An industry to be proud of

As The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) home city Brighton gears up for its first virtual Pride, diversity and inclusion in pension schemes has never mattered more, says Charles Counsell.

  • Industry
  • 03 August 2020
Efforts to tackle legacy issues must be accelerated
Efforts to tackle legacy issues must be accelerated

The government’s focus on pensions dashboards and pension transfer times will require the industry to improve its data accuracy and administrative efficiency, says Anthony Rafferty.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 27 July 2020
Embedding ESG can't end with equities
Embedding ESG can't end with equities

Amid the economic fallout from Covid-19, ESG issues have never been more relevant, says Tegs Harding.

  • Investment
  • 24 July 2020
Channelling the chancellor's creativity for long-term retirement saving
Channelling the chancellor's creativity for long-term retirement saving

Steve Charlton looks for an equitable way to incentivise saving for retirement.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 22 July 2020
Government's Covid-19 response is missed opportunity to revisit AE
Government's Covid-19 response is missed opportunity to revisit AE

Michael Ambery argues that AE faces a potential key fork in its journey, with the government missing a prime opportunity with the Kick Start Scheme, and employers need to step up instead.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 July 2020
DB investment governance post-Covid: What to delegate?
DB investment governance post-Covid: What to delegate?

Ray Martin looks at what options trustees will have to add value to investment management and strategic implementation decisions in a post-Covid world

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 July 2020
Sustainability isn't new; It's (part of) everything
Sustainability isn't new; It's (part of) everything

James Riley says sustainability involves balance, and one of the key areas where this needs to be struck is DB funding.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 July 2020
Using pension risk transfer to plug the UK's £1trn infrastructure gap
Using pension risk transfer to plug the UK's £1trn infrastructure gap

The money used to insure pension liabilities can help met the government’s agenda to ‘build, build, build’, says Johnny Chow

  • Investment
  • 09 July 2020
Dashboards won't be easy but they will revolutionise pensions understanding
Dashboards won't be easy but they will revolutionise pensions understanding

Getting data ready and providing estimated retirement incomes may be difficult, but the industry must do its best to make dashboards a reality, says Nigel Peaple

  • Admin / Technology
  • 06 July 2020
Darren Philp: Covid-19 will give the industry the 'kick up the backside' it needs to move to modernity
Darren Philp: Covid-19 will give the industry the 'kick up the backside' it needs to move to modernity

Beer and brainfood: How Smart Pension has coped with a crisis

  • Industry
  • 03 July 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
The ACA: Aiming to reflect what society needs
The ACA: Aiming to reflect what society needs

Jenny Condron and Patrick Bloomfield explain the ACA's immediate priorities.

  • Industry
  • 30 June 2020
The day of reckoning approaches for thematically misaligned investors
The day of reckoning approaches for thematically misaligned investors

Tom Duncan looks at how thematic real estate investors will fare after the coronavirus crisis.

  • Investment
  • 22 June 2020
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?

As an interim regime for consolidators is launched, Emma Watkins looks at how to enhance protection of members’ benefits.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 19 June 2020
Guy Opperman: A firmer basis for superfunds
Guy Opperman: A firmer basis for superfunds

The pensions minister Guy Opperman says the interim regime for superfunds will provide insights on the route towards a permanent, longer-term legislative solution.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 June 2020
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards
Provisional accreditation is a positive step, not a subversion of standards

As Covid-19 hampers efforts for professional trustees to complete necessary exams, Brian Spence defends the use of provisional accreditation.

  • Industry
  • 12 June 2020
Is the pensions industry doing enough on ethnic diversity?
Is the pensions industry doing enough on ethnic diversity?

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of last month has prompted a huge wave of protest and soul-searching across the world.

  • Industry
  • 08 June 2020
Beware those who are subverting professional trustee standards
Beware those who are subverting professional trustee standards

Alan Whalley says professional trustee claims of “provisional” accreditations are undermining the process and creating confusion in the market.

  • Industry
  • 05 June 2020
Our economic recovery needs to be green
Our economic recovery needs to be green

Collective pressure has delivered results on cutting carbon emissions, so pension scheme investors should take advantage of AGM season, says Diandra Soobiah

  • Investment
  • 04 June 2020
Girish Menezes: Why technology is for life, not just for a pandemic
Girish Menezes: Why technology is for life, not just for a pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the need for the industry to embrace technology in order to improve administration processes and data, says Girish Menezes.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 03 June 2020
The real deal? Buy-in and buyout pricing during Covid-19
The real deal? Buy-in and buyout pricing during Covid-19

Chris DeMarco explains why the Covid-19 has increased opportunities for schemes to de-risk via bulk annuities.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 June 2020
Flying felines: The uncertainty of today's markets
Flying felines: The uncertainty of today's markets

Sectoral diversification has shown its worth in this economic crisis, says Robert Scammell, but whether this is a ‘dead cat bounce’ is yet to be determined.

  • Investment
  • 29 May 2020
Ineffective regulation breeds inequitable outcomes
Ineffective regulation breeds inequitable outcomes

Costly DB scheme regulations can result in abuses of equitable relations among stakeholders, say Iain Clacher and Con Keating.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 May 2020
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