One in three working single mothers are ineligible for a workplace pension under current auto-enrolment rules, despite more than half (59 per cent) being employed.
Budget 2023: LGPS must move faster on asset consolidation
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March 17, 2023
The government is challenging Local Government Pension Scheme funds in England and Wales to move further and faster on consolidating assets, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the spring Budget on March 15.
MPs to examine future of DB pension schemes
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March 16, 2023
The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry that will review defined benefit pension schemes and the challenges they pose to members, trustees, employers and the Pensions Regulator.
Budget 2023: Chancellor’s box of tricks makes LTA disappear
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March 15, 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has faced calls in recent weeks to relax the rules on certain pension tax allowances to further his campaign to encourage older workers back into the workforce.
Beware the ideas of March – or perhaps embrace them
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March 14, 2023
March 15 was an inauspicious day for Roman politics, but if the chancellor frees up pension allowances, some people could make a killing.
Asset managers must up their game on engagement and diversity
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March 13, 2023
New research suggests too much lip service is paid to engagement and diversity.
Comment
‘Why aren’t we on TikTok?’
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March 20, 2023
As communications methods used by pension members become more diverse, we need to consider all platforms, say Eversheds Sutherland partner Charlotte Cartwright and senior associate Alex Lane.
The great pensions dashboard reset
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March 15, 2023
Isio head of administration Girish Menezes runs the rule over the pensions dashboards project and says the industry should be using the latest delay to actively improve the project.
Almost two decades on: The evolution of the PPF
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March 13, 2023
Pension Protection Fund chief executive Oliver Morley reflects on how the lifeboat fund’s story began, how far it has come since, as well as looking to its future.
Videos & Podcasts
Does fixed income offer schemes a route to agriculture investment?
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December 15, 2022
Video: Newton Investment Management fixed income manager Scott Freedman tells Pensions Expert how pension schemes can invest in agriculture.
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2023 – Navigating Uncertainty
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December 7, 2022
Podcast: The war in Ukraine, inflation and slowing global growth have sparked uncertainty over the global economy. More than ever, investors will need to understand the drivers that will influence markets over the coming year. Listen to this podcast with John Mullins, PIMCO product strategist, to gain insight on the outlook for 2023 and how to approach specific asset classes.
Partner Content
Should pension schemes invest in biodiversity?
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December 6, 2022
Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and NatureAlpha founder Dr Vian Sharif discuss biodiversity and pension scheme investment.
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CPD
Buyout volumes set to beat all records in 2023
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February 8, 2023
CPD: How do you stand out from the crowd in the scrum for the best buyout deals? Stephanie Hawthorne asks industry insiders how to make sure your scheme is enticing to insurers in the jostle for their attention.
TPR overhauls DB funding in biggest shake-up for a decade
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January 25, 2023
CPD: Stephanie Hawthorne explains the regulator’s proposed new defined benefit funding regime and what changes schemes and sponsors can expect.
Building up the voluntary carbon markets
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January 11, 2023
CPD: Markets where companies can buy carbon offsets are growing in scale and value, but debate continues around how to ensure their quality and contribution to tackling climate change.