Roundtable: After years of increased focus on deficits, professional trustees are having to deal with new challenges brought by a move to surplus, members facing a cost of living crisis, an unprecedented market crisis, and a raft of new rules for defined benefit schemes.
Decarbonising fixed income: Beyond green bonds

Roundtable: Bonds make up more than two-thirds of defined benefit scheme assets, but efforts to bring the asset class in line with sustainability requirements are still at an early stage. In this roundtable hosted by Pensions Expert and PGIM Fixed Income, professional trustees discuss challenges, progress, and the path ahead.

Pandemic volatility spurs renewed focus on transition management

Roundtable: Still haunted by the memory of early 2020’s market carnage, how can investors control the risks associated with transitioning assets from a legacy allocation to a new strategy?

Pathways are just the first step on a long-term retirement journey

Roundtable: As pension providers start offering investment pathways to their non-advised customers in an attempt to make it easier for individuals to engage with their pension, is this intervention enough to guarantee a secure retirement for savers?

Capitalising on the green pensions revolution

As activists begin to deploy their own attempts at pensions engagement, how can industry leaders leverage new sustainability credentials to drive positive member outcomes?

DC Debate: Master trusts, sustainability and retirement in post-Covid world

Increasing governance burdens are constantly ramping up the pressure for small defined contribution plans to wind up into larger commercial vehicles, while leading providers and experts are asking how they can make a meaningful impact with their sustainable investment strategies. For insight into what market-leading propositions will look like, we asked four of the brightest and best in the DC industry.

A golden age for credit?

Roundtable: As managers attempt to discern fallen angels from falling knives, are trustee boards nimble enough to capture policy-driven spread opportunities?

DC Debate: Will Covid rebuilding advance the ESG agenda?

Many responsible investment products have seen their performance flattered by insulation from the oil price crash. But mitigating ESG risks is a long game, so how can schemes and trustees turn compliance into meaningful action? We ask four experts for their views.
How trustees can better navigate the DB endgame

Talking Point: Experts at a recent Pensions Expert event discuss what DB ‘endgame’ options are available to pension schemes as they mature and their funding levels improve.

The DC Debate: How investors can incorporate ESG factors into their portfolios

What makes a successful strategy for ESG, how else can investors incorporate ESG considerations into their portfolios, and how can passive and pooled investors act on the beliefs set out in their new SIPs? These are some of the questions discussed in this month’s DC debate.
