All articles by Aamina Zafar – Page 6
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NewsIndustry raises concerns over Treasury reforms
A new business ban for underperforming schemes and reporting requirements for UK investments could have significant negative effects on DC schemes.
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NewsWhat does Labour have in store for the pensions industry?
The Labour party last week set out its plans for reform of the financial services sector, including several proposals affecting pensions. We asked industry commentators for their views.
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News‘Meaningful targets’ needed to address industry diversity issues
An appeal for action after researchers find that failure to attract diverse talent is a key barrier to improving equality and inclusion in the pensions sector.
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NewsWhy the PPF is taking action on climate
The fund has co-filed a shareholder resolution for the first time. Claire Curtin, head of ESG and sustainability at the PPF, explains why.
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NewsPensions experts raise fears over the government’s ‘pot for life’ plans
This comes as research finds that two thirds of employees do not want to choose their own workplace pension provider
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NewsMP criticises BP’s leadership for ‘dealing from the bottom of the deck’ on UK pensions
Alistair Carmichael blasted BP leaders for delinking inflation from its pension scheme payouts, which has slashed the value of the pension paid by 11%.
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NewsResearch: Professional trustee firms are incorporating diversity into their business strategies
Failure to attract diverse talent or collect diversity data are key barriers to EDI progress, the researchers discovered
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NewsAvon Pension Fund brings forward its carbon net zero target by five years
The £5.4 billion fund provides pensions for 140,000 people.
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NewsDoes the new general code have the teeth to drive up standards?
The industry reacts to the Pensions Regulator’s long-awaited new general code
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NewsHow schemes are holding companies to account on climate change
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership recently exercised its voting rights during the 2023 AGM season to express concern at firms’ approach to managing climate change risks.
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NewsThink tank praises ‘pot for life’ plans
The SMF’s latest briefing note features an appeal from the pensions minister calling for views from industry experts.
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NewsTrustees expected to engage with consultation on social factors
The Taskforce for Social Factors has released a guide for consultation, which includes more than 30 suggestions of how social factors can be better incorporated into investment decisions.
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NewsThe IFS calls to end the state pension triple lock
The IFS has published a report outlining how the triple lock has resulted in unpredictable and sometimes overly generous increases to the state pension.
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NewsMore funding surplus disputes ahead
BP Pensioner Group has begun a legal process against senior members of BP management and directors of the BP Pension Fund Trustee, following concerns around the value of members' pensions.
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NewsFCA’s new ‘polluter pays’ proposals will impact firms providing DB transfer advice
Reforms could weigh down past and present advisory firms in the DB transfer market
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NewsOutlook 2023: Keep calm and carry on
There will be pockets of opportunity within equity markets for selective investors in 2024
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NewsThe outlook for fixed income in 2024
Fixed income now has greater income potential than before the Great Financial Crisis - but avoid concentration risk
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NewsReal estate allocations – what to think about in 2024
DB schemes are exiting real estate faster than DC schemes are entering it – which could create problems for the market
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay