All Diversity articles – Page 5
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OpinionWhen mentoring matters
Any Other Business: Mentoring is fast becoming a must-have in any HR toolbox, but care is needed to avoid leaving mentee and mentor disappointed.
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News
Divorced women lose out on £5bn in pension payments each year
Scottish Widows research has found that divorced women are missing out on £5bn in pension payments each year, as experts highlight the need for women to take professional advice on pensions during the divorce process.
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OpinionWe need to narrow the pensions gap
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan says more needs to be done to deliver fair outcomes for everyone.
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OpinionReady for the next 20 years?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: The future of pensions has never been less certain than it is today.
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FeaturesRoyal Insurance Group overhauls trustee board
The Royal Insurance Group Pension Scheme has reduced its trustee board size and changed the way member-nominated trustees are appointed, saying the move will save costs and make governance more efficient.
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Opinion
What is the pensions conference good for?
Any Other Business: Trustees, consultants and asset managers flock to stuffy conference halls across the country to deliver speeches, spill pints and engage in lively debate over the issues of our time, but what is it the pensions conference really brings its participants?
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OpinionPractical steps to improve trustee diversity
To many people the adage ‘pale, male and stale’ will resonate in the context of pension scheme trustee boards, but diversity, in this setting, means more than simply altering the gender balance, writes Peter Askins.
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Features
Addressing career flexibility could help tackle gender pensions gap
The gender pay gap is a multi-faceted problem that needs a multi-pronged approach, experts say — from financial education to adapting the pensions system to assist flexible working.
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News
Government to appeal ruling on discrimination
The government is set to appeal the employment tribunal’s recent verdict that more than 200 judges suffered discrimination as a result of pension changes. Meanwhile, the Fire Brigades Union is planning to challenge the result of a similar discrimination case, which it lost this year.
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News
Hollis: Bring invisible women into AE system
The UK’s pension system is failing “invisible women” who do not meet the auto-enrolment earnings threshold and are punished for leaving work to care for children, Labour peer Patricia Hollis has warned.
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OpinionIndustry on right track with diversity initiatives, but further change is needed
Any other business: The need for greater diversity across the pensions and asset management industry is evident, so what progress has been made so far to improve the situation?
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OpinionHow diversity across the board can upgrade a pension fund’s performance
Kim Newell Chebator from State Street makes the case for greater diversity, highlighting one particular aspect that could help refresh the thinking of pension fund boards.
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OpinionThe gap between theory and practice
Editorial: Companies with greater gender and ethnic diversity at board level perform better financially, consultancy McKinsey has shown. It seems the 2014 research has now filtered down to investors.
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Opinion
Pension trustee boards and gender diversity: Is the glass ceiling shatterproof?
Analysis: New studies of UK corporate boards show that in the business sector, women still hold very few senior management positions. Has female representation remained comparably low at pension trustee boards in 2016?
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News
Women undersave due to childcare, but AE carer credits unlikely
Women do not save enough for pensions due to the persistence of the breadwinner model and a lack of confidence in their own financial aptitude, a new study shows. Despite this, a proposal to introduce carer credits to auto-enrolment was rebuffed by the pensions minister this week.
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Opinion
Should member communications be tailored to gender?
Women take career breaks more often, live longer and might have different attitudes to finance. Royal London’s Fiona Tait looks at whether member communications should reflect that.
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Features
The big sell: How to attract new trustees to a scheme
Any Other Business: The role of pension trustee has grown in complexity over recent years and has become too daunting a task for many, but some schemes are finding new ways to lure fresh blood to the role.
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Opinion
How mixing the trustee board make-up can boost performance
The Pensions Act 2004 dictates trustees of pension schemes comprise at least one-third member-nominated individuals.
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Opinion
Mixing it up: how added diversity could boost trustee board results
The global workforce is more diverse today culturally, ethnically, by gender, faith, sexual orientation and age group – and the pace of change is accelerating.
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News
Pensions Trust reflects on trustee election after diversity move
The Pensions Trust did not see a bump in engagement in its latest round of trustee elections despite adding online voting, following a controversial decision to take names off the ballot to avoid “unconscious bias” towards male candidates.