All Governance articles – Page 25
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OpinionMaster trust consolidation – at what cost?
Regulators should be wary of an overzealous insistence on consolidation to a specific number of mastertrusts, and must focus instead of clearly defined standards of governance, writes Colin Richardson from professional trustee company PTL.
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Opinion
When money meets religion: Sharia compliant pensions in the UK
Islamic finance is a fascinating and challenging domain. The industry’s assets were valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) globally at the end of 2016, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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OpinionShould your DC scheme move to a master trust?
The decision to move a defined contribution scheme to a master trust all depends on an employer’s priorities and philosophy, according to John Wilson and Stephen Coates at JLT Employee Benefits.
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News
Companies increase use of carbon pricing
Research by environmental data provider CDP indicates an eight-fold rise in the number of companies around the world putting a price on their carbon emissions.
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Features
Greater Manchester impact investment to build 2,000 homes
The £21.3bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund is in the latter stages of concluding a series of impact investment deals, worth about £100m, which will build roughly 2,000 local homes.
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OpinionEthical investing: All talk and no action?
From the blog: Ethical investing has come to the fore in recent years as more people say they want to align their investments with their moral values, but there are still some obstacles on the way there.
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Opinion
How to monitor the effectiveness of your trustee board
Amid an increased regulatory focus on governance and trusteeship, Independent Trustee Services’ Rachel Croft explains how trustees can monitor and review their own performance alongside external feedback.
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OpinionPLSA: Fund managers should disclose pay policies
Charges and fees can be reduced through better governance, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Luke Hildyard, and proposes remedies.
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PLSA proposals welcomed but superfunds still ‘a step too far’
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's DB Taskforce has published its final report, providing further details on the creation of superfunds, while highlighting how benefit simplification and a new chair’s statement for defined benefit scheme trustees could increase efficiency.
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Features
Wholesale changes to rules are needed to enable DB consolidation
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: Amalgamating defined benefit corporate pension funds could reduce costs, improve investment and make for better governance, but it is still unclear whether full DB consolidation is a chimera or the fix to a fragmented system.
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OpinionESG investment is here to stay
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: Environmental, social and governance investing is much more than a fad, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Luke Hildyard.
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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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TPR campaign outlines governance basics
The Pensions Regulator has launched a new campaign directed at trustees and their advisers, as part of a wider push to raise governance standards, but experts say its success relies on collaboration and engagement from all stakeholders.
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OpinionTaking action to tackle gaps in scheme governance
The Pensions Regulator will step up regulatory action against trustee boards, reveals the organisation’s Anthony Raymond.
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PLSA urges schemes to focus on ‘inputs’
A new report on pension scheme governance calls for greater focus on improving the quality of structures and personnel, or ‘inputs’, and argues that processes have received excessive attention.
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OpinionIt is time for ethical investing to evolve
Schemes should poll members to create an environmental, social and governance policy that they can have confidence in, says Stephen O’Neill from master trust Nest.
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FeaturesSouth Yorks fines employers for late contribution returns
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has witnessed an improvement in its service delivery, following the launch of a new pensions administration strategy which allows it to fine tardy participating employers.
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OpinionCheck for early warning signs of pension mistakes
From the blog: It’s the nightmare scenario: the Pensions Regulator is due to visit and everyone at the company is filled with dread. What’s worse, it turns out they were right to be concerned.
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OpinionIt’s time to rethink trustee standards
From the blog: The Pensions Regulator’s recent findings of large variations in trusteeship standards have thrown up questions about the governance of pension funds.
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FeaturesBayer latest scheme to move to mastertrust
Pharmaceutical company Bayer has closed the defined contribution section of its pension plan and transferred members to a mastertrust, a move experts say has become increasingly common in recent years.