All Governance articles – Page 34
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Opinion
ESG is about long-term performance, not arbitrary screening
WHEB’s George Latham argues against those who reduce environmental, social and governance analysis to merely screening of investments, in the latest edition of Technical Comment.
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News
Local authority experts debate how to fireproof governance
Local authority scheme experts at Wednesday's National Association of Pension Funds' 2014 Local Authority Conference discussed greater separation in decision-making structures, or increasing guidance, as ways to improve governance.
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Opinion
Regulator's corporate plan: AE, funding, and trustee training
The Pensions Regulator has laid out its corporate plan for the next three years, in which it sets out plans to review its approach to ensuring high standards of governance and administration for schemes. It will also seek to improve the knowledge and understanding of trustees.
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News
Analytics providers call for safeguards on member data
Schemes using online data analytics systems to inform investment and risk-management decisions have been urged by system providers to put in place governance procedures to ensure data security.
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Features
Half of schemes lack trustee training plan, survey finds
Two employers have explained how they make sure trustees are regularly trained, after a Pensions Regulator survey shows half of schemes do not have a training plan.
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News
Webb seeks to alleviate scheme guidance concerns
Pensions minister Steve Webb has tried to assuage the concerns of defined contribution schemes by implying the guaranteed retirement guidance could be delivered in less intensive ways than face-to-face meetings.
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News
SME 'genuinely worried' about Budget impact on engagement
A British manufacturer has raised concerns about how the greater retirement flexibility announced in the Budget will impact the success of workplace saving and auto-enrolment, saying employees will need more help to navigate the system.
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Features
Mastertrusts call for governance standards to be made mandatory
Two of the country's largest mastertrusts have called for a legal standard to raise the barriers to entry for providers, as the industry evaluates the Pensions Regulator's assurance framework.
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News
LDI struggling to penetrate medium and smaller-sized schemes
Liability-driven investment strategies are struggling to gain ground outside larger schemes, with regulatory data indicating just one in 17 medium-sized plans have implemented hedging strategies.
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News
Waltham Forest invests in impact bonds for diversified returns
Waltham Forest Pension fund has invested in a £20.8m impact investment fund as it seeks to diversify its returns and support UK-based social capital projects.
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News
Charge cap consultation ramps up governance, weakens employers
News analysis: Defined contribution scheme representatives will see governance responsibilities increase after the pensions minister announces further reforms to ensure members get value – with a backdrop of industry debate on the charges cap.
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OpinionEditorial: What you wish for
Last year in this column I asked the pensions minister to “go big or go home” on the charges cap, arguing that only a 0.75 per cent level – rather than 1 per cent – would justify the regulatory burden.
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News
Greater intermediary fee transparency needed to assess value, experts urge
News analysis: Investment management and consultant fees need to be more transparent to allow schemes to more accurately measure whether they are getting value for money, industry figures have said.
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Opinion
How to pick assets for active management
In this edition of Informed Comment, Buck’s Ciaran Mulligan assesses the uncertain benefits of active management, and where it can provide value for schemes.
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Opinion
Why the reg’s DC code is near impossible for lay trustees
PMI president Paul Couchman takes aim at the regulatory burden of the new defined contribution code on lay trustees in particular, and argues it is “highly likely” more than one in four schemes are non-compliant, in this week’s Informed Comment.
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News
Education key as employers stretch to reach pension goals
News analysis: Companies need to better educate staff to encourage responsibility for pension saving, as research has highlighted a misalignment between employers’ goals and the outcomes of their defined contribution plans.
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News
Isle of Wight bolsters governance ahead of LGPS reform
Isle of Wight Pension Fund has identified areas ripe for improvement in its governance, including more frequent funding monitoring, as local government schemes brace for next year’s reforms to the sector.
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Opinion
How to build your risk committee
As more defined benefit schemes follow a derisking plan towards their end point, monitoring and managing risk grows ever more important.
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News
Essex mulls delaying SME rep election as reform hits
Essex Pension Fund is considering extending the tenure of its smaller-employer representative, allowing time for the government to provide more clarity on local government scheme governance changes.
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Features
Digesting the latest government figures on DC quality and charges
The Department for Work and Pensions' latest survey of 1,321 DC plans and providers gave a comprehensive picture of the charges at UK pension funds.