Ahead of a vote in the House of Lords on the Pension Schemes Bill, Conservative MP Helen Whately spoke on her party’s opposition to the mandation power for a special episode of the Always a Pensions Angle podcast.
Having recently passed the halfway mark in her presidency of the Society of Pension Professionals, Sophia Singleton looks back on a busy initial period and ahead to the challenges and opportunities facing the pensions sector.
Jo Donnelly, the new chief executive of the London Pensions Fund Authority, recently spoke to LAPF Investments about her previous role at the Local Government Association and the increasing challenges facing the sector.
Matthew Graham, chief business development officer at Local Pension Partnership Investments, explains his organisation’s position as the LGPS seeks to get ‘fit for the future’.
Surrey County Council’s Neil Mason sat down with LAPF Investments to explain how his pool, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, is progressing towards the government’s targets.
The government plans to review rules permitting the transfer of defined benefit pension schemes from one sponsor to another in the wake of the landmark Stagecoach-Aberdeen deal.
At a recent industry conference, Matt Lomas from the industry-wide pension scheme set out how his team has adapted and honed its stewardship and engagement activities.
Nearly three-quarters of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds do not have enough staff with the right skills to carry out day-to-day operations, according to an Aon poll.
PPF chair Kate Jones and People’s Partnership chief executive Patrick Heath-Lay have been awarded CBEs for services to the pensions sector in the King’s Birthday Honours list, announced this weekend.