All Opinion articles – Page 11
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OpinionUnderstanding stakeholder views to invest for positive change
How the Avon Pension Fund worked with stakeholders to set sustainability targets and bring forward its net zero target.
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OpinionPension dashboards: Key issues for 2024
Oliver Topping of the Society of Pension Professionals outlines some of the key issues for trustees as they prepare for the introduction of pension dashboards.
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OpinionEditor’s column: Hoping for sense to prevail
After two consultations in two weeks, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve is hoping for a sensible approach and joined-up thinking between policymakers.
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OpinionAdvice or guidance? The challenges facing trustees
George Ritchie of the Association of British Insurers discusses the complex issues arising from the review of the advice-guidance boundary.
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OpinionOne trustee’s predictions for 2024
Whatever 2024 brings, trustees must stay on their guard and remember their primary purpose, writes Janice Turner of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees.
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OpinionThe secret of fully securing your members’ benefits
A trustee chair’s reflections on how the MNOPF arrived at its destination
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OpinionThe starting point for assessing good outcomes in retirement
Trustees are being given more responsibility for retirement income solutions. Here’s how they can work out what good looks like for members.
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OpinionPick and mix approach to transfer law won’t work
Pension transfer regulations must continue to prioritise member protection
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OpinionPots for life won’t work – here’s what will
No more promises - why it’s time to deliver and resolve the pension crisis, says Beyond Encryption’s Paul Holland.
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OpinionThe fault line below the UK pension system
Unless we do more to understand areas of pensions policy weakness, the outcome could be seismic, writes Anna Brain of the Pensions Policy Institute.
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OpinionAre policymakers’ DC plans realistic?
There is much to be positive about in DC pensions – but policymakers must be careful to avoid a multitude of pitfalls, writes Martin Willis.
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OpinionPPF as consolidator poses unanswered questions
Acting as a consolidator would be a new direction for the PPF. What challenges need to be resolved for it to work?
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Opinion‘Pot for life’: what are the knock-on effects?
Proponents and critics need to fully understand the likely impacts and update their arguments to address them.
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OpinionHow pension schemes can overcome their diverse communications challenges
How to turn consumers’ fear, detachment and complacency into action
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OpinionOnly pension reform can save the economy
The pensions system is broken and radical reform is needed. But will the chancellor’s steps be bold enough?
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OpinionFiduciary duty must serve members’ interests
Fiduciary duty needs a rethink. It’s time to think about what members actually want.
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OpinionWhy TPT is exploring CDC
Whole of life CDC schemes could provide the best of both DB and DC – but must overcome some teething problems first
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OpinionThe decumulation lottery
The current legal framework for decumulation results in inconsistencies between savers
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OpinionCost-of-living crisis risks young savers’ future retirement outcomes
How can the pensions industry help young savers, already struggling to get on the property ladder, put more money towards their retirement?
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OpinionWhat have we learnt about data requirements for GMP conversion?
When the Lloyds judgment on equalisation of GMP was reached in October 2018, many schemes were initially drawn to GMP conversion.