All articles by Pensions Expert – Page 9

  • News

    PLSA Investment Conference 2023: Live blog

    2023-06-05T00:00:00Z

    If you’re not up in Edinburgh for the PLSA’s annual investment conference then this is the next best thing. Stay tuned for latest updates and goings on.

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    Movers and shakers w/e 30 May

    2023-05-30T00:00:00Z

    This week’s people on the move, are…

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  • Podcasts
    News

    Podcast: Should pension schemes invest in biodiversity?

    2022-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: Biodiversity is a nascent theme for environmental, social and governance-focused investors, offering pension schemes the opportunity to invest for good and diversify their portfolios. Should pension schemes allocate capital towards this space? Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and NatureAlpha founder Dr Vian Sharif discuss biodiversity and pension scheme investment.

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    Webinar: Pension Protection Fund 2022 Purple Book

    2022-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The Pension Protection Fund will be publishing its annual analysis of the defined benefit sector on December 1.

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    Podcast: Was the Bank of England right to intervene during the LDI crisis?

    2022-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: Was the Bank of England right to intervene in gilt markets in the autumn, as hell broke loose across markets? Cartwright director of investment consulting Sam Roberts makes the case against the central bank’s bond-buying programme. The Lang Cat director of public affairs Tom McPhail, meanwhile, shares his thoughts on the Autumn Statement and the future of the triple lock.

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    Features

    Auto-enrolment: Continuing on the success of the past decade

    2022-10-24T00:00:00Z

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    PIPA 2022: Fostering innovation and driving change

    2022-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Pensions Expert hosted a series of fascinating panels and fireside chats ahead of announcing its Pension and Investment Provider Awards 2022 winners. Our journalists discussed a range of topics including cost transparency and best practice, which have been tested in recent weeks by market turbulence. 

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    Risk in retirement: Where are we now?

    2022-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Join the Financial Times and Pensions Expert for an exclusive two-hour briefing, in association with Societe Generale, to discuss increasing pension portfolio risks and exploring what more can and needs to be done to secure safer outcomes in retirement.

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    A moment of reckoning: Closing the pension gaps

    2022-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Automatic enrolment has unarguably achieved its goal of getting more people into workplace pensions. Women and people of minority ethnicities have, however, fallen behind their white male counterparts when it comes to pension saving. In this report, Pensions Expert considers the ongoing inequalities that plague our pensions system and what can be done to close the gaps.

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    PIPA 2022: Have you made the shortlist?

    2022-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Find out if you have been shortlisted for the annual Pension and Investment Provider Awards organised by Pensions Expert. The winners will be announced at an exclusive event later this year.

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    How to win a PIPA and influence judges

    2022-03-07T00:00:00Z

    The March 11 deadline for submissions into this year’s Pension and Investment Provider Awards is fast approaching.

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    PIPA Awards – deadline for entries extended

    2022-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Pension and Investment Provider Awards 2022 deadline for entry submissions has been extended to March 11.

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    PIPAs seeking the best and brightest of the pensions industry

    2022-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Pension and Investment Provider Awards for 2022 have now opened for submissions.

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    PIPA 2021: Judging panels announced

    2021-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The Pension and Investment Provider Awards welcome their first virtual judging panels, drawing on a wealth of industry experience to pick out standout performers in the pensions industry over the past year.

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    PIPAs on hunt for Covid-defying performances

    2021-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Pensions Expert’s annual awards are open for entries, with judges imploring providers that have not hid behind Covid excuses and managers that have truly set themselves apart on sustainability to come forward for consideration.

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    PIPA 2020: Top managers feature in Guide to Good Pensions

    2020-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Investment managers pushing the envelope on performance, service and innovation are being celebrated this month in the second part of the Pension and Investment Provider Awards 2020.

  • Podcasts

    Podcast: What falling sterling means for pension funds

    2019-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: It has been a rocky few months for sterling, with the currency falling more than 7 per cent since May. In this podcast, Shoqat Bunglawala, head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global portfolio solutions business, and Simeon Willis, chief investment officer at XPS Pensions, discuss the main reasons behind the decline, and what it means for pension funds.

  • Podcasts

    Podcast: Tackling the 'long tail' of underperforming smaller schemes

    2019-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: The Pensions Regulator’s latest defined contribution survey revealed that only 4 per cent of micro schemes and 1 per cent of small schemes are meeting all of the watchdog’s governance standards. David Fairs, TPR’s executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice, has previously described the “long tail” of underperforming smaller schemes as “unacceptable”. In this podcast, Mr Fairs talks to Pensions Expert about what the survey’s findings mean, and how the DC landscape might change.