All Pensions Management Institute articles
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NewsProfessional standards ‘have never been more important’ as reform pressures mount
The Pensions Management Institute has called for higher standards across the industry as schemes prepare to implement a wide-ranging programme of pensions reform.
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NewsPMI names 40 trainees for expanded trustee accelerator programme
The Pensions Management Institute is stepping up its efforts to increase the number of trustees working with defined contribution (DC) master trusts with an expanded Trustee Accelerator Programme.
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NewsTrustees urged to embrace accreditation and ‘continuous learning’
Panellists at the PMI’s annual conference in London argued that trustee capability must evolve beyond technical knowledge to include stronger decision-making, leadership and behavioural skills.
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People NewsFirst trustee ‘apprentices’ complete PMI accelerator programme
A quartet of trainee trustees have joined the board and sub-committees of the Standard Life Master Trust after completing the Pensions Management Institute’s Trustee Accelerator Programme.
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News‘Wake up call’ on adequacy from Pensions Commission in interim report
The government has been urged to act promptly to address the gender pension gap and the lack of retirement options for the self-employed, following the publication of the Pensions Commission’s interim report.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill finalised: Industry hails ‘historic moment’ despite spectre of mandation
The Pension Schemes Bill has been finalised after protracted debates between legislators, and will now move to receive Royal Assent. Pensions Expert rounds up some of the industry reaction across the various elements of the new legislation.
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NewsPMI highlights dashboard development in ‘crucial year’ for project
With the statutory connection deadline six months away and the MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard in its second phase of testing, what are the next steps for this important project?
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NewsGovernment to limit scope of mandation clause, pensions minister says
Torsten Bell says the Pension Schemes Bill will be amended to ensure that the mandation clause only relates to the Mansion House Accord and cannot be used for other purposes.
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NewsTrade groups support ‘minimum standards’ for administrators
The administration standards body supports proposals to subject providers to minimum standards across risk management, continuity planning, and other areas.
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OpinionPMI: Investing in admin skills to protect savers as outsourcing increases
Varsha Gicas, chief customer officer at the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), reflects on her recent visit to India and explains why investing in global professionals is essential to raising standards across the industry.
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NewsWest Midlands joins PMI talent drive as governance scrutiny intensifies
The West Midlands Pension Fund has become the latest organisation to sign up to the Pensions Management Institute’s training and development initiative as a partner.
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NewsMaster trusts back trustee training as government eyes standards
With the DWP consulting on raising trustee standards, the Pensions Management Institute has expanded its trustee training initiative with the help of four master trusts.
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NewsShould savers be allowed to use pension pots to access the housing market?
With more and more people expected to have to rent into their retirement, Nest Insight has conducted a year-long study into whether savers should be given early access to their pensions to fund a house purchase.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC ties up Dr Martens scheme; PMI seals buyout
Plus: Broadstone reveals five micro deals completed in the second half of 2025 as part of the test of Aviva’s new Clarity service for small schemes.
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NewsPMI seeks to upskill offshore pension administration provision
The PMI’s chief customer officer is to visit India to meet with staff from administration providers as part of a plan to “raise professional standards across the UK pensions ecosystem”.
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NewsIndustry backs ‘nuanced’ changes to Value for Money proposals
The pensions industry has broadly welcomed the new Value for Money approach outlined in this week’s consultation set out by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsPMI warns trustees to upskill as private market allocations surge
In its latest private markets guide, the Pensions Management Institute says allocations to these asset classes have almost tripled since 2019.
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NewsPMI launches partnership initiative to boost training and development
Three administration providers have signed up as founding members of the PMI’s Development Partnerships programme, after a regulatory report flagged recruitment and retention issues in the sector.
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People NewsIsio’s Menezes to lead PMI as president
The Pensions Management Institute has also appointed three new non-executive directors in IGG’s Louise Davey, independent trustee Duncan Buchanan, and Invesco’s Mary Cahani.
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NewsBell fights back as pensions industry unites against investment mandation
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has argued that the proposed reserve power to mandate investments, contained in the Pension Schemes Bill, is necessary because of a “collective action problem” across the industry.