All Pensions Management Institute articles – Page 2
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NewsPensions Management Institute elects new president
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has elected Robert Wakefield as president following it 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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NewsTPR at the root of high levels of industry dissatisfaction over policy direction
More than six in ten (61%) of pension industry respondents are unhappy with the direction of pensions policy over the past six months, according to the latest Pensions Management Institute (PMI) Pulse Survey. That’s an increase of almost 40% (38.6%) compared with last year’s survey.
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OpinionThe great pensions dashboard reset
Isio head of administration Girish Menezes runs the rule over the pensions dashboards project and says the industry should be using the latest delay to actively improve the project.
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NewsOpperman has ‘zero sympathy’ for concerns over dashboards’ timeline
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way.
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NewsBW’s Sara Cook elected president of the Pensions Management Institute
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute has appointed Barnett Waddingham principal Sara Cook as its president.
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News‘Broad dissatisfaction’ felt over govt’s pensions policy
On the go: Dissatisfaction has mounted over the government’s handling of pensions policy during the past year.
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NewsYoungest ever accredited trustee calls for industry to embrace tech
Lewis Drew, the UK’s youngest ever accredited pension trustee, has urged the industry to embrace technology in order to catch up with other financial services sectors.
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NewsAbrdn steals limelight from superfunds with DB master trust
Abrdn is set to join the ranks of defined benefit master trust providers, with plans to launch its scheme in the second quarter of 2022.
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NewsEight out of 10 young adults demand earlier pension saving
On the go:More than eight in 10 young people want pension saving to begin before individuals reach the age of 22 — the default age from which employees are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.
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NewsTwo-thirds of trustees are looking beyond buyouts
On the go: Two-thirds of pension trustees are considering other options besides buyouts as part of their schemes’ long-term funding goals, new research has revealed.
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NewsPMI warns majority of savers will be caught out by pension age rise
On the go: The majority of people impacted by the rise in the normal minimum pension age are unaware it is happening, the Pensions Management Institute has warned.
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NewsPMI launches new diploma for pension professionals
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute is launching a new diploma in pension trusteeship.
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NewsFirst lay trustee receives PMI accreditation
On the go: Neil Calvert, who sits on the Local Government Pension Scheme’s Derbyshire pension board, is the first lay trustee to be accredited by the Pensions Management Institute.
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PodcastsPodcast: Treasury ‘ignored advice’ in public sector pension reforms
Podcast: A report from the Public Accounts Committee about the public sector pensions reform has showed that Treasury ignored advice that could have prevented the McCloud case, argues Ian Neale, co-founder of Aries Insight. He is joined by Sackers partner Claire Carey, in an episode also covering industry consultation fatigue and the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures reporting requirements.
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NewsESG ramps up in importance for trustee boards
On the go: Environmental, social and governance factors are a hot topic for trustees, with 53 per cent of trustee boards considering it an important agenda topic, new research has shown.
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NewsPMI launches new accreditation regime for lay trustees
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute is launching a new accreditation regime for lay trustees, in a move that follows the launch of an accreditation programme called APTitude for professional trustees last year.
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PodcastsPodcast: Trustees should focus more on scheme admin in anti-scam fight
Podcast: The Pensions Ombudsman has declared schemes should have their transfer and due diligence procedures updated within a month of new anti-scams guidance. Compliance will require a huge amount of administrative time and resources, and trustees should give scheme administration more focus. LCP partner Francesca Bailey and Pensions Management Institute president Lesley Alexander talk scams, dashboards and corporate activity.
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OpinionWhy we need greater diversity in trustee boards
More gender and race diversity is needed in trustee boards as this will result in better outcomes for members of pensions schemes, writes professional trustee Shola Salako.
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NewsIndustry calls again for clarity as TPR criminal consultation closes
The pensions industry has once again united in its calls for clarity as a consultation into the scope and application of the Pensions Regulator’s new criminal powers comes to a close.