Get your calendar in order with this fortnightly bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.

PMI Pensions Nuts and Bolts

September 7 | LondonA one-day seminar for those with little or no knowledge of pensions. Visit pensions-pmi.org.uk for details.

Understanding the risks of retirement – making sense of your options

September 10 |NAPF, LondonThe NAPF Academy, supported by Wealth at Work, will offer pre-retirement financial education seminars from September 8 in Edinburgh, Harrogate, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.

These seminars have been designed for anyone retiring or planning to access retirement savings within the next two years. More details available on the NAPF website.

PMI Technical Seminar: Post-retirement solutions

September 11 | LondonCovering retirement options including annuities, Nest’s default strategies, employee education, longevity hedging, and the case for collective defined contribution.

Visit pensions-pmi.org.uk for full details.

Hot Topic Seminar: Risky business – managing risk in pensions

September 15 |NAPF, LondonThis is another challenging year for defined benefit funds, with many getting to grips with the regulatory requirements and some schemes starting to run out of funding wiggle room.

Featuring presentations from the Pensions Regulator and other industry experts, we will discuss longevity, dynamic derisking and managing political risk in pensions, as well as the lessons DB schemes might want to take from Solvency II.

NAPF Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015

Work, Save, Live – a better retirement income for allOctober 14-16 | ManchesterJust a few stands left, so book your space as soon as possible. This event is an opportunity for delegates to engage with key suppliers. The conference programme and sessions for DB, DC, FD and HR professionals are live on our website.

Places are free forNAPF fund members.

PMI Annual Lecture

October 22 | LondonThis inaugural ‘State of the Nation’-type address will be held at JPMorgan Chase, 60 Victoria Embankment, London. pensions-pmi.org.uk.

PMI AAP CPD Workshop

November 26 2015 | LondonThis workshop session focuses on the Financial Conduct Authority’s continuing professional development requirements.

It will be primarily of interest to members of the PMI accredited adviser programme completing CPD for FCA purposes, but may also be helpful to those wishing to join the PMI AAP or seeking information on the impact of the retail distribution review. pensions-pmi.org.uk.