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Taking the Pulse of pensions: PMI’s 4th survey results
As we review the outputs from our 4th Pulse survey, we felt it may be worthwhile looking to see if any trends were emerging. The aim was to not only find out what the industry felt on key hot topics but also to ascertain if opinions regarding policy and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) were showing any movement. For the first time we feel we can look at trends developing and move forward with our Pensions Tracker.
PMI Mentoring and Development Programme: mentor update
I have worked in the Pensions Industry since 1997. I worked in pensions administration for ten years (albeit three years of that was part-time while I did my degree), and I have supported Trustee Boards for the past thirteen years. I am currently Pensions Manager of a midsize open Defined Benefit (DB) scheme. I have been fortunate enough to work alongside some fantastic people during that time. When I read the PMI was running a new mentoring programme I applied as a mentor in the hope I could pass on some of the things I have learnt in the past two decades.
The benefits of online learning with the PMI during lockdown
With the nation working from home, it has been a big change for most. Adapting to a new environment is never easy and adapting in a time like this feels even stranger.
When we look at strategic investment in a pensions setting, then this will obviously guide us down the avenue of product rather than person. However, education is fundamental to development and growth. Education is also a strategic investment in its own right. Simply put, investments in quality education lead to more rapid and sustainable economic growth, and development for both the individual organisation and the economy as a whole. I make no apology for the insistence that education in this form is ‘strategic investment’ but without this as a holistic back note then none of the normal organisational processes would matter or run efficiently.
The United Kingdom has become home to people from across the globe. Today, there are over 300 languages spoken in this country. In 2018, 6.1 million of the UK’s total population were non-British, and 3.7 million were born abroad. 17% of the country’s total workforce is born outside the UK. This is a particularly important point as it shows that we cannot think about the British public without having it at the forefront of our minds that we live in an incredibly diverse society; a society that consists of people from different backgrounds, beliefs, religions, languages, and culture, and that’s just racial diversity.
When we look at strategic investment in a pensions setting, then this will obviously guide us down the avenue of product rather than person. However, education is fundamental to development and growth. Education is also a strategic investment in its own right. Simply put, investments in quality education lead to more rapid and sustainable economic growth, and development for both the individual organisation and the economy as a whole. I make no apology for the insistence that education in this form is ‘strategic investment’ but without this as a holistic back note then none of the normal organisational processes would matter or run efficiently.
The United Kingdom has become home to people from across the globe. Today, there are over 300 languages spoken in this country. In 2018, 6.1 million of the UK’s total population were non-British, and 3.7 million were born abroad. 17% of the country’s total workforce is born outside the UK. This is a particularly important point as it shows that we cannot think about the British public without having it at the forefront of our minds that we live in an incredibly diverse society; a society that consists of people from different backgrounds, beliefs, religions, languages, and culture, and that’s just racial diversity.
Taking the Pulse of pensions: PMI’s 4th survey results
As we review the outputs from our 4th Pulse survey, we felt it may be worthwhile looking to see if any trends were emerging. The aim was to not only find out what the industry felt on key hot topics but also to ascertain if opinions regarding policy and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) were showing any movement. For the first time we feel we can look at trends developing and move forward with our Pensions Tracker.
PMI Mentoring and Development Programme: mentor update
I have worked in the Pensions Industry since 1997. I worked in pensions administration for ten years (albeit three years of that was part-time while I did my degree), and I have supported Trustee Boards for the past thirteen years. I am currently Pensions Manager of a midsize open Defined Benefit (DB) scheme. I have been fortunate enough to work alongside some fantastic people during that time. When I read the PMI was running a new mentoring programme I applied as a mentor in the hope I could pass on some of the things I have learnt in the past two decades.
The benefits of online learning with the PMI during lockdown
With the nation working from home, it has been a big change for most. Adapting to a new environment is never easy and adapting in a time like this feels even stranger.
