From thought leadership to technical pieces, knowledge hub keeps our members and pensions professionals up to date with the recent developments in the industry.
New powers for the Pensions Regulator: evolution or revolution?
Technical News November 2021.
In the wake of the BHS and Carillion scandals, and the ensuing criticism of the Pensions Regulator’s “tentative and apologetic approach” in those cases, the Government promised to strengthen the Regulator’s powers. The result is the Pension Schemes Act 2021, which received Royal Assent on 11 February.
You don’t have to look too hard at the moment to find a pensions article that touches on, or even focuses on, data. Working with masses of data in our pensions day-to-day life isn’t anything new. But after listening to a podcast I thought I’d use this article to reflect on changes over the years in how we collect and use data.
The relevance of gold as a strategic asset UK edition
Technical News May 2021. The World Gold Council is the market development organisation for the gold industry. Their role is to stimulate and sustain demand for gold, provide industry leadership and be the global authority on the gold market. They promote gold as a mainstream asset class by enhancing institutional and retail investor understanding of gold as part of a balanced portfolio. They support clear and consistent global standard setting on all issues including ESG to reinforce integrity, transparency and trust across the value chain. They also strive to develop a fair, effective and accessible gold market by engaging global governments and policy makers.
Technical News February 2020. Against a backdrop of improving funding levels, we conducted a survey of members of the Pensions Management Institute to uncover any observations that could help other invertors plan towards their endgame. The results confirm two existing industry trends and highlight three new observations. For a full write-up of the results, including guidance from PMI members, view the full report on the PMI website: De-risking investment strategies 1
The relevance of gold as a strategic asset UK edition
Technical News May 2021. The World Gold Council is the market development organisation for the gold industry. Their role is to stimulate and sustain demand for gold, provide industry leadership and be the global authority on the gold market. They promote gold as a mainstream asset class by enhancing institutional and retail investor understanding of gold as part of a balanced portfolio. They support clear and consistent global standard setting on all issues including ESG to reinforce integrity, transparency and trust across the value chain. They also strive to develop a fair, effective and accessible gold market by engaging global governments and policy makers.
You don’t have to look too hard at the moment to find a pensions article that touches on, or even focuses on, data. Working with masses of data in our pensions day-to-day life isn’t anything new. But after listening to a podcast I thought I’d use this article to reflect on changes over the years in how we collect and use data.
New powers for the Pensions Regulator: evolution or revolution?
Technical News November 2021.
In the wake of the BHS and Carillion scandals, and the ensuing criticism of the Pensions Regulator’s “tentative and apologetic approach” in those cases, the Government promised to strengthen the Regulator’s powers. The result is the Pension Schemes Act 2021, which received Royal Assent on 11 February.
Technical News February 2020. Against a backdrop of improving funding levels, we conducted a survey of members of the Pensions Management Institute to uncover any observations that could help other invertors plan towards their endgame. The results confirm two existing industry trends and highlight three new observations. For a full write-up of the results, including guidance from PMI members, view the full report on the PMI website: De-risking investment strategies 1
