Pensions Aspects Magazine

Published bi-monthly and brought to you by the PMI, this leading UK pensions magazine offers expert insights, policy updates, and practical guidance on the issues shaping your profession. Each edition helps you stay informed and ahead, with the latest on regulation, governance, diversity, digital innovation, and more, plus member updates, exam news, and exclusive interviews.

Investment exclusions - a route through the maze
05 March 2021

Investment exclusions - a route through the maze

With the need to invest responsibly in mind, many pension trustees are asking whether part of the solution may be to set a no-go policy for some types of investment asset.

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The key to making your pension fund more sustainable
05 March 2021

The key to making your pension fund more sustainable

“So, Mr Chief Executive, we really like what your company is doing in relation to environmental improvements and we’re pleased to see you’re working effectively towards your net zero climate change pledge. It’s also encouraging to see your positive policies on diversity across all aspects of your business. But what are you doing to make your pension fund more sustainable?”

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Key considerations for those considering early pension access
05 March 2021

Key considerations for those considering early pension access

Jonathan Watts-Lay outlines key considerations for pension scheme members looking to access their pension early, and what employers and trustees can do to help.

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Innovation in regulation and supervision of Master Trusts
05 March 2021

Innovation in regulation and supervision of Master Trusts

This is the final essay in a series of six produced by the PMI’s Master Trust Innovation Workstream. The other essays looked at what we expect a good Master Trust to look like in certain areas in five to ten years’ time. This essay draws on those themes and looks more widely at what is needed from a regulatory and supervisory perspective.

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Responsible investing in 2021
05 March 2021

Responsible investing in 2021

‘Responsible investing’ and ‘ESG factors’ are buzzwords that many will have been familiar with for quite some time, with most sectors now considering the environmental, social, human and economic impact of their business decisions. However, following the tumultuous nature of 2020, we expect that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors will become even more significant in the coming months and years, with a global focus on ‘building back’ in a better and greener way.

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How did I get here? Young people and the pensions industry
05 March 2021

How did I get here? Young people and the pensions industry

If you’d asked me at eighteen what I wanted to do when I grew up, the pensions industry would have been the last thing on my mind. Like many young people, I’d had next to no financial education at school. If you’d asked me on my last day at university how a pension worked, I wouldn’t have had a clue.

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