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PMI's risk governance workshop findings

At the recent Manchester Professional Pensions show, the PMI ran a Risk Governance workshop for trustees which focussed on Investment risk, Legal risk and Admin risk from both perspectives – the sponsoring employer and the trustee board.

 

Following the presentations, a very lively case study ensued which considered how a hypothetical company Chaos Plc was exposed in each of these three areas and the immediate steps that both the employer and the trustee board needed to take.
 

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Xafinity Paymaster enters into a new partnership with the PMI

Xafinity Paymaster has today signed a new partnership agreement with the PMI as sponsor of their new Administration Specialist Industry Sector (SIS).
 
As one of the UK’s leading and most experienced providers of pensions administration services, Xafinity Paymaster has considerable expertise in this area and will provide PMI members with a series of articles and papers covering a range of topical administration issues over the next 12 months.
 

Click here for further details about the new Administration SIS and to view the first article which focuses on the need for trustees and administrators to build stronger relationships.
 

 

rpmi to enhance PMI’s VQ study support

The PMI is pleased to announce that rpmi, one of the UK’s leading third party administrators, has agreed to become the study support partner for its Qualification in Pension Administration (QPA) and Diploma in Pension Calculations (DPC) online learning programmes.

 

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Goldman Sachs Asset Management publish the latest in their investment routemaster series

 

Our Investment SIS partner, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has published 'A pocket guide to equities' which examines, in a straightforward manner, the different ways in which you can run your equity holdings.
 

Click here to view the pocket guide

PMI promises ‘Extra’ for its members!

We are pleased to announce PMI Extra, an exciting range of discounted services and products exclusively for all categories of membership. Available via a member only section on the PMI website, PMI Extra is run in conjunction with Parliament Hill – leading affinity services provider to professional institutes.

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Pensions Minister provides reform at PMI Spring Conference

“We are undertaking the biggest social reform in pensions in a hundred years” stated Mike O’Brien, the Minister for Pensions Reform, as he opened the PMI Spring Conference ‘Making pensions fit for purpose again’ on 11 March in London.

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PMI Annual Dinner

More than 330 people were present at this year's Annual Dinner to hear PMI President, Steve Delo, talk about the current successes and continual exciting changes underway at the PMI.

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PMI TV fires up Dragons' Den

 

The PMI is delighted to bring you “Investment Strategies in the Dragons’ Den”, the first in a series of unique investment strategy masterclasses hosted by PMI TV. Filmed live from the London Stock Exchange, this online conference is essential viewing for trustee boards who want to see how an investment manager gets put through his or her paces.

 

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PMI Chief Executive wins top pensions award

Vince Linnane, Chief Executive of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) won Pensions Management magazine's Outstanding Contribution to the Pensions Industry Award for 2007 at a lunch on 19 October at City venue, the Brewery. The selection of Mr Linnane, who has been Chief Executive of the PMI since July 2006, following a 20 year career at the Institute, was unanimous with the judges.

PMI Chief Executive Vince Linnane flanked by Pensions Management editor Padraig Floyd (left) and guest speaker John Sargeant.

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Subscriptions 2007/2008

Membership subscriptions for the year commencing 1 September 2007 are now due. All members who have not paid yet are asked to do so immediately. For those who did not receive, or who have mislaid, their renewal notice please click on the following link to download the subscription form.

 

Subscription Renewal Form

 

Please complete this and return it to PMI House together with your remittance. If you have any queries please contact PDU on 020 7392 7400.
 

Important notice

The PMI has received notification of bogus telephone calls being made to PMI centres and PMI members’ employers. The caller claims that he/she works for the PMI and that they have been asked by members of PMI staff to confirm employee details with them.

The PMI does NOT contact centres, PMI members’ employers or individuals over the phone asking for sensitive or confidential information. Should you receive any such calls please do not respond to them and advise the PMI immediately.

Handbook 2009

The Handbook for 2009 is now available and contains details of the RPC and Advanced Diploma in Retirement Provision examinations in 2009.

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PMI TV is a big hit with viewers!

In its first four weeks, PMI TV has been hugely popular with pension professionals and trustee viewers, who have been able to access over 2000 video interviews available on the channel.

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36% discount on all Thorogood Publishing business books

The PMI are pleased to be supporting a new title from Thorogood Publishing business books - the Pension Trustee’s Handbook, 5th Edition by Robin Ellison, Head of Pensions Strategy, Pinsent Masons and Chairman, NAPF.

The Pension Trustee’s Handbook is the definitive guide to the trustee’s role – a no-nonsense, practical book that Pensions Today Magazine calls ‘mandatory education for trustee boards’. The 5th edition has been fully updated.

Click here to receive a 36% discount on all Thorogood Publishing business books.

 

Further information

For PMI press releases please click here.

Further news can be found in the latest monthly edition of PMI News at the Pensions Careers website.

www.pensioncareers.co.uk
 
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