A stronger Pensions Regulator

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) brought with it a raft of new offences, both criminal and civil, as well as extended informationgathering and interviewing powers, to enable The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to fulfil its “clearer, quicker, and tougher” mantra.

How to be a DC ninja – top tips for DC trustees

Pension schemes are becoming increasingly DC focused. 

Integrating climate change reporting into your pension scheme

How to ensure your scheme is ready to implement TCFD requirements?

Tips for avoiding communications traps

Many trustees and employers are on a constant quest to capture the interest of their membership, and with good reason: there’s a clear correlation between improved member engagement and better member outcomes. With greater information and understanding, members are more likely to make appropriate decisions, keep their scheme up-to-date with the information it requires, and be less likely to fall victim to a scam. But schemes must be careful about the ‘hows’ and ‘whats’, particularly in the light of a couple of recent industry publications. So, how can we make sure employees are engaged and financially literate, whilst avoiding the risks inherent in doing so?

Three top tips for managing trustees’ data responsibilities

Pension schemes are veritable treasure troves of personal data, holding contact details, bank account specifics, and even scanned copies of passports and utility bills. And managing that data, from a trustee perspective, has never been more complicated and fraught with risk.

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.

Diversity and inclusion: the pensions challenge

With auto-enrolment now well established, membership of the occupational pension schemes and Master Trusts that we work with will be more diverse than ever. The challenge for the pensions industry is to consider how to reflect that in our approach, both on trustee boards and as advisers.

Each will have its own hurdles to overcome when it comes to improving diversity and inclusion, but with inaction no longer feeling acceptable from a cultural, moral or legal perspective, what can the industry do to ensure it is representative of its savers?

GDPR - one year on

PMI TV

It has been one year since GDPR has been implemented and to discuss what this means for pension trustees we have Sarah Henderson, Senior Associate from Sackers to give us her insight.

ESG – Regulatory changes

PMI TV

Stuart O'Brien, Analyst, Sackers, discusses the effect of regulatory changes on ESG, the difference required between DB and DC schemes, the primary focus of trustees on returns and whether these changes are a fad or here to stay.