Pensions Aspects Magazine
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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.
Read moreIncorporating diversity & inclusion in investment decisions
Good investment decisions are key to successful pension schemes. Considering diversity and inclusion can achieve better investment decisions by:
Read moreMentoring and Development Programme 2021-22
We are pleased to announce the official launch of our second Mentoring and Development programme delivered in conjunction with the Institute of Leadership and Management and sponsored by The People’s Pension. Following a highly successful pilot, we have expanded the initiative to welcome many more mentees and mentors to the programme.
Read moreHow should pension schemes embrace responsible investing
What does ‘responsible investing’ mean? Maybe I should have volunteered that I did not know the answer when I was asked to write this article.
Read moreResponsible 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.
Read moreHow 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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