Pensions Aspects Magazine

GMP equalisation: getting your data strategy locked down

Whether you have started your Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) equalisation journey or it is still on your ‘to do’ list, it is no doubt a complex and daunting project. In this article, we share some insights gained from working with early movers that may make your life easier and hopefully provide some reassurance.

The journey to net zero

For professional clients only

Five years ago, adding an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilt to your investment portfolio was seen as a nice-to-have. Today, there is a recognition that if you don’t consider this, it will impact performance. This has added pressure to time-pressed pension trustees to consider the potential effect of climate change on their scheme’s investments.

Gender pension gap: whose problem is it to solve?

It’s fifty years since it became illegal to pay women less than their male counterparts, yet the gender pay gap means women are still paid 15.5% less than men. What’s really worrying is the gap gets even wider when women reach retirement, with an even greater difference in the gender pension gap.

5th ITM Student Essay Competition - Winner Molly McCarthy

What benefits could be realised by further diversifying trustee boards and other governance bodies in pensions (eg. IGCs)? What steps can be taken by the next generation of pensions professionals and the industry as a whole to improve diversity in this area?