All Diversity articles – Page 4
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OpinionHow to achieve diversity in pension schemes’ boards
As the smell of mince pies and overcooked vegetables finally dissipates, it is at this point that we all start looking ahead and considering what our aims are for 2021.
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News
Thousands warn of ‘unjustified’ USS discount rate rises
More than 3,000 people have written to the trustees of the Universities Superannuation Scheme to criticise proposed changes to the valuation methodology that, they say, will result in its members and employers being overcharged by the scheme.
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News
New trustee firm aims to inject dynamism into pensions
Sarah Leslie has reached the end of her patience with the often “pedestrian” pace of things in the pensions industry.
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News
Nest outlines small steps to close ‘gender pensions gap’
On the go: Opting in to a pension scheme at 18, understanding if the employer matches the worker’s contributions, and adding as little as an extra £2.50 a week to the pension pot are all ways of closing the gender pensions gap, according to a report from Nest.
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News
Scheme members wait on up to £25,000 from GMP equalisation
On the go: Some defined benefit scheme members could still be waiting on payments of up to £25,000 resulting from guaranteed minimum pension equalisation, according to research by XPS Pensions.
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NewsEscott on the fast track to Railpen
High flyer Caroline Escott joined Railpen on September 1 as senior investment manager for active ownership. At just 36, and a millennial in a senior role, she is a rarity in the six trillion-pound pension industry, not noted for diversity.
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OpinionThe new normal: should pension firms return to the office?
Four months of remote working and the pensions industry is planning for the new normal. Questions are being asked up and down the corridors of power. When will our employees get back to office? How will we ensure social distancing? What do we do about real estate utilisation when employee density may have to be reduced?
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News
Trustees need more pay and diversity, survey finds
On the go: Remuneration levels for trustees and chairs are not sufficient to attract skilled applicants to the roles, while fears are growing that too few trustees are entering the profession, according to a new report by Winmark and Barnett Waddingham.
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News
Trustee boards display unacceptable lack of diversity
On the go: The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has published a guide to improving diversity and inclusion in pensions, amid enduring concerns over groupthink and prejudice in the trust-based system.
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News
One in four employees fails to review their pension
On the go: Employees’ lack of engagement with later-life finances remains a major issue, with one in four never even reviewing their pension. This lack of preparation is impacting lifestyle choices, with a quarter of employees now expecting to work in retirement.
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Features
Government must revise AE or ‘risk leaving a whole generation behind’
Current minimum automatic enrolment contribution levels are not enough to plug the savings gap, with more savers expecting to work well into retirement, say experts.
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News
Mercer adds diversity to manager selection criteria
On the go: Investment consultancy Mercer's manager selection team is to downgrade fund managers whose teams lack diversity, after it published a paper questioning less-diverse groups’ ability to avoid groupthink.
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PodcastsPodcast: The future of trusteeship
Podcast: Is there a big difference in governance standards between boards with a professional trustee and boards without? Should lay trustees have to demonstrate how they have acquired a minimum level of knowledge and understanding? And what can be done to increase diversity on boards? In this episode, Laura Andrikopoulos, head of governance consulting at Hymans Robertson, discusses some of the Pensions Regulator’s ‘Future of trusteeship and governance’ consultation proposals, and what impact they might have on the industry.
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News
TPR ponders mandatory professional trustee requirement
The Pensions Regulator is consulting on proposals to make it mandatory for a professional trustee to sit on every trustee board, in a bid to ramp up standards and drive consolidation.
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News
Investment Association in push for more black fund managers
On the go: The Investment Association is leading a drive to recruit more black fund managers, after a new report revealed the poor extent of black representation in the industry.
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News
PPF seeks member representative for board position
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is taking a novel approach to recruitment, seeking a board member who has been compensated by the fund.
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News
Gender pay gap narrows at PPF to 17.2%
On the go: Women’s pay has been edging up at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) but the median gender pay gap is still 17.2 per cent, a drop of three percentage points from last year (20.4 per cent in 2017).
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OpinionHow comms can help close the gender savings gap
From the blog: With the gender pay gap sitting firmly in the spotlight, it is not surprising we are also seeing a flurry of discussions about why women save less, and what should be done about it.
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OpinionGreening, governance and growth in the age of popular empowerment
From the blog: Last year saw the unravelling of the prevailing order that had dominated the world economy since 1946, yet trustees feel empowered to flex their fiduciary muscles, if necessary going against their government's views.
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Opinion
Pensions industry still behind on gender pay gap
Analysis: The pensions industry is slowly publishing its gender pay gap data, and it does not make for pleasant reading.