All Opinion articles – Page 2
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OpinionBreaking up is hard to do: Managing master trust moves
With the Value for Money regime on the horizon, Sackers senior counsel Emma Martin explores how trustees and employers can navigate changing master trust provider.
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OpinionHow can public sector pensions benefit the UK economy?
John Upton, policy analyst at the Pensions Policy Institute, explores how the Local Government Pension Scheme can boost the UK economy – and what the government needs to do to support this.
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OpinionFiduciary duty and climate change – where we stand
With recent data showing the world’s temperature increase breached the crucial 1.5-degree level, the Society of Pension Professionals’ Donna Matteucci explores the landscape for climate-related investing.
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OpinionScottish Widows research reveals the ‘engagement savers really want’
New research by the Scottish Widows Master Trust shows that members are feeling more confident about their retirement prospects. Sharon Bellingham, master trust lead at Scottish Widows, explores what this means for engagement best practice.
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OpinionConsolidation and megafunds: all change for DC schemes in 2025
Rachael Healey of law firm RPC scrutinises the government’s megafunds plans and what UK investment requirements could mean for trustees.
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OpinionMaking sure your scheme is prepared for cyber risks
Regulators may not be as joined up on cyber risks as you think, according to Eversheds Sutherland. The firm’s Richard Bacon, Claire Carroll and Lorna Doggett explore what this means for pension scheme trustees.
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OpinionA pension scheme consolidation wishlist
The Association of British Insurers’ Rob Yuille outlines the changes that are needed to make consolidation a success in the trust-based and contract-based worlds.
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OpinionThe year ahead: What to expect, and what needs to happen
Gateley’s Michael Collins outlines 10 key developments to watch out for in 2025 across the pensions industry.
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OpinionIt’s time to shout about exceptional pension schemes
The PLSA’s new director of policy and advocacy Zoe Alexander calls for pension schemes to speak out about best practice and the many ways they are supporting members.
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OpinionTackling post-enrolment inertia in pensions
Auto-enrolment succeeded by embracing people’s inertia to passively get them saving for retirement. To get them saving enough, though, we will need to break through inertia, as Fairer Finance’s Tim Hogg explains.
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OpinionHow can pension trustees remain vigilant against greenwashing?
Eversheds Sutherland’s Andrew Black and Samuel Fulda explore how regulators and pension scheme trustees can address greenwashing and greenhushing to further develop their own long-term plans.
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OpinionPension sharing orders and contracting out: key considerations
Gateley Legal’s Michael Collins explains a niche but important issue to consider when including pension benefits in divorce or separation settlements.
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OpinionEditor's notes: Mega challenges to get to megafunds
Are the “biggest set of reforms to the pensions market in decades” the right path for the government to pursue? Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve looks into some of the detail of the consultations announced last week.
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OpinionTime to end state pension injustice for Caribbean recipients
Janice Turner, co-chair of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees, explains how the legacy of slavery and colonialism continues to affect overseas recipients of the UK state pension.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: A buy-in bonanza
NatWest’s record-breaking buy-ins illustrate a healthy market for pension fund insurance, writes Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve.
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OpinionHoping for clarity on Value for Money
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Brian McBride sets out the organisation’s views on how to improve the proposed Value for Money framework.
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OpinionMaturing schemes and endgame planning: The pensions ‘teenage years’
Naomi Brown, senior counsel at Sackers, explains the parallels between managing a maturing defined benefit scheme and life as a parent.
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OpinionCharity schemes are stronger when working in partnership
Charity DB schemes have experienced a similar positive journey to private sector peers in recent years. Charities Pensions Club director Chloe Scragg explains the challenges they still face and how they are tackling them.
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OpinionLessons from the DC Future Book
Shantel Okello of the Pensions Policy Institute explores how the DC market has evolved over the past decade and looks forward to what it may look like in another 10 years’ time.
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OpinionWhy the LGPS doesn’t need to be forced to buy UK
Rachel Reeves is considering a “Canadian” model for local government pensions investment. GLIL’s Ted Frith supports the idea of galvanising UK infrastructure investment but argues that the mechanism to achieve this already exists.