All Opinion articles – Page 3
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OpinionConsolidation is not a silver bullet for UK growth
The PLSA’s Nigel Peaple explains how a rounded, considered approach to pension investment will help achieve the government’s aims.
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OpinionEmpowering the £1.5trn in private sector DB pensions
How can the government help pension schemes make better use of their substantial surpluses, asks Jos Vermeulen of the Society of Pension Professionals.
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OpinionEditor's notes: Managing the 'Daily Mail' risk
Getting Value for Money right will take plenty of time, consideration and collaboration. Making sure it’s communicated properly can’t be ignored.
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OpinionThe secret of member engagement
TikTok campaigns, influencers, or something else? Quietroom’s Caroline Hopper explores how to approach effective communications.
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OpinionTrade-offs, dependencies and unintended consequences
The pensions industry needs to “leave it all on the track” to get the best outcomes from changing government policies, writes Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers.
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OpinionWhy the government’s Pensions Review needs to aim big
Jesse Griffiths of the Finance Innovation Lab calls for the government to set a bigger ambition for its Pensions Review – and to take its time to get it right.
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OpinionPlanning a route to better DC outcomes
Why did the pension trustee cross the road? To catch a bus, but also to demonstrate attitudes to risk, as Maggie Rodger of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees explains.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: Rumours and realities
This week saw the spectre of pensions tax relief changes rise yet again. How likely is it that this long-feared prospect may become a reality?
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OpinionEditor’s notes: The auto-enrolment open goal
Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve asks: is the government overthinking the Pensions Review?
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OpinionA vision for pensions in the digital age
Matthew Giles, of the Society of Pension Professionals and Squire Patton Boggs, investigates the opportunities and challenges presented by the increasing integration of artificial intelligence technologies.
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OpinionReality starts to bite for pension ‘under-savers’
New research from YouGov shows that savers understand the precariousness of their retirement savings. YouGov’s Matthew Palframan looks at the data and what can be done to address savers’ concerns.
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OpinionCorporate brick walls: The 2024 AGM season reviewed
PensionBee’s chief engagement officer Clare Reilly explores some of the themes at shareholder meetings and how company boards have responded.
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OpinionUK pensions: Scaling for success
Ruston Smith, chair of the Pensions Management Institute, speaks to industry experts about the huge opportunity presented by productive finance to revitalise retirement outcomes for members.
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OpinionBBC burnt in attempt to save pension costs
A recent court ruling has stated that members’ interests can include their expectation of earning future service benefits, as Arc Pensions Law’s Kris Weber explains.
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OpinionThe gender disparities in pension systems
Rosa Wright and Bethel Kyeza, interns at the Pensions Policy Institute, explore the many barriers and issues affecting women’s ability to save for retirement.
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OpinionWhy the EU Pay Directive is important to UK pension schemes
Even years after leaving the EU, UK pension schemes could face consequences from a new pay transparency directive. Francois Barker of law firm Eversheds Sutherland explains.
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OpinionA bill and a review: what’s in, what’s out, what’s left to work out?
Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers takes a deep dive into the government’s announcements from the past week.
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OpinionQuestion time: The expanding nature of fiduciary duty
Maggie Rodger, co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, discusses fiduciary duty and the complexity trustees face when making decisions that impact on member security and returns.
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OpinionThe cornerstones of post-election pension provision
Law Debenture’s Scott Pinder considers what the new government may have in store for the pensions sector and how trustees and employers can best prepare themselves.
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OpinionA government to-do list for pensions
The new government has set itself an ambitious set of goals for the pensions sector, as Brightwell’s Amy Mankelow explores.