All Opinion articles – Page 4
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OpinionTaking care of (trustee) business
Sackers senior counsel Naomi Brown explores the differences and similarities between running a pension fund and running a business – and what can be learned from each role.
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OpinionRenting in retirement: The relationship between pensions and housing
Nigel Purves, CEO of housing specialist Wayhome, looks at the fractured relationship between the UK’s pension system and its housing situation.
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OpinionExcepted life arrangements: The beginning of the end?
It’s proven anything but simple to abolish the lifetime allowance. Pinsent Masons partner Christina Bowyer explores issues yet to be resolved concerning the lump sum death benefit allowance.
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OpinionBuyouts and dashboards – don't miss the boat
A key deadline is looming under the Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022, which could be particularly relevant for schemes progressing towards buyout, writes Squire Patton Boggs’ Matthew Giles.
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OpinionRestoring member data integrity as dashboards approach
The maintenance of pension scheme records has not kept pace with the digital age, warns Heka Global’s Max Lack.
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OpinionThe future of the Pension Scams Industry Group
After a decade of volunteer-led work on addressing scams in pensions, the Pension Scams Industry Group needs support and engagement in order to continue, writes its deputy chair Tommy Burns.
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OpinionWhat role will a public sector consolidator play in the UK market?
Rosie Twist of the Society of Pension Professionals analyses how the DB market has changed in 15 years and how a public sector consolidator might help shape the next 15.
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OpinionThe ‘lost pots’ issue is getting worse – it’s time to act
John Upton, policy analyst at the Pensions Policy Institute, is exploring and updating data on lost pots to help drive solutions to one of the industry’s biggest problems.
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OpinionWhy diversity on trustee boards is vital
Pat Sharman, co-founder of advocacy group Everyone Matters, explains how diversity on trustee boards can help address complex and important issues such as climate change.
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OpinionAn end-of-term report on pension dashboards
Richard Smith, volunteer chair of the Pensions Dashboards Operators Coalition, marks up the government’s progress and looks ahead to what the new government will need to do to realise the full benefits of dashboards.
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OpinionAn industry win on dashboard connection regulations
Pensions dashboards seem to be the words on everybody's lips of late, as the project ramps up following the reset.
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OpinionMansion House and the ‘butterfly effect’ on pension schemes
The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees’ Maggie Rodger looks at the many interconnected elements of the Mansion House proposals.
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OpinionDelays and uncertainty for pensions as election called
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) details the setbacks to important government policies caused by the dissolution of parliament ahead of the election.
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OpinionPensions in 2035: Peering into the crystal ball
Barnett Waddingham’s Paul Leandro looks to the future in true Black Mirror style to speculate how the ‘pot for life’ model could reshape the pensions system in 10 years’ time.
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OpinionRemuneration, cyber risk and beyond: the General Code unpacked
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Jessica Kerslake looks at some of the key elements of the Pensions Regulator’s new General Code.
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OpinionHow the pensions industry can better support people with mental health problems
During this Mental Health Awareness Week, Conor D’Arcy of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute explains how to help address the problems faced by those with mental health problems when it comes to pension saving.
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OpinionDefining the role of the scheme actuary
Shoosmiths partner Paul Carney explores the role of scheme actuaries and how far their influence reaches through the lens of a recent Court of Appeal ruling.
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OpinionReinjecting meaning into sustainability reporting
IGG’s Tegs Harding takes a holistic view of sustainability reporting, incorporating nature-based and social factors as well as established climate issues.
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OpinionFinancial wellbeing needs a health warning
Workplace financial wellbeing programmes are important. But they’re also risky and difficult to get right. Why is that, and what can employers do to get it right?
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OpinionThe case for discretionary increases is becoming compelling
Osborne Clarke’s Claire Rankin explains the different forces at play when trustees and employers consider discretionary pension increases.