If you weren’t able to make the last conference, we have add a couple of sessions here for you to browse through: Click here to see Session from Sackers on misstatement. Click here to see Session from Sackers on Death benefits.
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Read the latest survey compiled by Barry Par in conjunction with SUPRA Click here to view the PDF.
It is good to see that the Government is pressing forward with the policy of stripping out costs to members of pension schemes that they have not sought and do not need. A recent step is DWP’s current consultation on banning member-borne commission in most occupational pension schemes. On the face of it, this raises implementation issues rather than floating
If you are managing a pooled fund – your voting behaviour is under the spotlight! AMNT’s Red Line Voting is almost here and Trustees now have the power to influence the way you vote on their behalf and recognises their status as ‘asset owners’. Some may disagree about the Red Lines but sufficient on all sides do and the concept
The UNPRI international conference in London in early September was an upbeat affair. It was the biggest it’s ever been with over 1000 delegates attending from all over the world. For the uninitiated, the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment is an international network of investors who have signed up to six Principles which include committing them to incorporate environmental,
Pension scheme trustees have long faced criticism over their stewardship, or lack of stewardship, of their investments. As shareholders they have been accused of being asleep at the wheel when it came to corporate governance. Some trustees of smaller schemes, attempting to take forward responsible investment policies, have been advised that they are simply too small to get involved in
I am writing to update you on the progress of the AMNT’s Red Line Voting project, following our members’ approval of the Red Lines at our conference on 24 June, and to ask you to let us know if your board is planning to consider Red Line Voting. For the benefit of the many trustees who have joined AMNT in
Educating Members – Pensions Alphabet Soup Read the full meeting notes here
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