We have  symposium  on “Pensions and the Policymakers” that will be covering some particularly hot pension topics, including:

- “Pioneering the Pan-European Pension Product and the Pan European Workplace/Occupational Pension," presented by Dr. Francesco Briganti, Secretary General of CBBA - Europe. A must-attend session if you want to be up to speed on the potential for recent developments in Europe to impact UK pensions policy.

- “The Department for Work and Pensions' White Paper - Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes," presented by Neil Esslemont, Head of Industry Liaison, The Pensions Regulator.  TPR will explain the plans to strengthen the regulatory framework and their powers to act against employers who fail to treat schemes fairly.

- "Consolidating the DB consolidation agenda," presented by Patrick Bloomfield, Partner, Hymans Robertson LLP. Why isn’t greater use being made of consolidation vehicles? Is part of the answer Status quo bias and self-interests?...and a muddled policy agenda?

 - Power Panel #1: “The Work & Pension Committee’s Final Report on Pension Freedoms and Choice”– which bits, if any, would you disagree with? Are Freedoms unfortunately a very good example of what can happen through "poor policy process risk"? - listening to a victim of pension scamming might help to shape your view!

 - “The Pension Regulator’s work on New Master Trust legislation and market authorisation" presented by Jeremy Leslie-Smith, Industry Liaison Manager, The Pensions Regulator.  TPR will explain how master trusts are expected to meet the new authorisation criteria, what happens if they do not - and the potential consequences on the market.

- “Extremely important lessons from Down-Under that we ignore at our peril,” presented by Nicholas Morris, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney. Are we about to needlessly repeat avoidable policy mistakes?

 - Power Panel #2: “An Alternative AE Review”– what really needs to happen for the ongoing success of AE to be free from jeopardy? Is AE actually the shiny policy success it is made out to be?

- Power Panel #3: "Collective Defined Contribution - should it be allowed?" This is a red hot topic right now; with strong opposing views. Does CDC represent the ultimate optimised future for pensions in our country? - or might it undermine the stability in the system that is desperately needed?

Furthermore, all delegates at the symposium will have the opportunity write a stand-alone section in our White Paper entitled "Ideas to help improve Pensions Policy."