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Jan 28, 2025 | 
actuarialpost.co.uk | Matt Tickle |Barnett Waddingham
As the Chinese New Year of the Snake edges closer, the world is already awash with investment predictions for 2025. With lots of developing economic factors to consider, below is a brief economic view of what’s to come, as well as two asset classes to invest in and two to avoid, and what this could mean for pension schemes this year.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Timothy Middleton |Barnett Waddingham |Scottish Widows
The implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles into the running of the UK’s pension schemes has now become well established.
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Technical News July/Aug 2021. You don’t have to look too hard at the moment to find a pensions article that touches on, or even focuses on, data. Working with masses of data in our pensions day-to-day life isn’t anything new.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Barnett Waddingham
In April 2028, the Normal Minimum Pension Age (NMPA) will increase to 57, coinciding with the end of the phased increase in the State Pension Age (SPA) from 66 to 67. Subject to scheme rules, this change will generally allow members to access their retirement benefits up to 10 years earlier than the SPA.
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May 17, 2024 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Barnett Waddingham |Squire Patton Boggs
The Trustee Knowledge and Understanding (TKU) requirements as defined in the 2004 Pensions Act require trustees to have a basic understanding of their pension scheme within six months of their appointment. As the leading professional body in the sector, PMI is dedicated to enhancing the resources and services available to trustees for their continuous education and training.
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May 8, 2024 | 
professionalpensions.com | Luke Williams |Barnett Waddingham
The General Code is here! We are all getting more comfortable with what an Effective System of Governance (ESOG) is. The main questions I am now being asked are: What will an Own Risk Assessment (ORA) look like? Why should one be carried out aside from the Regulator telling us to do so? And when should I start? I see the combined ESOG review and resulting ORA as golden opportunities. It is all about consciously assessing thoughts and behaviours. What are our biggest risks?
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Barnett Waddingham |Scottish Widows |Timothy Middleton
We are excited to extend an invitation to you to delve into our latest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report 2023. The implementation of ESG principles into the running of the UK’s pension schemes has now become well established.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Barnett Waddingham
Barnett Waddingham’s latest wellbeing researchBarnett Waddingham recently surveyed 3,000 employees, representing a cross section of full andpart-time permanent workers, across all major industries and locations throughout the UK. Across 30 wide-ranging questions, we wanted to discover what support was being made available byemployers, both financial and wellbeing focussed, and if it was adequately covering the needs of employees.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
makeadifference.media | Barnett Waddingham
The new concept of flexible benefits is an exciting prospect for leaders of organisations. That’s because getting the employee value proposition (EVP) right fundamentally affects business performance. The term ‘flexible benefits’ is seen as an outmoded title for employee benefit delivery today primarily because, in the past, most of the flexibility was rigidly geared to suit the employer rather than the employee.
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May 16, 2023 | 
pensions-pmi.org.uk | Barnett Waddingham |Squire Patton Boggs |T. Rowe Price
The pressures on trustees to ensure that they are fully prepared for their role are greater than ever. From the initial appointment, trustees are required to undergo training within six months and every two years thereafter. As the professional institute for the sector, the PMI is constantly developing services and resources to assist trustees in their training and education journey.
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Apr 26, 2023 | 
makeadifference.media | Barnett Waddingham
We all know the easy answers when it comes to keeping employees happy at work. But what is less easy to understand are the intangible aspects of workplace wellbeing – the existential issues all employees face that aren’t as easy to define as pay and comfort. This could include thoughts on belonging, values, goals and the impact of change.
