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Alexander is currently Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs at NEST, chairs the PLSA’s Master Trust Committee and sits on its Policy Board. Before joining NEST, she led the HMT team that set up the national pensions guidance ser... Read more
DB Funding Code “TPR has taken a balanced approach. The final draft code provides greater clarity and flexibility in relation to the low dependency investment allocation (LDIA), particularly around the definition of ‘matching assets’ ... Read more
Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA, said: “We are pleased to see a pensions bill in the King’s Speech. No time has been wasted in bringing forward existing regulatory initiatives that already have the backing of... Read more
Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA, said: “Given that everyone agrees pensions policy needs reform, and having already confirmed it will conduct an independent review of pensions, the Government should keep up t... Read more
Nigel Peaple, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the PLSA said: “In examining the role pensions might play in providing additional investment in UK growth assets, the PLSA recommended last year that the Government take steps, alongsid... Read more
The former Labour politician, who was UK Shadow Pensions Minister 2011-15, joins at a pivotal time for pensions, with all sides of politics committed to a greater role for pension funds in supporting UK economic growth. McClymont is c... Read more
The Local Government Pension Scheme is a unique player in the UK pensions market. With assets totalling more than £425 billion, the LGPS is the largest DB pension scheme in the UK and one of the biggest in the world. Not only is it un... Read more
The good news for those of you who are less ‘politico’ than me is that it’s almost all over. In a week’s time, we should know what the new Government looks like and – most probably – the identities of key Ministers in ‘pensions-facing... Read more
Strong growth is the foundation of a thriving economy and society and there are a variety of policy measures that governments can adopt to secure higher growth. While fiscal and monetary policies are the preeminent mechanisms for driv... Read more
Despite a shift in occupational pension provision from DB to DC schemes in recent years, DB schemes remain of vital importance to millions of savers in providing a retirement income and to the wider economy through investments in the ... Read more