SAIMA 2008 – Winners announced

4 Dec 2008

HERE it is - a full list of the winners of Professional Pensions' second Specialist and Alternative Investment Manager Awards. ...(more)

High Court split payments ruling could increase funding demands

4 Dec 2008

A High Court ruling that so called "Barber window" payments cannot be split could mean scheme funding demands massively increase, a lawyer warns. ...(more)

Deficit rise set to complicate liability negotiations

4 Dec 2008

INCREASED deficits are set to complicate scheme specific funding liability negotiations, Hewitt Associates warns. ...(more)

Professional Pensions Conjecture

DC scheme governance debate

The latest Professional Pensions Conjecture debate looked at the key issues surrounding the governance of DC schemes.

The debate was chaired by Professional Pensions editorial director Lawrence Gosling and included Aegon managing director for corporate pensions Andy Marchant, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant Adam Stevenson and Independent Trustee Services director Carol Perry.

Conjecture looked at how employers offering contract-based schemes can engage proactively in scheme governance; what this engagement involves and whether this would be a significant step towards improving governance.

It also discuss the latest guidance from The Pensions Regulator and how this can help encourage voluntary engagement.

If you are a Conjecture member please click here to listen to the debate.

If you are not a Conjecture member please click here to listen to the debate.

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