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    The crucial role of the scheme administrator in relation to GMP equalisation

    Principal and senior pension management consultant, Lucy Cresswell, talks to the PMI about why equalising GMP is a complicated project.

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    Growing returns: investing in agriculture

    Is now a good time to invest in agriculture? We feel that agriculture is an asset class that can provide an attractive and diversified source of returns.

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    The importance of cyber security to pension trustees

    Is your scheme safe? In our latest blog, our Pension Management experts look at the actions trustees can take to protect scheme members from a cyber attack.

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    Lloyds 2020 (aka Lloyds 3): PASA guidance on GMP equalisation

    Read our blog to get an understanding of PASA's guidance on GMP equalisation, following the 2020 Lloyds judgment.

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    Decoding net zero

    With the net zero movement mounting and companies going carbon neutral, we take a closer look at what this really means.

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    Fiduciary management: reflections on re-tendering activity

    10 June marked the first deadline for many DB schemes to retender their fiduciary management arrangements. Was all the hard work worth it?

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    TPR Annual Funding Statement (AFS) 2021

    In its Annual Funding Statement for DB schemes, TPR has said that trustees and employers should be focussing on the long term.

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    China and ESG: considerations for responsible investors

    China is playing an increasing role in global financial markets and, by extension, investor portfolios. At the same time it presents investors with unique ESG risks.

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    Investing in China: stocks, bonds and portfolio considerations

    China’s effective Covid-19 response helped it to continue to grow in 2020, as other countries grappled with national restrictions.

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    Corporate transactions: the DB pensions endgame springboard

    Recently we have seen the announcement of two takeover transactions involving significant DB pension schemes. The outcomes in these cases illustrate the range of wa…

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