PLSA

While the short-term impact of Covid-19 on liabilities in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is likely to be relatively modest, the long-term impact is likely to be greater, according to the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB).

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for a new set of product, communication and governance standards to allow greater provider support for savers.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has launched a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) industry research project to identify scheme best practices and future challenges.

The take up of the Cost Transparency Initiative (CTI) framework by pension schemes has increased by nearly 25% since May 2020, with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) lauding its “tangible benefits” for schemes.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has welcomed the government’s intention to extend the scope of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has confirmed its head of defined contribution (DC) Emma Douglas has left the business.

Here it is, our monthly digest of the most important pension articles Professional Pensions has written and published over the last month, along with some contextual notes.

Pension schemes must ensure a full range of ESG risk factors beyond just climate change have been considered, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) warned in a report yesterday (22 April).

A Treasury Select Committee report on net-zero transitions and the future of green finance has called on the government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwashing.

This week’s top stories included the launch of a new sole trustee firm, and the grilling of The Pension Regulator’s interim chair over conflict of interest concerns.