February 2018
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This seminar focused on the future for the UK pensions fund market.
Overall, areas for discussion on the day included:
- Regulation - the emerging priorities for UK regulation including the powers available to the Pensions Regulator, implications for fund stability and member protection as well as the impact of IORP II, looking at risk assessment, new government requirements and the impact of Brexit on the pensions market;
- The investment outlook - the response to challenges posed by low interest rates, quantitative easing and recent investment trends on the value of pension funds, and challenges for encouraging investment in innovative firms;
- Consolidating pension schemes - examining current activity in the master trust market, and the future for fund consolidation following the Pension Schemes Act;
- Collective defined contribution - options for the development of CDC schemes in the UK as the Work and Pensions Committee conducts an inquiry into their potential benefits to savers and the wider economy; and
- Defined benefit schemes - priorities for Government’s White Paper on sustainability, looking at issues around member protection, prudent investment and governance.
