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Video | Private markets: what is the opportunity for the UK pensions industry?
The UK pensions industry has historically allocated very little DC pension investment into private markets. Yet when we look to our peers in Australia and Canada this is much higher. What can we learn from our international peers and how can private market investment benefit customers? Michela Bariletti, Chief Credit Officer and Head of Investment Research at Phoenix Group joins us to discuss.March 04, 2025
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Video | 2025 macroeconomic outlook
2024 was hailed the year of the election, but what will the results mean for the economic outlook? And what trends can we anticipate for 2025? Find out in our discussion with Anthony O'Brien, Head of Market Strategy at Phoenix Group.February 25, 2025
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Value for money: what will this mean for the role of trustees?
The role of EBCs is likely to prove essential in providing advice on the relative strengths and weakness of different master trusts.
Donna WalshJanuary 22, 2025
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Video | Pensions dashboards: how much difference will they really make?
Pensions dashboards should boost people's engagement with retirement savings. But a lot will depend on how you can access the data. And we might end up with more of them than we expect, say Sam Seaton, CEO at MoneyHub, and Matt Burrell, Senior Public Affairs Manager at Phoenix Group.November 28, 2024
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Video | Retirement income: what help do people really need?
Making decisions about retirement income is tough. The stakes are high, the options plentiful – yet people often receive little or no help. So how can we change this situation? Find out in our discussion with Claire Altman, Managing Director, Individual Retirement at Standard Life, and Matt Burrell, Senior Public Affairs Manager at Phoenix Group.November 26, 2024
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Video | Former pensions ministers on regrets, successes and why the UK system has to change
Guy Opperman, former UK pensions minister, and Nick Sherry, former Australia pensions minister, discuss adequacy, Value for Money, Mansion House, trustee responsibilities – and a few broken bones along the way.November 12, 2024
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The aims of Thinking Forward
We want to make financial security in retirement more achievable and widespread, and generally fairer. It's how we believe we can best support the long-term and diverse needs of savers, as well as supporting employers, advisers and trustees.
This is why we launched our thought leadership programme, Thinking Forward.
Through regular events and insights, we want to:
- Support our customers with innovative retirement income solutions
- Deliver better data- and insight-driven customer engagement and service
- Build propositions with financial inclusion in mind
- Invest responsibly
- Champion financial wellness
As well as conducting our own research, we will work with industry experts worldwide to ensure we bring a global perspective to help drive and develop solutions based on research and best practice.
Our joint research initiative with the OECD
We’re excited to have embarked on a three-year joint research initiative with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development