Please note: programme is subject to change

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Registration and Breakfast
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Opening Remarks
Speaker
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Pensions
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Professional Trustee Regulatory Update

The Pensions Regulator has labelled professional trustee firms as systematically important for the UK pensions sector. This session will delve into the possible future oversight that the regulator sees with the professional trustee market and how they will work with professional trustees for the future benefit of the pensions industry.

This session will address:

  • An update from TPR on the Professional Trustee market
  • Industry expectations for the future
  • Addressing concerns and questions regarding upcoming regulation
Speaker
Director of Trusteeship, Administration and DB Supervision
The Pensions Regulator

Breakout One

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Easy as ABC? Demystifying run-on strategies with Schroders Solutions

This session is tailored for professional trustees seeking to grasp the complexities of implementing run-on strategies in pension schemes. We will explore the nuanced factors that determine the appropriateness of such strategies, alongside practical insights into their implementation.

What the Session Will Address:

  • Motivations and Considerations: Explore the various motivations behind adopting a run-on strategy, including the potential benefits and the intricate challenges that sponsors and trustees may face.
  • Schroders ABC Framework: Introduce the Schroders ABC framework, designed to support trustees in their discussions and decision-making processes regarding run-on strategies.
  • Real-Life Case Study: Illustrate these concepts through a discussion of the Schroders Retirement Benefit Scheme run-on strategy, showcasing successful implementation and the outcomes achieved.
Speakers
Global Co-Head of Client Solutions
Schroders
Senior Solutions Strategist
Schroders
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Dry run: Route planning the journey to endgame

Successfully navigating the journey to your scheme’s chosen endgame requires careful planning, risk management, and strategic engagement with insurers. This session will look in depth at the best practices, common pitfalls, and key considerations for pension schemes preparing for endgame.

This session will address:

  • The current landscape of the bulk annuity market and how to best position yourself to make the most of these evolving dynamics
  • A look at the new insurers entering the market and how do these fair when compared with the more traditional players
  • What are some future trends for the evolving market
  • Real world insights into what works when transitioning to endgame
Speakers
Senior post transaction and buyout specialist
Hymans Robertson
Senior risk transfer specialist
Hymans Robertson

Breakout Two

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Dry run: Route planning the journey to endgame

Successfully navigating the journey to your scheme’s chosen endgame requires careful planning, risk management, and strategic engagement with insurers. This session will look in depth at the best practices, common pitfalls, and key considerations for pension schemes preparing for endgame.

This session will address:

  • The current landscape of the bulk annuity market and how to best position yourself to make the most of these evolving dynamics
  • A look at the new insurers entering the market and how do these fair when compared with the more traditional players
  • What are some future trends for the evolving market
  • Real world insights into what works when transitioning to endgame
Speakers
Senior post transaction and buyout specialist
Hymans Robertson
Senior risk transfer specialist
Hymans Robertson
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Easy as ABC? Demystifying run-on strategies with Schroders Solutions

This session is tailored for professional trustees seeking to grasp the complexities of implementing run-on strategies in pension schemes. We will explore the nuanced factors that determine the appropriateness of such strategies, alongside practical insights into their implementation.

What the Session Will Address:

  • Motivations and Considerations: Explore the various motivations behind adopting a run-on strategy, including the potential benefits and the intricate challenges that sponsors and trustees may face.
  • Schroders ABC Framework: Introduce the Schroders ABC framework, designed to support trustees in their discussions and decision-making processes regarding run-on strategies.
  • Real-Life Case Study: Illustrate these concepts through a discussion of the Schroders Retirement Benefit Scheme run-on strategy, showcasing successful implementation and the outcomes achieved.
Speakers
Global Co-Head of Client Solutions
Schroders
Senior Solutions Strategist
Schroders

Breakout Three

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Professional trustee market: A comprehensive review

The professional trustee market is evolving rapidly with an increasing shift towards professional trustee appointments across a range of schemes. This session will provide an in-depth analysis of current market trends, factors driving demand, and the opportunities and challenges ahead for the professional trustee market.

This session will address:

  • What are the current trends in professional trustee appointments and what are boards looking for
  • What are the key opportunities and challenges for the professional trustee market in an evolving pensions landscape
  • What has influenced the expansion of the professional trustee market and where are the areas for future growth
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Surplus strategies: Unlocking value for both schemes and members

The government has demonstrated clear intentions to unlock DB surpluses. As a result, conversations around scheme surpluses and the approach to surpluses are evolving and it is important to stay up to date. Therefore, this session will delve into how best to use surplus productively to unlock value for both schemes and members.

This session will address:

  • How the Chancellor’s recent proposals on DB pension scheme surpluses could impact pensions
  • How to use and invest surplus productively whilst balancing fiduciary duties
  • How to best extract surplus
  • How do surplus reforms affect the professional trustee market
  • How can surplus be best used to benefit the members and sponsors
Speaker
Partner
Aon
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Networking and Refreshments

Breakout One

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Surplus strategies: Unlocking value for both schemes and members

The government has demonstrated clear intentions to unlock DB surpluses. As a result, conversations around scheme surpluses and the approach to surpluses are evolving and it is important to stay up to date. Therefore, this session will delve into how best to use surplus productively to unlock value for both schemes and members.

This session will address:

  • How the Chancellor’s recent proposals on DB pension scheme surpluses could impact pensions
  • How to use and invest surplus productively whilst balancing fiduciary duties
  • How to best extract surplus
  • How do surplus reforms affect the professional trustee market
  • How can surplus be best used to benefit the members and sponsors
Speaker
Partner
Aon
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The future of corporate sole trusteeship

Corporate sole trusteeship is transforming the professional trustee landscape, with increasing adoption across the pension landscape. With the recent explosion in appointments this session will delve into why this model has become so dominant, exploring the trends shaping corporate sole trusteeship, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and how the market could evolve in response to industry changes.

This session will address:

  • What factors have driven the shift toward corporate sole trusteeship for schemes
  • How will sole trusteeship evolve alongside DB regulatory developments and other pension market developments
  • Insights into key growth areas and appointment trends
  • How to best demonstrate the efficiency and governance of a sole trustee 

Breakout Two

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The future of corporate sole trusteeship

Corporate sole trusteeship is transforming the professional trustee landscape, with increasing adoption across the pension landscape. With the recent explosion in appointments this session will delve into why this model has become so dominant, exploring the trends shaping corporate sole trusteeship, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and how the market could evolve in response to industry changes.

This session will address:

  • What factors have driven the shift toward corporate sole trusteeship for schemes
  • How will sole trusteeship evolve alongside DB regulatory developments and other pension market developments
  • Insights into key growth areas and appointment trends
  • How to best demonstrate the efficiency and governance of a sole trustee
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Surplus strategies: Unlocking value for both schemes and members

The government has demonstrated clear intentions to unlock DB surpluses. As a result, conversations around scheme surpluses and the approach to surpluses are evolving and it is important to stay up to date. Therefore, this session will delve into how best to use surplus productively to unlock value for both schemes and members.

This session will address:

  • How the Chancellor’s recent proposals on DB pension scheme surpluses could impact pensions
  • How to use and invest surplus productively whilst balancing fiduciary duties
  • How to best extract surplus
  • How do surplus reforms affect the professional trustee market
  • How can surplus be best used to benefit the members and sponsors
Speaker
Partner
Aon

Breakout Three

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Easy as ABC? Demystifying run-on strategies with Schroders Solutions

This session is tailored for professional trustees seeking to grasp the complexities of implementing run-on strategies in pension schemes. We will explore the nuanced factors that determine the appropriateness of such strategies, alongside practical insights into their implementation.

What the Session Will Address:

  • Motivations and Considerations: Explore the various motivations behind adopting a run-on strategy, including the potential benefits and the intricate challenges that sponsors and trustees may face.
  • Schroders ABC Framework: Introduce the Schroders ABC framework, designed to support trustees in their discussions and decision-making processes regarding run-on strategies.
  • Real-Life Case Study: Illustrate these concepts through a discussion of the Schroders Retirement Benefit Scheme run-on strategy, showcasing successful implementation and the outcomes achieved.
Speakers
Global Co-Head of Client Solutions
Schroders
Senior Solutions Strategist
Schroders
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Dry run: Route planning the journey to endgame

Successfully navigating the journey to your scheme’s chosen endgame requires careful planning, risk management, and strategic engagement with insurers. This session will look in depth at the best practices, common pitfalls, and key considerations for pension schemes preparing for endgame.

This session will address:

  • The current landscape of the bulk annuity market and how to best position yourself to make the most of these evolving dynamics
  • A look at the new insurers entering the market and how do these fair when compared with the more traditional players
  • What are some future trends for the evolving market
  • Real world insights into what works when transitioning to endgame
Speakers
Senior post transaction and buyout specialist
Hymans Robertson
Senior risk transfer specialist
Hymans Robertson
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Panel discussion: Professional trustees in an evolving pensions landscape

This panel will bring together expert professional trustees as they touch on some of the major topics discussed so far. This expert panel will then focus on the future of professional trusteeship within an evolving pensions landscape. 

This panel session will discuss:

  • Recap of the major themes discussed throughout the day
  • Crystal ball insights into futures of professional trusteeship and the market
  • Opinions of how pensions should be adapted for the future
Speakers
Managing Director
Capital Cranfield
Client Director
ZEDRA Governance
Trustee Director, Head of Policy and External Affairs
IGG
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Closing Remarks & Lunch