Press Releases

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'Engaging with ESG: Climate change'. This report, to be published on Thursday 18th February 2021, the second output in the Engaging with ESG series, explores the attitudes and approaches currently being implemented in relation to climate change, with the aim of highlighting areas where further support, ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'How have other countries dealt with small, deferred member pension pots?' The Government is considering policy options to respond to the growing number of small, deferred member pension pots. As part of this process, the PPI was commissioned by the Master Trust Expert Panel, convened by the Department ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'Engaging with ESG: The story so far'. At the beginning of this month (Wednesday 2nd December), the PPI published this Briefing Note which outlines the historical developments that have led to the current landscape of ESG investment in the UK, as well as establishing the current state of play and identif ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'Engaging with ESG', ground-breaking research, which will break through the confusion surrounding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and climate change to identify actual barriers faced by schemes and practical policy solutions for helping schemes to engage in a more meaningful way.  To do ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing the sixth edition of its annual Defined Contribution (DC) compendium, The DC Future Book: in association with Columbia Threadneedle Investments (2020 edition). This report sets out available data on the DC landscape alongside commentary, analysis and projections of future trends. To download the full Press Release p ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'What does COVID-19 mean for the triple lock and State Pension inflation?'. This Briefing Note, authored by Daniela Silcock, Head of Policy Research, explores the potential impact on the Government and on pensioners of moving from a triple lock to a different measure of inflation. To download the ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is launching a research series to identify practical ways to improve ESG engagement among trustees and contract-based scheme providers. To download the full Press Release please click here. ...

  The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing a Press Release on 'Policy options for tackling the growing number of deferred members with small pots' kindly sponsored by Now: Pensions, Gold Supporting Members of the PPI. This report examines the growing problem of small deferred pension pots and how it might be addressed.   To download the full Press Releas ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing How have scams evolved since the introduction of pension freedoms? This Briefing Note explores how many people have fallen victim to pension scams and how limited data and high levels of underreporting restrict clarity on this issue, in addition to how scam activity has evolved since the introduction of pension flexibiliti ...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) is today publishing How could changes to price indices affect Defined Benefit schemes? This Briefing Note, sponsored by the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS), explores the implications of the Government’s proposed reforms to RPI on Defined Benefit pension scheme members, investments, liabilities and funding positions. To download the full Press ...