Thinking about EDI as part of board effectiveness

National inclusion week is a great opportunity for pension managers and trustees to remind themselves that The Pensions Regulator (TPR) expects pension schemes to demonstrate best practice around equality (we prefer the use of equity), diversity and inclusion (EDI). But why is EDI important, and how could a board effectiveness review make sure EDI best […]

Lessons for improving board diversity

Client director Simon Lewis has recently written an article for Governance + Compliance, looking at the ongoing challenge of improving board diversity in organisations. In the piece he casts the spotlight on the key barriers companies face and how can companies drive change. To read the article in full, please click here. If you’re looking […]

The PLSA: Thames Valley Summer Meeting

Client directors Simon Lewis and Simon Riviere recently joined the Thames Valley PLSA summer meeting, ready to tackle the subject of cyber security. The session, chaired by Simon Lewis, saw Suzanne Burrell join Simon Riviere on the expert panel; exploring how recent cyber incidents in and out of the pensions space, plus regulator guidance, has […]

Have you reviewed equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) in your pension scheme?

Watch our video explaining why you should review EDI in your pension scheme.

The North London PLSA: Annual Workshop

Two members of the team were on the road: Tuesday 4th June, with Simon Lewis and Helen Beckinsale joining the PLSA’s North London group to run a session on the importance of trustee diversity. The day promised to be a content rich one, with an impressive range of speakers and topics as per below: Further […]

The PLSA South East spring seminar: understanding the general code

Client directors Simon Lewis and Kevin Clark will be joining the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) South East group for their spring seminar, where they’ll be casting a closer look at one of our industry’s hottest topics: the general code. During the 90m session, the group will explore the requirements following the long-awaited publication […]

General code series #3 – the governing body: board structure and activities

The ‘governing body’, is a term introduced by the general code (the code) to add to an already broad landscape of roles and responsibilities! The code’s definition is as follows: ‘The governing body is responsible for running a scheme. Governing bodies may be trustees or managers of occupational pension schemes, or, in public service pension […]

Bridging the ethnicity gap in pensions

I’ve worked with a 100 trustee boards — but only three lay trustees that were people of colour. Better representation is needed if the industry is going to address the ethnicity pensions gap. October’s Black History Month served as a timely reminder to reflect on the complex relationship between ethnicity and pensions. While it’s heartening […]

Simon Lewis welcomes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion guidance

Vidett Client Director Simon Lewis has been taking a closer look at The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) guidance. In response to the TPR EDI guidance publication, Simon commented: “The Pensions Regulator and those representing the pensions industry have put together some excellent guidance, that should make all trustees and employers stop […]