Tue 20 May 2025 - Join us for a full day of engaging discussions tailored to the needs of pensions actuaries, featuring expert insights, thought-provoking debates, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and network.
This year’s programme covers a wide range of critical topics including:
Speakers will be announced soon. Last year’s event featured high-profile speakers such as the IFS’s Paul Johnson, the then Pensions Minister Paul Maynard, and his predecessor Steve Webb – so expect another fantastic line-up.
Do not miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the latest developments in pensions and network with fellow professionals. Secure your place now.
| Activity | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome refreshments and meet the Pensions Board and its committees | 08:45 - 09:30 | Welcome refreshments and meet the Pensions Board and its committees Read more |
An opportunity for you to meet and engage with the members of the IFoA’s Pensions Board and its committees. Gain insights into the key initiatives, priorities, and ongoing projects that shape their work. Whether you are interested in contributing to a committee, learning more about its role, or simply wanting to connect, here’s your chance. | ||
| Welcome | 09:30 - 09:40 | Welcome Read more |
Speaker: Kartina Tahir Thomson, IFoA President | ||
| Keynote speaker | 09:40 - 10:40 | Keynote speaker: to be announced early February |
| Climate change and fiduciary duties: an update | 10:40 - 11:25 | Climate change and fiduciary duties: an update Read more |
It’s been over a year since the Work and Pensions Committee evidence session into fiduciary duties and climate change. This session will explore how (the UK’s regulatory environment and) the industry’s understanding of the topic has developed, and issues faced by trustees and their advisors as science and modelling, investment landscape, and world politics evolve. This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| Morning refreshments | 11:25 - 11:45 | Morning refreshments |
| Busting CDC scheme myths | 11:45 - 12:15 | Busting CDC scheme myths Read more |
In autumn 2024 the government consulted on regulations that would enable multi-employer whole-of-life CDC schemes. This reignited arguments for and against the development of CDC schemes in general, when compared to existing retirement and investment products. This short session attempts to distinguish between fact and myth. It explores how CDC might develop to find a place within UK pensions. Speaker: CDC Working Party This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| Update from CMI SAPS Committee | 12:15 - 13:00 | Update from CMI SAPS Committee Read more |
2024 was an interesting year for UK population mortality with the lightest mortality rates for many years. This session, delivered by a representative of the CMI SAPS Committee, will:
Speaker: Cobus Daneel, CMI This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| Lunch | 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| The new DB funding regime: what are we seeing in practice? | 14:00 - 14:45 | The new DB funding regime: what are we seeing in practice? Read more |
With the new DB funding regime now well established, many trustee boards and sponsors may be looking ahead to their next valuation and thinking ‘what does this mean for me?’ In this session Lorna Johns, Senior Director in WTW’s retirement team talks through:
Speaker: Lorna Johns, Scheme Actuary, WTW, is joined by a representative from The Pensions Regulator to give their point of view on how they are seeing schemes adapt under the new regime, along with the new reporting requirements. This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| Legal update | 14:45 - 15:15 | Legal update Read more |
Focus on topical legal issues. This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| IFoA Regulatory Policy Team updates | 15:15 - 16:15 | IFoA Regulatory Policy Team updates Read more |
IFoA Regulatory Policy Team updates including:
Speakers:
This is an interactive session designed to encourage active participation from attendees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A segment within the allocated time, allowing you to engage directly with the speaker and delve deeper into the topic. | ||
| Closing remarks followed by networking | 16:15 - 16:25 | Closing remarks followed by networking Read more |
Speakers: Gemma Cayton, Chair of the Pensions Lifelong Learning Sub-committee and Pensions Board member | ||
| Members | £100 |
| Non-members | £150 |
1-3 Staple Inn Hall
High Holborn
London
WC1V 7QH