Conference 2007


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Conference 2007

Company Pension Schemes:
An investment for the future or a legacy from the past?

Thursday 4th October 2007 08.30 - 13.00 at The Savoy Hotel, London


Agenda
08.30 Registration & Coffee
   
09.00 Chairman’s welcome
  Bob Scott
  Opening Address
Roger Cobley, Past President, The Pensions Management Institute
   
  Eliminating the legacy: full and partial buy-outs
Clive Wellsteed
 
  • Are partial buy-outs now a reality?
  • Latest perspective on buy-out market de-risking options
  • Practical insights on buying out and de-risking
  Investing the assets: trustee & corporate sponsor perspective
Ken Willis & Gavin Orpin
 
  • Understanding the different perspectives
  • How new ideas and asset classes fit the overall investment policy
  • Governance in a changing and complex environment
10.30 Break
   
11.00 Managing through change: trustee perspective on mergers & acquisitions
  Richard Murphy
 
  • Preparing for corporate change
  • Taking the right steps during the process
  • Maintaining good relationships through (potentially) fraught times
  The future’s closer than you think
Mark Jackson
 
  • Plugging the “information gap” for scheme members
  • Defined contribution members – how can we help the reluctant investor?
  • Scheme design – the need for innovation
  Bringing it all together
Aaron Punwani
   
12.30 Chairman’s conclusion & questions
   
13.00 Lunch