Scheme Funding Summit 2019 | Incisive Media | 27 November 2019 | Radisson Blu Edwardian, 9-13 Bloomsbury St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3QD, UK

It's safe to say, it's been a particularly turbulent year for UK markets. Increased political uncertainty through 2019 has seen the aggregate DB scheme funding level plummet by 3.5% over the course of August as gilt yields collapsed, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

This drop in gilt yields has seen 10- to 20-year government-issued fixed interest bonds falling by between 20 and 30 basis points (bps) and the 5-to-15 -year index-linked gilts, yields falling by 22bps. A similar downturn was experienced in the equity markets with indexes dropping by as much as 3.6% which has only compounded the deterioration of funding levels. These decreases appear to be mirroring the tumultuous political landscape, and with the EU-exit date once again being called into question, how can schemes prepare for the future?

The Scheme Funding Summit aims to help trustees and senior pension decision-makers navigate these potentially choppy waters, with a thoughtfully curated programme looking at ways to rethink funding strategies, hit long term funding targets and integrate risk management and contingency planning.

Who Should Attend?
The Scheme Funding Summit is specifically researched and developed for in-house pension and benefit scheme representatives. It will be of particular benefit to professionals with the following job functions:
• Trustees
• Pension Scheme Managers
• Pension Scheme Administrators
• Pensions Communication Specialists
• Chairs of Trustees
• HR Directors/Managers
• CIOs
• Financial Directors
• CFOs
• Treasurers

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Chris Clark
DB Policy Manager, The Pensions Regulator

Sara Protheroe
Chief Customer Officer, Pension Protection Fund

SPEAKERS:

Adrian Jones
Director, Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors

Paul Richmond
Head of Solution Design, Client Solutions Group, Insight Investment

Hannah Simons
Head of Fiduciary Management, Schroders

Valérie Stephan
Managing Director - Institutional Strategy & Analytics, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Eszter Vitorino
Senior Responsible Investment Advisor, Kempen

Mark Williams
Chair of the Pensions Board, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Duncan Willsher
Trustee Director, 20-20 Trustees

2019 Sponsors

• Allianz Global Investors
• Insight Investment
• J.P.Morgan Asset Management
• Kempen
• Schroders