The potential medium to long term benefits of running a pension scheme on is exciting for schemes and sponsors and, indeed, all stakeholders. However, there remain perceptions from some scheme sponsors and trustees, who foresee stumbling blocks to a long-term run-on strategy, particularly from a regulatory and legal perspective.

 But, are these stumbling blocks in reality? Does the current legal and regulatory framework actually allow for long-term run-on?

 In this webinar discussion, Professional Pensions editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by industry experts – including Paul Heaney, an Aon specialist in run-on, Hywel Robinson, partner at Clifford Chance, and Jo Myerson trustee director and head of innovation at Independent Governance Group – to discuss these questions, as well as the various advantages and practical considerations in how you could run on your scheme in the longer term.

This webinar will also help sponsors and trustees identify some of the key considerations for implementing run-on and how to consider its viability.

Presenters

Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan Stapleton

Editor, Professional Pensions

Jonathan is editor of Professional Pensions and has been reporting on UK occupational pensions since 2001. He has won a number of awards during his career, most recently the SPP Trade Journalist of the Year Award in 2019. He is also holder of the PMI's Retirement Provision Certificate.

Paul Heaney

Paul Heaney

Associate Partner, Aon

Paul is an actuary advising clients on their defined benefit pension schemes. Paul primarily works with employers, helping them understand and address the risks of legacy schemes and advising on long term strategy. Paul is a specialist in alternative ways to finance a pension scheme and has spoken at various industry events over the years. More recently he has been working extensively with organisations in assessing the endgame options for their DB schemes – whether that be insurer buy-out or potentially continuing to run the scheme either for a finite period or indefinitely.
Hywel Robinson

Hywel Robinson

Partner, Clifford Chance

Hywel has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 2004, and Head of Pensions since 2011. He is a former Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers, and a current member of the APL's Legislative and Parliamentary Sub-Committee. Hywel advises on all aspects of pensions law and regulation including M&A, employer and trustee advisory work, litigation and disputes, and investment products and funds.
Jo Myerson

Jo Myerson

Trustee Director and Head of Innovation, IGG

Jo is known for her pragmatic, consensus driven and commercial approach. She was named Trustee of the Year at Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards 2020”.  Jo is Head of Innovation at IGG and has a can-do attitude and brings innovative ideas and the energy to see them to fruition.

Jo chairs several schemes which are looking to run on rather than buy out in the short to medium term. Jo works collaboratively with sponsors with a view to ensuring that the best use is made of scheme assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries. As a former lawyer, Jo is particularly interested in the nature of trustee fiduciary duty and how it might evolve and widen in a run on scenario.

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