SPP Event: DC Adequacy Series, Event 1 – Improving Knowledge and Engagement

SPP Event: DC Adequacy Series, Event 1 – Improving Knowledge and Engagement

With the Pension Commission expected to report in 2027, our Adequacy Series will run over the next 9 months and will delve into the key drivers of retirement adequacy, with each session exploring a different area from improving knowledge and engagement to looking beyond pensions and improving wider lifetime savings to finally exploring what we actually mean by “adequate”. This first session will examine one of the biggest challenges we have – how we can improve understanding of, and engagement with, pension savings. This event will look at:

• How different groups engage with money and savings
• How digital tools and resources, including the Pensions Dashboard, will change how people engage with their pensions
• The behavioural techniques that help overcome some of the psychological and practical barriers that prevent people from saving more
• What information DC members are actually asking for and the practical support they need

Panel:

• Professor Iain Clacher, Professor of Pensions and Finance, Leeds University Business School
• Richard Smith, Independent Pensions Professional
• Adele Ray, Head of DC Client Development, Mercer Limited
• Anish Rav, Director of Global Pensions Policy & Propositions, Capita Pension Solutions
• Sophia Singleton, SPP President and Head of DC, XPS Group (Chair)