eShare Pensions Governance Forum

It’s unusual for pensions managers to get together and share experiences and opinions on the hot topics of the day – informally, and with no speakers or consultants.

This is why we launched the eShare Pensions Governance Forum. It’s a true forum with eShare Pensions acting purely as a facilitator and everyone encouraged to make an equal contribution to the debate. And it’s free!

This event is accredited for PMI CPD 

If you’re already a member access the forum portal here.

(username and password required)

Put simply, the forum operates on the assumption that can and should improve the way we govern our pension schemes. The objective is to share a broad range of positive views on how we can achieve that goal – and to do that we like attendees to come with an open mind and honest approach to discussing both the problems and the solutions.

Forum members have stressed that there has to be continuity between forums to achieve anything viable, so we do ask for a commitment from our core members to try and attend every event (subject to all the usual work pressures). Needless to say, guests are always very welcome!

How did it all start?

Back in January 2005 Microsoft and eShare co-hosted a pensions seminar at which OPRA, the Treasury and the NAPF all spoke about initiatives to improve governance. Shoe retailer Clarks and eShare also spoke about the impact and the potential solutions. The result was a general consensus that the best way forward for good governance was a free framework that encouraged a more proactive approach and avoided a reactive environment which pressured people into compliance by box ticking.

About two thirds of the people who attended the seminar said that they were interested in founding a regular forum to discuss how to improve governance....and the rest is history.