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The first ever Pension Engagement Season takes place between October and November 2022. It aims to help pension savers learn more about how pensions work and how to track down any ‘forgotten’ pension pots.
The season starts with Pensions
Awareness Week, where you have the chance to join live TV shows on a range of pensions topics, ask questions of pensions experts and get access to lots of useful resources.
Other events taking place throughout the season include National Pensions
Tracing Day on 30 October and Talk Money Week, which takes place from 7-11 November.
You’ll also be able to follow the #PensionAttention campaign on social media throughout Pension Engagement Season to get handy tips and information on
your pensions, plus updates on pensions-related topics and events.
And, of course, make sure to check this website regularly to get all the latest news, tips and insights to help you manage your pension more effectively.
Your pension
can have a huge impact on your future and how you enjoy life once you stop working. So give it the attention it deserves!
Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Pension Awareness decided to postpone the live shows for the annual Pensions Awareness Week. The events were originally scheduled to take place from 12-16 September but have now been rescheduled for Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November 2022.
Matt Riley
Manager
Matt joined Zedra Governance Limited (formerly PTL) in January 2008 having previously worked for Mercer Limited, Hazell Carr and Prudential.
As a Manager for the company's Birmingham Office, Matt’s responsibilities include working closely with Client Directors and individually liaising with Employers, Trustees and Members to ensure the smooth running of their pension schemes. Matt’s current portfolio of clients covers ongoing, paid-up and winding-up schemes. In addition, Matt has experience of schemes that have transferred or are in the process of transferring to the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme. Matt also works closely with clients in relation to risk registers and internal controls.
Matt particularly enjoys resolving issues in a fair and pragmatic way ensuring that the right result is reached for the member or employer.
Sam Burden
Client Director
Sam Burden joined Zedra Governance (formerly PTL) in 2022. He is an Accredited Professional Pension Trustee (AMAPPT) and an Associate of the Pensions Management Institute (APMI)
Sam has more than 25 years’ experience in the pensions industry gained with WTW, KPMG, and Standard Life working with a wide range of pension schemes and sponsoring employers. His trustee appointments include DB, DC and hybrid pension schemes and he has experience of handling a broad range of projects relating to the management of pension schemes.
Beyond his pensions experience Sam is a former Birmingham City Councillor where he chaired the audit committee and a current charity trustee.
Payam Kazemian
Client Director
Payam Kazemian joined Zedra Governance Limited (formerly PTL Governance Limited) in 2021. He is an Accredited Professional Pension Trustee (AMAPPT) and an Associate of the Pensions Management Institute (APMI).
Payam has more than 17 years of experience in the pensions industry. Through his current role as a professional trustee, as well as previously as a pension’s de-risking and investment structuring expert at financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, he has had overall responsibility for creating investment, de-risking, journey planning, and governance solutions for a wide range of UK DB pension schemes. He currently holds a number of board positions (as Chair of Trustees) and sole trustee in his professional trustee capacity. Payam has been involved with a number of pensions projects including pensions buy-in, pensions buy-out, GMP equalisation, investment strategy reviews, and dialogue with the pensions regulator. Payam looks to create and believes in a collaborative relationship between the sponsor, the trustee, and all other parties involved as this results in best member outcomes and helps deliver pragmatic solutions for scheme. Aside from his pensions experience, Payam holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge.
