SPP Pensions Update: Bristol Event
Burges Salmon LLP, One Glass Wharf, Bristol BS2 0ZX
Thursday 28 May 2026, 16:30-19:00pm
You are invited to join us in Bristol for a high level review of the latest developments in pensions. This session is designed to support pension professionals in staying informed on key current issues across DB, DC and with a legal update. The session will be followed by an opportunity to network with peers over drinks and refreshments.
Please note that this event is open to both SPP and PMI members. SPP members are invited to register using the button above. PMI members are asked to register by emailing Tom Conlon.
Event schedule:
16:30 – Registration and coffee
17:00 – Sessions commence
18:00 – Networking drinks
Speakers
Ben Fisher (Chair)
Partner and Head of Bristol Office, XPS Pensions Group
Ben is an Actuary and Partner at XPS group, where he joined as a trainee nearly 19 years ago. He mainly provides advice to Trustees, and is Scheme Actuary to several schemes, ranging in size from £4m to £1.5bn assets under management. Ben also heads up XPS’s Bristol office, a role he took on in 2023, having moved back to his hometown of Bristol after 20 years living away.
Sophia Singleton
SPP President and Head of DC, XPS Group
Sophia is a partner and Head of DC at XPS Pensions Group. She has over 25 years’ experience in the UK pensions industry and advises corporates and trustees across all areas of their DC schemes including optimising benefit design, developing investment solutions, improving member engagement and ensuring effective scheme governance.
Steve Hull
Partner, Burges Salmon LLP
Steve is a Pensions Partner at Burges Salmon with over 35 years’ experience, recognised in the leading client guides to law firms (Chambers & Partners and Legal 500) as a leading pensions lawyer.
Steve advises trustees and sponsoring employers on all aspects of pensions law in England and Wales, including the pensions aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, public and private company take-overs and private equity buy-outs, the pensions aspects of corporate restructurings, administrations and insolvencies, as well as on pension scheme restructurings.
Katie North-Walker
Senior Consultant, LCP
Katie is a part of LCP’s pension risk transfer team with a particular interest in member experience, using her deep knowledge of insurers’ member offerings to help trustees and sponsors choose the right insurer for their schemes.
Katie also runs specialist selection exercises to support clients in appointing professional trustees to their boards, and advises on practical ways to improve DEI and accessibility for pension schemes.
Katie is an associate of the Pensions Management Institute and co-Chair of LCP’s LGBTQ+ Committee.
This event is kindly being hosted by…
Burges Salmon LLP
One Glass Wharf
Bristol
BS2 0ZX
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