Passionate about helping everyday people save for their future and retirement - and helping those in need. All views are my own.
Joined November 2017
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Ruston Smith retweeted
We welcome proposals for a new safeguard against pension fraud announced by the Minister for Pensions today - part of a wider crackdown with the #PensionScamsActionGroup and industry. The consultation also includes cutting red tape on legitimate transfers: ow.ly/hwM050Z9qFj
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Ruston Smith retweeted
21 Nov 2025
Join us at the Pensions Investment Forum as we host an exclusive breakout session. This session provides a framework for pivoting from flawed metrics to genuine climate change mitigation and systemic transition– lnkd.in/eAGujccF
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Ruston Smith retweeted
11 Nov 2025
On 20–21 Nov, Gareth Tancred will co-chair the World Pensions Conference - two days of high-level debate & global insight from some of the most influential voices in pensions & investment. He'll be joined by the Hon. Nick Sherry, architect of the Australian pension transformation
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Ruston Smith retweeted
16 Oct 2025
New research from Guiide (@Guiidepensions), reveals that the UK’s State Pension system faces growing pressure from shifting demographics, warning that the sustainability of the current state pension system depends on retaining and supporting the nation’s younger workforce.
#PensionSustainability #Pensions #YoungerWorkforce
ifamagazine.com/guiide-warns…
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Ruston Smith retweeted
14 Oct 2025
The burden of proof has flipped: why is nature not material to your business? reuters.com/sustainability/l…
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14 Oct 2025
GPAP is our map for a more resilient future.
Like Google Maps, but for water risk. It shows where floods, droughts, and poor water quality hit hardest, and where restoring Nature delivers the biggest impact.
Data meets Nature.
#RebalanceEarth #WaterRisk
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Ruston Smith retweeted
4 Oct 2025
My New Book: The Art of Spending Money collabfund.com/blog/my-new-b… via @collabfund
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Ruston Smith retweeted
13 Aug 2025
An oyster filters 200 litres of water a day - a natural water treatment service.
This is Nature as infrastructure.
#NatureAsInfrastructure #NatureFinance #NaturalCapital #NatureBasedSolutions #BlueEconomy #CoastalResilience
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Ruston Smith retweeted
4 Aug 2025
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ruston Smith as our Chair.
Ruston brings over 40 years of experience including experience of chairing large pension funds, asset managers and private market companies
#naturebasedsolutions #GreenFinance #sustainability #biodiversity
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Ruston Smith retweeted
10 Jul 2025
Could early access to pensions be a path onto the property ladder?
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Ruston Smith retweeted
10 Jul 2025
We’ve published our Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25, which looks back at our achievements throughout our 20th year, including providing excellent customer service and making a positive economic impact through our investments. Read more: ppf.co.uk/news/Annual-Report…
ALT PPF members walking outside. Text reads: 20 years of protecting people's futures, Annual Report 2024/25.
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6 Jul 2025
LGPS fund commits £25m to nature-based infrastructure fund | News | IPE ipe.com/news/lgps-fund-commi…
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Ruston Smith retweeted
2 Jul 2025
When we invest in Nature, we get more than impact.
We get:
– Resilience
– Higher quality resources
– Sustainable growth
Kirsty makes the case for why Nature is the growth engine we’ve been overlooking.
#NatureFinance #RebalanceEarth
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Ruston Smith retweeted
18 Jun 2025
Financing the future of UK sustainable agriculture: from policy to investment | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest…
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Ruston Smith retweeted
18 Jun 2025
Biodiversity Credits: An Overview of the Current State, Future Opportunities, and Potential Pitfalls - Wunder - Business Strategy and the Environment - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Thank @PPF for your attendance, a great discussion on the evolving UK pensions landscape and where the industry stands today.
5 Jun 2025
At today's PMI Annual Conference our CEO, Michelle Ostermann, and our Chair, Kate Jones, shared their perspectives on the evolving UK pensions landscape, in a dynamic discussion on key challenges, opportunities, and the PPF’s role in shaping the future of pensions. @pmipensions
ALT Our CEO, Michelle Ostermann (centre), and our Chair, Kate Jones (right), at today's PMI Annual Conference.
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Ruston Smith retweeted
5 Jun 2025
What does the new Pension Schemes Bill mean for trustees? In a speech to the @PMI, our CEO outlined the traits trustees need to take responsibility for worker’s savings in a landscape of fewer, larger #pension schemes. #retirement #financial planning ow.ly/31vb50W4Fq3
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5 Jun 2025
Thank you to Kate and Michelle for a really interesting and insightful conversation drawing on their extensive industry experience domestically and internationally. The PMI really appreciated you talking to us today.
5 Jun 2025
At today's PMI Annual Conference our CEO, Michelle Ostermann, and our Chair, Kate Jones, shared their perspectives on the evolving UK pensions landscape, in a dynamic discussion on key challenges, opportunities, and the PPF’s role in shaping the future of pensions. @pmipensions
ALT Our CEO, Michelle Ostermann (centre), and our Chair, Kate Jones (right), at today's PMI Annual Conference.
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Ruston Smith retweeted
5 Apr 2025
Rebalance Earth team 'rewiggling' capitalism with nature-based solutions pionline.com/money-managemen… via @pensionsnews
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