As oil prices fall below $50 (£33) a barrel, investment experts have urged pension schemes to seize the opportunity to hedge their liabilities against inflation and heed the impact on their commodity markets exposure.
Schemes plan partial DB-DC transfers to trim liabilities
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January 22, 2015
Legal experts have reported an increase in pension schemes planning to reduce their liabilities by changing their rules to allow partial transfer of members' pure defined benefit assets into defined contribution arrangements.
Webb backs mastertrusts to lead CDC vanguard
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January 22, 2015
Pensions minister Steve Webb has signalled support for mastertrusts delivering a collective defined contribution option for members, at a Trades Union Congress conference on Wednesday – but at least one of the large mastertrusts has rejected the idea.
How bankruptcy orders could drain savers' retirement pots
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January 21, 2015
The April flexibilities could make the retirement savings of those in financial difficulty vulnerable to demands from creditors, with courts set to have their final say on whether a saver’s uncrystallised pot is open to a claim.
Airport operator to offer flexible drawdown from April
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January 20, 2015
Manchester Airports Group will offer its 2,500 defined contribution scheme members flexible drawdown by the time April's pension freedoms kick in, allowing them to access their savings without having to leave the scheme.
Can a scheme rebrand reignite member engagement?
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January 20, 2015
Any other business: The Budget changes have inevitably pushed pension schemes to update how they communicate with members. But could a wider overhaul of your 'brand' boost engagement? Should it set scheme and sponsor apart?
Comment & Analysis
Webb: Why a soft launch is right for automatic transfers
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January 21, 2015
Talking head: Pensions minister Steve Webb makes his case for phasing-in automatic transfers with an opt-in process for pot-follows-member, and details the government's next steps.
Will risk-sharing schemes ever take off in the UK?
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January 21, 2015
Many industry commentators have answered this question with a resounding 'no'. Hogan Lovells' Nicola Rondel makes the argument for a qualified 'yes'.
Editorial: Pensions fortune-telling
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January 21, 2015
A hot topic of conversation last week was Channel 4’s Dispatches programme on the impact of the imminent pension freedoms, as the government launched its Pension Wise guidance service.
Video
IMA: Schemes must bear overall charges cap compliance burden
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November 6, 2014
Video: Jonathan Lipkin, director of public policy at the Investment Management Association, says that it is not up to investment managers to take the overall responsibility for ensuring charges are below the 0.75 per cent cap effective from April (5:48).
Altmann: Death tax removal could incentivise people to stay in pensions
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October 14, 2014
Video: Independent pensions expert and the government's older workers champion Ros Altmann discusses the Budget changes and the chancellor's further pensions tax announcements (4:18).
The Review: Protecting your scheme in a rising rate environment
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October 9, 2014
Video: The Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill, M&G's William Nicoll and Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman discuss fixed income challenges, and how schemes can prepare for the end of the low-rate era (6:00).
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