Roundtable: With fixed income more important than ever to maturing DB schemes, six experts discuss how to steer bond portfolios through economic and political uncertainty.
Roundtables
Roundtable: How to get the best bulk annuity pricing
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February 11, 2019
Buyout appears to be within reach for more defined benefit schemes than ever before. Experts at a recent Pensions Expert roundtable sought to quell fears that schemes must ‘buy now while stocks last’, and set out a number of considerations for trustees and employers moving towards bulk annuity purchase.
How are fixed income strategies adapting?
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May 13, 2018
Central bank policy has turned a major corner, and many fixed income markets are looking increasingly expensive - six experts share their insights on how pension scheme strategies should adapt.
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Designing DC default funds for better outcomes
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April 23, 2018
From active and passive investment management to member concerns and ESG – three experts, including a mastertrust director, a consultant and a finance director, debate the key issues facing DC default fund providers.
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Nest
How to ensure good value for members
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April 3, 2018
From governance and investment to member engagement and communications, seven experts, including HR directors, look at how employers, providers and trustees can ensure better outcomes for members of defined contribution schemes.
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Nest
Are DGFs still proving popular?
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July 19, 2017
With a variety of diversified growth fund styles on offer, five experts share their views on what trustees should look for in a manager, while discussing developments in how both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are allocating to DGFs.
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Pictet Asset Management
Are real assets the answer for cash flow negative schemes?
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July 3, 2017
As more schemes think about how to invest for cash flow, real assets appear well placed to fill the space. But how are concerns over liquidity addressed, and what are the latest developments in the infrastructure market? Five experts share their views.
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Aviva Investors
Smart beta: What drives schemes' appetite for the strategy?
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May 29, 2017
Smart beta is often seen as a more transparent, simple and low cost alternative to active management. Five experts discuss what is driving the appetite for smart beta among schemes and how the sector is evolving.
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ERI Scientific Beta
How should schemes pick fixed income managers?
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May 13, 2018
Fixed income markets do not present as obvious a case for passive management as equities, but how should schemes evaluate manager skill? PGIM's Edward Farley, Barnett Waddingham's Sophia Heathcoat, MJ Hudson Allenbridge's Anthony Fletcher, Independent Trustee Services' Dinesh Visavadia, Bestrustees' Graham Wardle and independent trustee Alexandra Martinez discuss.
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Where does value lie in fixed income markets?
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May 13, 2018
In an increasingly uncertain and somewhat expensive environment for fixed income, which products and asset classes represent the best value for pension schemes? PGIM's Edward Farley, Barnett Waddingham's Sophia Heathcoat, MJ Hudson Allenbridge's Anthony Fletcher, Independent Trustee Services' Dinesh Visavadia, Bestrustees' Graham Wardle and independent trustee Alexandra Martinez discuss.
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