Scheme professionals have predicted devolved tax and welfare powers to Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland could increase the cost of administering schemes which have members across the UK, though others doubt the impact.
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iPad reader? Here's our first scheme guide, on trusteeship
Available to download for free today from Pensions Expert’s iPad container app is our first tablet-only interactive scheme guide, focusing on the crucial issue of trusteeship.
Published in association with the Pensions Management Institute, it provides for new and would-be trustees bitesized learning on the basics of trusteeship, with a five-question quick quiz for readers to test their skills.
It also features an interactive feature with video and analysis of the changing face of pension scheme governance, as well as comment from key industry groups including the Association of Member Nominated Trustees and the National Association of Pension Funds.
To download this guide, visit the homepage of our Pensions Expert iPad app, and click ‘See guides and supplements’, or select ‘Scheme guides’ from the dropdown menu.
Risk Transfer Index: August 2014
Data analysis: the effect of global conflict on gilt yields, and the sizeable contraction of the annuity market
Risk Transfer Index: July 2014
Data analysis: The market's shape is changing, as insurers seek new investment opportunities and risk strategies evolve.
Are schemes set up to make direct investments in ETFs?
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss whether trustees are set up to make direct investments in exchange traded funds in the final part of this three-part debate.
ETFs: suitability, cost and strategies
A panel of industry experts debate whether exchange traded funds are an appropriate investment in a pension fund portfolio, in this three-part discussion.
The Specialist: Is the charges obsession stunting the DC debate?
Pensions Expert presents case studies, data and analysis on the defined contribution investment landscape and how managers and experts are responding to the twin challenges of the charges cap and the retirement reforms.
Risk Transfer Index: June 2014
Data analysis: With gilt yields falling it has been a confusing period for investors – but what does it mean for derisking?
Smart beta: Latest strategies, cost and market performance
This four-part roundtable discussion, featuring experts from across the industry, looks at the emergence of smart beta strategies and the role they are playing in pension scheme portfolios.
Should schemes adopt smart beta in periods of market growth?
In the first of a four-part debate, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Axa IM's Madeline Forrester, Nick Motson from Cass Business School, LGIM's Simon Midgen, the PPF's John St Hill and Russell Indexes' Jamie Forbes discuss whether positive markets signal a good time to buy smart beta.