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.
Roundtable: How to get the best bulk annuity pricing

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?

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.

Designing DC default funds for better outcomes

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.
How to ensure good value for members

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.
Are DGFs still proving popular?

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.
Are real assets the answer for cash flow negative schemes?

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.
Smart beta: What drives schemes' appetite for the strategy?

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.
How schemes can plan better for the endgame

Roundtable: With the watchdog taking an increasingly vigorous approach to DB regulation, four experts at a recent Pensions Expert event discuss the importance of choosing the right derisking option for schemes as they reach maturity

How should schemes pick fixed income managers?
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.
