All BlackRock articles – Page 5
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News
Isa set-up fails to win over pensions crowd
The industry has broadly rejected a wholesale shift of the current pension tax system towards an Isa-style approach, but some have woven together several ideas in an attempt to better incentivise saving.
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Features
Lancashire drops bonds in favour of equity, credit and infrastructure
While everyone acknowledges the incredibly high price of gilts in the current environment, which is wreaking havoc with pension scheme funding levels, few have taken the controversial move of getting rid of their allocation to bonds altogether.
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News
Cash leads the way on freedoms but further flux predicted
More than half of the £2.5bn withdrawn by pension savers in the three months since April has been paid out in cash lump sums, but experts predict consumers will shift their focus towards more sophisticated products.
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NewsSmaller schemes take advantage of pooled funds in bumper year for LDI
Hedged liabilities grew to a record £657bn last year as medium-sized schemes flowed into pooled mandates, but experts have flagged a concentration risk from liability-driven investment's three dominant providers.
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Opinion
Trendwatch: How schemes are rebalancing towards alternatives
Blog: There are growing signs pension schemes are on the verge of a significant shift in their investment approaches, with ramifications beyond the current period.
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Opinion
Many young people will not actively manage savings. That's okay
The growth of defined contribution pension plans means millions of British people with little or no experience of investing are, or will soon be, responsible for their own retirement planning. Yet most of them are blissfully unaware of this.
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Opinion
Checking the price tag: evaluating the charges obsession
Data analysis: The Budget reforms signal an age of greater plurality in retirement possibilities for members.
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News
Schemes eye hedge funds in hunt for return certainty
Global institutional investor sentiment is moving towards hedge funds as pension schemes look for less volatile equity returns, with larger investors favouring bespoke blended manager mandates.
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Opinion
Fireproofing your portfolio against market shifts
The global financial crisis demonstrated that extreme events are not as unlikely as many models predict.
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Features
The DC Debate – improving retirement income
This quarter's debate sees experts discuss the gender gap, decumulation and illiquidity, as schemes strive to attain the best outcome for members close to retirement age.
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FeaturesThe DC Debate – how will the government's focus on quality help managers?
This edition of our quarterly feature asks DC experts what they would like to see come out of the focus on quality standards, the effect of mastertrusts on the market and getting value through scale.
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Opinion
Managing your four toughest infrastructure debt risks
Many pension schemes have adopted a twin-track approach to investment strategy that initially seeks to reduce risk versus liabilities by investing in assets that deliver long-dated, inflation-linked cash flows.
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NewsTrinity Mirror sizes up target date fund default
Trinity Mirror is to launch a staff survey to find out whether target date funds are appropriate to all of its employees as the company approaches auto-enrolment.
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Opinion
Infrastructure debt: the long-term alternative?
A consequence of the restructuring of banks’ loan books is that UK pension funds are going to be spoilt for choice when it comes to infrastructure debt offerings.
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NewsDC daily pricing blocking illiquid investments
Liquidity requirements for defined contribution schemes are hampering their investment returns and ability to compete with defined benefit plans on the replacement income provided in retirement, an institutional investor group has warned.
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Features
Star Group invests third of assets in diversified beta to reduce risk
The Star Group pension scheme has invested a third of its portfolio into a diversified beta fund to reduce its equity exposure and manage the risk of volatility.
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