All Features articles – Page 40
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FeaturesBAE property portfolio suffers due to lack of London exposure
As BAE Systems weighs up a merger with EADS, the defence company’s UK scheme has identified reasons why its property investments produced disappointing results over the past year
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Brent sticks by emerging markets despite poor returns
The local government fund has said it will maintain its emerging markets exposure despite short-term underperformance, while Lincolnshire Pension Fund has benefited from global active management
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British Steel launches nursery DC to manage cost
The £11.4bn scheme will close its defined benefit section to new entrants and introduce a money purchase scheme to manage the costs of auto-enrolment.
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FeaturesBritish Steel shares longevity risk with members
The £11.4bn scheme has followed other large schemes – including John Lewis and BAE Systems – in using longevity adjustment factors to manage risk
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T Rowe Price bucks trend with DC lifestyle equity exposure
US fund manager T Rowe Price’s UK pension scheme has taken a more adventurous defined contribution lifestyle asset allocation to help members get a higher retirement income.
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Why stalling on buyout could cost members
Schemes looking to derisk are facing fewer barriers and better value for their members, but they need to move fast, argues Long Acre Life’s David Norgrove.
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Jamaican case firms up record-keeping requirements
Schemes concerned by a Jamaican case heard in the UK that makes it harder to reclaim money paid by mistake should review their delegated administration responsibilities to avoid legal costs.
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Half of schemes considering ETVs to reduce risk
With research finding 50% of schemes are considering an enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise to reduce their longevity risk, Ian Smith analyses five key elements of the process.
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M&S cost savings to spur mastertrust copycats
Owen Walker analyses M&S’s mastertrust structure, which the retailer will set up to mitigate the administration costs associated with auto-enrolment
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What to learn from the Supreme Court hybrid ruling
Mayer Brown’s Edward Jewitt explains how schemes can manage their regulatory risk following the Supreme Court ruling on hybrid defined contribution schemes.
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Healthcare scheme curbs losses with dynamic derisking
Pippa Stephens discovers how the General Healthcare Group (GHG) scheme prevented a five percentage-point drop in its funding position thanks to implementing an investment sub-committee and a triggered derisking strategy.
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Engagement vital to improve member data, schemes say
Ian Smith and Owen Walker analyse how the Kingfisher, Aviva and Scottish TV pension plans have encouraged members to update their records and improve their administrative performance.
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Inflexible DC defaults fail members, study finds
Owen Walker looks at the latest economic research into creating defined contribution (DC) default funds to help members maximise their retirement income.
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FeaturesWarburtons drives huge rise in member engagement
Warburtons' pension scheme has increased the amount of defined contribution members taking investment decisions from 2 per cent to 41 per cent following an intensive, country-wide communication campaign.
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Survey: Schemes get more sophisticated on fixed income
Forty-four leading schemes and trustees were asked to what extent their attitudes to fixed income have changed since 2008. Here are their responses.
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One in four employers to mitigate 2012 costs
Ian Smith looks at new data revealing how defined contribution (DC) schemes and employers are planning to control the cost of auto-enrolment.
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Greater Manchester prepares for 25% fall in membership
Greater Manchester Pension Fund has set up a working group to draw up an investment strategy in expectation of a much-reduced membership.
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FeaturesScottish & Newcastle diversifies with 5% in EMD
The Scottish & Newcastle Pension Plan will allocate 5 per cent of its assets to emerging market debt in a bid to diversify its growth portfolio.
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Invensys adds DC fixed-interest gilt fund to improve choice
The Invensys Pension Scheme has changed its defined contribution section to include a fixed-interest gilt fund after reviewing other schemes' investment offerings.
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FeaturesBA targets better comms after RPI-CPI troubles
The £6.4bn airline’s scheme has changed its communications strategy to manage the risk of a disengaged workforce following a high-profile protest against its divisive indexation switch