Analysis: Equities are making a comeback as optimism about stocks is growing. Fears over inflation have pushed investors away from fixed income, and bond yields upwards.
Equity release levels hit 15-year high
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January 23, 2018
Equity release deals over 2017 smashed the £3bn barrier for the first time, following £838m of lending in the final quarter of last year.
BT scheme to keep RPI amid bigger changes
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January 23, 2018
The High Court has ruled in favour of the BT pension scheme trustees and denied BT the right to change the measure by which increases for its Section C scheme are calculated, but BT has said it is considering an appeal.
Notts expands local property investment
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January 19, 2018
The £4.9bn Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has increased its commitment to local property investment. The fund has added £10m to its local property fund and has expanded the geographical area where it will invest.
Life expectancy falls by a year in some regions
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January 18, 2018
Life expectancy growth in England is slowing, with some regions experiencing a drop of one year, according to research by a Department of Health agency.
Delivering the ill health pension
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January 18, 2018
Any other business: Illness is an unconventional path to a pension transfer. But for the thousands of employees every year rendered unable to work through sickness, surviving financially through the mercy of an early pension might make all the difference.
IORP II marks an underwhelming farewell from the EU
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January 15, 2018
The EU’s new directive on pension funds will see schemes producing benefit statements on a yearly basis, while risk-management standards will be dragged up and borders broken down, but the overall impact will be limited.
TPT assists banks with risk capital investment
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January 15, 2018
Mastertrust TPT Retirement Solutions is investing in regulatory capital strategies, where the scheme provides risk capital for the loan books of banks. The trust is also making allocations to alternative risk premiums.
CIDC schemes divide industry
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January 11, 2018
Collective individual defined contribution schemes may be the only viable form of collective pension scheme in the short run, according to David Blake, director at the Pensions Institute, Cass Business School.
Prospect members agree to BT pension deal
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January 10, 2018
BT managers represented by union Prospect have voted in favour of a new pensions deal that will boost pay and aim to incentivise members of its defined benefit BT Pension Scheme to join the defined contribution BT Retirement Saving Scheme.