Latest articles from David Rowley

Aga Rangemaster: case study

The £759m Aga Rangemaster pension fund has worked out a funding plan with its sponsor that commits itself to being self-sufficient by 2020.

Editorial: Known unknowns

There is never a shortage of actuarial predictions in our industry but the advent of auto-enrolment has led to an avalanche.

JLT acquires Alexander Forbes Consultants

JLT has acquired Alexander Forbes Consultants & Actuaries to help it gain scale in benefits technology and to boost its investment advisory arm.

A four-minute video on what fund managers are doing about fees

Richard Saunders and David Rowley

Richard Saunders, chief executive of the Investment Management Association, gives a defence of fund manager practice on fees.

Nest a turn-off

The restrictions on transferring pension pots to the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) and contribution caps are a turn-off for many employers.

Most DC defaults offer poor risk return

Multi-asset funds have given defined contribution scheme savers better risk adjusted returns than passive equity trackers over the last three years.

Column: Charles Amos

The real Granny-tax blunder

Levy rise of 15% still good value, says PPF

The price of insurance provided by the Pension Protection Fund represents better value for schemes than the fees for active management, according to Alan Rubenstein.

Editorial: A new dawn fades?

We ran five experimental adverts last year imagining what an auto-enrolment advert might look like (thanks to the good work of Ferrier Pearce, Shilling and Team Spirit).

Small and micro firms get own AE software

Steve Bee

What is claimed to be the first auto-enrolment solution for micro businesses has been unveiled by Jargon Free Benefits.