All costs extracted by default funds and schemes should be publicly disclosed via a central registry to promote transparency, the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School has urged.
Inflation drop should not deter hedging, experts warn
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January 16, 2014
News analysis: Schemes have been warned they need to protect themselves against fluctuations in inflation despite rates falling to the Bank of England’s target level.
Essex merges functions after admissions rise
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January 10, 2014
Essex Pension Fund has combined its employer, investment and administration teams into a single structure to deal with an increased number of employers joining the scheme.
Schemes told to offer annuity brokerage
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January 8, 2014
News analysis: The shadow pensions minister has urged schemes to take a role in providing annuity brokering advice to ensure greater member purchasing power, but industry figures have raised concerns over how this could be implemented.
Managers endorsing DC auto-escalation could face scheme tailoring challenge
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January 6, 2014
News analysis: More than half of employers back auto-escalation schemes as a way to increase employee contributions, according to new research, but they may face challenges in tailoring contribution rates to members.
This year's top auto-enrolment case studies
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December 23, 2013
Year in review: This year saw many employers focus on communicating auto-enrolment to their newly enrolled staff and working to reduce the impact on employees, resulting in lower-than-expected opt-out rates.
Managers' examples on reducing risks from 2013
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December 19, 2013
Year in review: Pension managers and trustees took a variety of measures to protect their members' benefits, Pensions Week reported over the past year, from more efficient administration software to covenant safeguards.
How Carillion managed 'year-long' longevity swap project
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December 17, 2013
Carillion improved its governance and data to ensure a good deal on its £1bn longevity swap, as it sought to hedge greater-than-anticipated life expectancy among members of its DB schemes.
Royal Mail to address member knowledge gap
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December 16, 2013
Royal Mail Pension Plan is considering a revamp of its communications strategy after more than half of its members said they do not understand how their scheme works.
Investors on the hunt for asset performance
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December 12, 2013
2014 preview: Next year will provide defined benefit schemes more derisking opportunities, while defined contribution schemes may need to diversify further during their growth phase, investment experts have predicted.