Latest articles from Giovanni Legorano

Size of scheme crucial for DC communication

The size of a defined contribution scheme is crucial to the effectiveness of communication to members, a panel of experts agreed on at the NAPF annual conference

Online debate: derisking

The online debate on derisking is live and available here – if you have not done so already, you can register for free here

Online debate: the switch from RPI to CPI

The online debate on the switch from RPI to CPI is live and available here  – if you have not done so already, you can register for free here

Johnson: Nest for public sector employees

Public sector employees should be eventually compelled to participate in the National Employment Savings Trust, a paper by Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson argues

Schemes make record allocation to commercial property

Pension funds and other institutions made their highest net investment in UK commercial property last year since 2000, a study by research company Property Data reveals

Issue more index-linked gilts, government urged

Investors have urged the government to increase index-linked gilt sales for the next two years on the back of strong expected demand from pension funds

UK schemes in Dutch lawsuit against Fortis

A foundation representing more than 140 international investors including UK pension schemes has filed a collective lawsuit in the Netherlands against Fortis

More than 10m Brits expected to become centenarians

Trustees will continue to be under pressure due to increased longevity of the UK population, new data by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed

USS responds to accusations of hiding scheme deficits

Colin Hunter, chief financial officer of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, rebuts accusations of hiding the full extent of his scheme's deficit

Early access could add complexity, trustees warned

Potential legislative changes allowing scheme members to withdraw money from their pension pots would come at the cost of additional complexity of the system and less savings at retirement