The £34bn scheme has outlined how it tackles the governance risks of hedge fund investment, as the industry attempts to improve transparency in alternative investments.
Intelligent thinking: active or passive?
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June 27, 2012
Pension schemes are divided when it comes to appreciating active fund managers and their ability to provide returns in the current low growth environment, writes Owen Walker.
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Intelligent thinking: asset classes – the search for the Holy Grail
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June 20, 2012
Investors and schemes are increasingly finding a more favourable climate abroad as domestic equities continue to become ever less attractive, writes Owen Walker.
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Intelligent thinking: diversification – are schemes truly reducing volatility?
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June 13, 2012
Schemes here reveal their processes of diversification, though leading consultants cast doubt on how truly diversified these plans really are
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Smoke 'em out: tobacco firm moves to push staff out of DB
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May 22, 2012
A FTSE-listed company has announced its intention to close its defined benefit scheme by telling staff they face the possibility of signing new contracts or being dismissed.
London riot looters stole dozens of DWP computers
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February 10, 2012
Looters stole 36 desktop computers from a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) office as part of last summer’s London riots, a PW investigation has revealed.
DWP, regulator and PPF lose sensitive member information on hundreds of computers
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January 16, 2012
The UK’s pension authorities have lost hundreds of devices containing personal and financial details of schemes and their members, a PW investigation has revealed.
Next move for mastertrusts
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December 21, 2011
When Tim Jones became chief executive of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) in October 2007, he may have been forgiven for believing the quasi state-run scheme would be the main beneficiary of auto-enrolment.
NAPF conference 2011: Darling says Treasury considered AE delay – but rightly ploughed on
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October 19, 2011
Owen Walker beat the hordes of hacks to bag an exclusive pre-press conference interview with former chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling
CDC Forum to lobby for collective schemes
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April 3, 2011
Law firm Pinsent Masons is launching a lobby group to promote collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes in the UK, having received considerable interest from employers