This quarter's DC debate focuses on the investment options that will suit savers in the post-Budget world, including the ever-present battle of jargon and whether members will understand the newfound flexibilities.
The DC Debate – finding value for members after the Budget
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September 24, 2014
In association with
AllianceBernstein, Standard Life Investments, State Street Global Advisors, Vanguard Asset Management
How devolution could affect your scheme
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September 22, 2014
Scheme professionals have predicted devolved tax and welfare powers to Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland could increase the cost of administering schemes which have members across the UK, though others doubt the impact.
iPad reader? Here's our first scheme guide, on trusteeship
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September 8, 2014
Available to download for free today from Pensions Expert’s iPad container app is our first tablet-only interactive scheme guide, focusing on the crucial issue of trusteeship.
Published in association with the Pensions Management Institute, it provides for new and would-be trustees bitesized learning on the basics of trusteeship, with a five-question quick quiz for readers to test their skills.
It also features an interactive feature with video and analysis of the changing face of pension scheme governance, as well as comment from key industry groups including the Association of Member Nominated Trustees and the National Association of Pension Funds.
To download this guide, visit the homepage of our Pensions Expert iPad app, and click ‘See guides and supplements’, or select ‘Scheme guides’ from the dropdown menu.
Risk Transfer Index: August 2014
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August 27, 2014
Data analysis: the effect of global conflict on gilt yields, and the sizeable contraction of the annuity market
In association with
Pension Insurance Corporation
Risk Transfer Index: July 2014
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July 24, 2014
Data analysis: The market's shape is changing, as insurers seek new investment opportunities and risk strategies evolve.
In association with
Pension Insurance Corporation
Are schemes set up to make direct investments in ETFs?
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July 24, 2014
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss whether trustees are set up to make direct investments in exchange traded funds in the final part of this three-part debate.
Are ETFs a cost-effective investment for UK pension funds?
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July 24, 2014
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss the costs of exchange traded funds in the second part of this three-part debate.
In association with
iShares
ETFs: suitability, cost and strategies
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July 24, 2014
A panel of industry experts debate whether exchange traded funds are an appropriate investment in a pension fund portfolio, in this three-part discussion.
In association with
iShares
The Specialist: Is the charges obsession stunting the DC debate?
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June 18, 2014
Pensions Expert presents case studies, data and analysis on the defined contribution investment landscape and how managers and experts are responding to the twin challenges of the charges cap and the retirement reforms.
Risk Transfer Index: June 2014
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June 18, 2014
Data analysis: With gilt yields falling it has been a confusing period for investors – but what does it mean for derisking?
In association with
Pension Insurance Corporation