Analysis: The burden on cross-border pension schemes to be fully funded at all times could be lifted as the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision II directive moves nearer its final version.
Intergenerational fairness debate heats up as inquiry is launched
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January 18, 2016
Analysis: An inquiry into intergenerational fairness, aiming to bring more clarity to the often heated debate about who gets what from the state and employers, has been welcomed by experts.
And they all saved happily ever after… Uni preps students on AE
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January 15, 2016
Lincoln University is entering uncharted territory as it launches a series of workshops for its students on all things money, advocating the need for planning and saving.
Fall in accounting deficits no reason to cheer
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January 11, 2016
From the blog: IAS accounting deficits belonging to defined benefit pension schemes have improved, but schemes should not get their hopes up about funding positions.
In its latest corporate bulletin, Punter Southall found that corporate bond yields across all terms increased by roughly 0.3 per cent in 2015 compared with a year earlier.
However, relying on the power of corporate bond yields to fill the funding gap in their pension schemes could be a risky strategy for DB pension scheme trustees.
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A year of many firsts lies ahead
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January 11, 2016
Editorial: Happy new year! It started with a bang – a stock market slump, circuit breakers suspending trading in China, China suspending the circuit breakers, and the FTSE falling sharply on Monday and Thursday last week.
A lot to get to grips with: the legal and regulatory outlook for 2016
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January 6, 2016
Legal and regulatory change was abundant last year and 2016 looks like it will continue in the same vein, as both the UK and Europe are churning out legislation and rules affecting occupational pension schemes.
Have a mega Christmas
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December 23, 2015
From the blog: The race to become the largest public pension fund has really started. Just as everyone is slowing down for the holidays, looking at what’s coming up next year or finally doing the admin tasks they had put off for the past 10 months, last week eight Midlands funds were the first to say they will have the size the chancellor envisaged when he threw the pooling ball into the LGPS playing field.
The funds said they will exceed the minimum £25bn by £10bn, which makes for a very large pool indeed.
Having six mega funds rather than 89 smaller ones is in line with the nation’s newly found pride in – well, everything apart from rugby.
Top 5 investment stories from 2015
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December 22, 2015
Year in Review: The shockwaves of freedom and choice and Local Government Pension Scheme pooling that rippled through the pensions world this year had an effect on the asset side, but other investment themes were also widely discussed.
Low for longer (but longing for higher) rates
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December 17, 2015
Analysis: The US Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to push rates up may mark the end of an era, but investment experts say UK pension funds should expect little more than a small amount of volatility as a result.
The Weekly Wrap: December 11 edition
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December 11, 2015
A round-up of the pensions stories published across the FT Group this week – from BT dropping its own asset manager from a £8.4bn mandate, to over-55s' lack of awareness about state pension changes.