Brexit volatility could be a good thing for defined benefit pension schemes looking to insure liability risk, according to experts.
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Brexit volatility could be a good thing for defined benefit pension schemes looking to insure liability risk, according to experts.
The government has doubled down on its view that no change to the level of the charge cap is needed to encourage defined contribution schemes to access venture capital investments, but some experts doubt whether such high-risk investments are a fit for default funds in the first place.
Speaking to Pensions Expert, ShareAction chief executive Catherine Howarth welcomes new requirements for schemes to outline their responsible investment policies, but says trustees need to walk the walk on environmental, social and governance issues.
On the go: The combined deficit of defined benefit pension schemes fell by £50bn at the end of September 2019, PwC data shows.
On the go: Pensions risk and investment management specialist Cardano has completed the acquisition of Now Pensions, an auto-enrolment provider serving over 30,000 businesses and 1.7 million pension savers.
On the go: Guidance outlining the methods that schemes should use to equalise for the inequalities of guaranteed minimum pensions has been published by the GMP Equalisation Working Group.
Credit score provider Experian has rolled out a pensions education programme for its staff, leading to 29 per cent of employees increasing pension contributions and 70 per cent asking for further guidance.
On the go: Master trust Nest has introduced a death benefit option to give members greater choice about how their pension pots are passed on after death.
On the go: Some of the UK’s largest pension funds, representing 4m members, are demanding asset managers take immediate action on climate change.
A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms, and the first signs of pension scheme consolidation impacting markets in Europe.
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