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Pensions Institute: Relax DB promises to tackle PPF drift
Stressed schemes and employers should be allowed to reduce pension increases and gain easier access to Pension Protection Fund-plus benefit-restructuring methods in order to minimise “PPF drift”, a new academic paper has said.
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NewsWilletts: Narrow green paper fails on intergenerational equality
Conservative peer Lord Willetts has spoken out against the scope of the Government’s green paper consultation on defined benefit pensions, criticising its lack of regard for intergenerational fairness.
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OpinionWhat we can learn from recent legal cases
Trustees have to tread carefully when considering changes to their scheme, says James Bingham from law firm Sackers.
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OpinionRPI needn't be a rule
Editorial: The closure of the defined benefit green paper consultation falls on a Sunday, but it is yet to be revealed if the outcome will be a wedding or a funeral.
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Industry divided over retrospective changes to pensions
Nearly half of pensions professionals and scheme representatives believe that retrospective changes to pensions promises should be allowed, according to a recent survey, suggesting growing concern over the level of defined benefit liabilities.
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OpinionPLSA: Regulator should provide protections on index switching
The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s defined benefit policy team recently took to the road to hear what members thought of the proposals outlined in the government’s green paper on ‘Security and sustainability in defined benefit schemes’ and our recent report on superfunds.
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OpinionTime for more infrastructure incentives
Talking Head: Infrastructure assets offer a strong alternative to index-linked gilts but pension funds need more encouragement from the top, says PIP’s Mike Weston.
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DB schemes face crunch on index-linked corporate debt
A tightening in the supply of index-linked US corporate bonds may lead to UK pension schemes facing increased difficulty when derisking their portfolios, industry experts have said.
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Opinion
Nationwide, Strathclyde and British Coal among top five 2014 investment stories
Ditching hedge funds, the rise of responsible investment and the growing success of property mandates have all featured in a tricky year for UK pension fund investment.
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Opinion
Schemes ploughed £24bn into gilts last year despite low yields
Pension schemes compelled last year to derisk at historically low yields quadrupled the previous year’s gilt purchases, according to official data that have left investment experts surprised.
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NewsSchemes urged to lock in gains as market improves
Special report: Pension schemes could see a further 40 basis point jump in gilt yields by the end of 2014, improving their funding levels and derisking value.
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BT ups inflation-linked assets in continuing shift
BT Pension Scheme has again boosted its inflation-linked assets, moving towards a targeted allocation of almost a third of its portfolio, while investment experts have cautioned schemes may be paying a premium for protection.
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