All JLT articles – Page 11

  • Opinion

    How to use your DGF in a post-Budget environment

    2014-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Frisby from LCP, JLT Investment Consulting's Allan Lindsay, Axa IM's Yoram Lustig, HR Trustees' Giles Payne, Aon Hewitt's Ryan Taylor and Bruce White of LGIM discuss how schemes can invest in DGFs in the post-Budget environment, in the final instalment of a four-part panel discussion.

  • Features

    Hyde Group uses employees to design flex bens

    2014-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Housing provider Hyde Group has set up a flexible, employee-designed system for scheme members to access their benefits, in a drive to retain and attract talent.

  • Opinion

    How can DGFs adapt to fit under the DC charge cap?

    2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Frisby from LCP, JLT Investment Consulting's Allan Lindsay, Axa IM's Yoram Lustig, HR Trustees' Giles Payne, Aon Hewitt's Ryan Taylor and Bruce White of LGIM discuss how diversified growth funds can work in line with the defined contribution charge cap, in the third of a four-part panel discussion.

  • Opinion

    Are DGFs a good investment for schemes amid strong equity performance?

    2014-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Frisby from LCP, JLT Investment Consulting's Allan Lindsay, Axa IM's Yoram Lustig, HR Trustees' Giles Payne, Aon Hewitt's Ryan Taylor and Bruce White of LGIM discuss whether diversified growth funds are a good investment for schemes given the strong performance of equities, in the second of this four-part panel debate.

  • Opinion

    How can schemes judge DGF performance?

    2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Frisby from LCP, JLT Investment Consulting's Allan Lindsay, Axa IM's Yoram Lustig, HR Trustees' Giles Payne, Aon Hewitt's Ryan Taylor and Bruce White of LGIM discuss how schemes can measure the performance of diversified growth funds, in the first of a four-part panel discussion.

  • News

    Schemes eye forward rates to time hedge moves

    2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Larger schemes are showing greater interest in using forward rather than spot rates to assess whether to increase their interest and inflation hedges, in order to gain a more accurate picture of fair value.

  • Opinion

    Is the wave of risk-modelling software worth the price tag?

    2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

    In the latest edition of Informed Comment, Jignesh Sheth argues risk-modelling products are unlikely to change the “fundamental processes” of scheme governance, but could drive efficiency and improve scheme-employer communication.

  • News

    How the PPI's answers to the adequacy question stack up

    2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Policy Institute has said higher statutory contribution levels for median-higher earners and more contribution-matching could improve retirement outcomes, but has received a mixed response including warnings of unintended consequences.

  • News

    Tenth of employers weigh up medium-term DC drawdown offering

    2014-08-14T00:00:00Z

    One in 10 UK employers have said they will offer members post-retirement drawdown facilities within their defined contribution scheme in three to five years, according to a poll, but advisers still doubt trustees’ desire to govern such provision.  

  • Margaret Snowdon
    Opinion

    Snowdon: 'unseen army' of non-IFAs could deliver guidance guarantee

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Like many, I welcome the guidance guarantee at the point of retirement for members of defined contribution pension schemes.

  • Opinion

    Checking the price tag: evaluating the charges obsession

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Data analysis: The Budget reforms signal an age of greater plurality in retirement possibilities for members.

  • News

    Fifth of smaller employers failing to prepare for AE

    2014-06-17T00:00:00Z

    One in five small businesses are not currently preparing for auto-enrolment, research has shown, as concern grows around smaller employers’ ability to comply with the legislation.

  • News

    Revised DB code emphasises integrated risk management

    2014-06-13T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Regulator this week released a new code of practice for defined benefit schemes, focusing on trustees and employers working collaboratively on scheme funding.

  • Features

    Shell surpasses legal minimum by equalising same-sex spouse benefits

    2014-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Shell has gone above the legal minimum to guarantee same-sex married couples equal spousal benefits in its defined benefit pension fund, while other schemes have maintained a tiered benefit for same-sex partners.

  • Opinion

    Where can schemes find value in today’s equity market?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

  • Roundtable FT Owen Room
    Opinion

    Equities: evolving role, finding value and technological impact

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    A panel of experts debate if the role of equities has changed in portfolios, where value can be found in equity markets, and how equities are valued in the digital age in this three-part roundtable. 

  • Opinion

    Has the role of equities changed in scheme portfolios?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

  • Opinion

    How can you value equities in the digital age?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

  • FTSE 100 (Getty)
    News

    Battle to plug deficits continues as FTSE 100 see £8bn deterioration

    2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The total pension deficit of FTSE 100 defined benefit schemes worsened by an estimated £8bn, bringing the total to £57bn at the end of 2013, according to research, but experts maintain larger schemes are managing their risk exposures effectively.

  • News

    Pension funds drive property surge as index linkage takes off

    2014-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Schemes are looking towards property for further diversification, having expanded alternative property investments fivefold last year, as experts predict improved economic sentiment and a lack of development sites could stimulate rental growth.