All liabilities articles – Page 17
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News
University funds running equity risk as holdings rise
University pension schemes have seen their equity holdings increase as a proportion of their portfolio, a survey of self-administered trusts in the sector has revealed, sparking debate among experts about their exposure to market volatility.
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Opinion
Risk Transfer Index: March 2014
Data analysis: Equity market performance and gilt stability could make it better value for schemes to lock in any funding gains, according to market commentators.
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OpinionEditorial: Care for a slice?
There has been a "resurgence of activity" in the pension increase exchange market, we read this week. Is that a good thing for members?
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NewsEmployers consider RPI/CPI switch as gap widens
Consultants have reported more employers trying to overcome the difficulties of switching from using the retail price index to the consumer price index to reduce scheme liabilities as the gap between the two measures widens.
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NUJ to appeal ombudsman ruling over BBC pensionable pay cap
The National Union of Journalists will appeal the pensions ombudsman’s determination that the BBC’s pensionable pay cap did not breach its obligations, as more employers look to such tools to derisk schemes.
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Employers open to risk of reporting errors on contingent assets
News analysis: Employers have been told to approach the use of certain contingent asset funding deals with caution, after the Financial Reporting Council said solvency improvements could be cause for investigation.
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Inflation drop should not deter hedging, experts warn
News analysis: Schemes have been warned they need to protect themselves against fluctuations in inflation despite rates falling to the Bank of England’s target level.
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Visualise your scheme's demographic shift
Data analysis: Active members have continued to shrink, while deferred member liabilities have continued to rise, presenting a range of investment and governance challenges for UK defined benefit schemes.
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NewsInfrastructure spurs growth in real asset mandates
Data analysis: Real assets proved popular in the third quarter as European pension schemes looked for inflation protection and long-term stable returns, including a large shift towards infrastructure.
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FDs urged to collaborate with trustees on DB deficits
Finance directors are making a “big mistake” if they think they can get defined benefit liabilities off their balance sheets without collaboration with trustees, a scheme manager told delegates at the 2013 NAPF conference.
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Opinion
Managing your four toughest infrastructure debt risks
BlackRock’s Chris Wrenn identifies the four main risks of infrastructure debt and how schemes hungry for higher yields should be managing them, in the latest edition of Technical View.
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NewsGilt investment reaches post-crisis peak at £22bn
Schemes have ramped up their investment in gilts and index-linked gilts over the past couple of years in an attempt to shore up their pension promises, data from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
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Opinion
Circling vultures get mixed reception from consultants
Preying on weaker assets, vulture funds offer investors a different approach to property investment. This feature from our The Specialist series investigates whether the risks inherent in this strategy make it a sensible course for pension schemes to take.
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Opinion
CofE scheme ups overseas property to reduce UK bias
Property constitutes 7.5 per cent of the Church of England pension fund’s growth assets, but its faith in overseas markets in particular has led it to target a 10 per cent allocation.
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Opinion
10 years of LDI – how it can benefit your scheme
While the idea that pension fund cash flows could be matched by bonds is not itself new, the explosion of credit markets has created new instruments with which we can build even more precise hedges.
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FeaturesIndex-linked assets valued in low gilt yield environment
In this edition of Investment Blueprint, Aviva Investors’ Chris Laxton looks at the various options for schemes seeking to hedge their inflation liability through index-linked assets such as housing and infrastructure.
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Features
How to avoid paying section 75 debt
A change in legislation means it is now possible for employers to exit multi-employer schemes without triggering a debt. TLT’s Sasha Butterworth explains how.
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FeaturesAxa and ITV latest to face ETV/Pie governance risk
As pensions minister Steve Webb orders a review of controversial derisking exercises, Owen Walker discovers how Axa and ITV are currently approaching them.
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Features
Achieving fixed price key to Arnold Laver buyout
Timber firm Arnold Laver secured a fixed price for its £45m buyout thanks to an enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise and a long-term strategy of hedging risk.
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Features
Why stalling on buyout could cost members
Schemes looking to derisk are facing fewer barriers and better value for their members, but they need to move fast, argues Long Acre Life’s David Norgrove.