All liabilities articles – Page 18
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Features
Survey: Schemes shun traditional fixed income assets
In our second feature revealing the survey insights of 44 leading schemes and trustees, Owen Walker hears their two-year plan for fixed income investing.
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FeaturesBA opts for real assets to match liabilities
The airline’s £8bn New Airways Pension Scheme has launched an investment portfolio of property and infrastructure to manage long-term inflation risk
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FeaturesBritish Steel shares longevity risk with members
The £11.4bn scheme has followed other large schemes – including John Lewis and BAE Systems – in using longevity adjustment factors to manage risk
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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.
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FeaturesFollow Australia for higher infrastructure allocations
Comment: UK pension schemes need to follow their antipodean counterparts, with higher infrastructure allocations justified by the asset’s stable, long-term revenues, argues AMP Capital’s Richard Shields.
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How fiduciary management can work for small schemes
Atkin & Co director Marian Elliott outlines why fiduciary management is suitable for schemes of all sizes, but warns there are additional risks and costs to be considered.
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Bonas case highlights need for covenant reviews
The Pensions Regulator’s decision to settle the Bonas case with a £60,000 contribution notice should serve as a warning to schemes to closely monitor their sponsor covenants.
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Modelling inflation is key to tackling volatility
Schemes need to understand exactly how their funding positions are impacted by various inflation scenarios, argues PensionsFirst’s Matthew Furniss.
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Survey finds scheme failure on managing deficits
Trustees and employers have identified funding deficits as the most important scheme risk – but confessed they have had the least success in managing it.