All M&G articles – Page 2
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Opinion
How should trustees and employers negotiate valuations?
Should trustees and scheme sponsors discuss valuation methodology or are there bigger concerns? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield Trustees, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator talk about their experience on both sides.
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Opinion
What alternative valuation methods can schemes use?
What options do schemes have apart from ‘gilts plus’ to find out how well funded they are? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield Trustees, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator discuss scheme valuation methods.
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Opinion
Does ‘gilts plus’ lead to inappropriate investment strategies?
Should valuation assumptions be a function of the investment strategy? What does the regulator say about the gilts-plus approach? Paul McGlone from Aon Hewitt, David Weeks from the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, Leslie Scrine from the M&G Group Pension Scheme, Andrew Cheeseman from Pan Trustees and Andrew Young from the Pensions Regulator discuss scheme valuation methods.
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Opinion
Industry reaps rewards of apprenticeship programmes, but challenges remain
Any other business: Apprenticeships are on the rise in the pensions industry, and while they appeal to an increasing number of people as a debt-free alternative to university, the apprenticeship levy and the prospect of jumping straight into a full-time job are still hurdles to be overcome.
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NewsDairy Crest churns up a new investment strategy
The Dairy Crest Pension Fund has derisked while restructuring its investment portfolio by moving away from UK investment grade credit and ‘going global’, as schemes continue to reassess the purpose of their credit exposures.
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NewsPensions Trust leaps into lending gap with £125m private debt commitment
The Pensions Trust entered the private debt space with a commitment of £125m at the beginning of this year, as it looks to use the withdrawal of banks from the sector to generate growth.
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OpinionShould Britain’s pension schemes support the UK economy?
From the blog: UK pension schemes have no obligation whatsoever to help the national economy. Pension scheme trustees are legally bound to try and make investments that provide returns to pay pensions. And nothing more.
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NewsHow consumer behaviour is changing schemes’ property portfolios
News Analysis: The evolving habits of UK consumers have compressed yields across the retail property sector over recent years, but experts say there are still attractive opportunities for pension fund investors searching for returns.
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News
East Riding moves deeper into niche alts in hunt for yield
East Riding Pension Fund has pushed further into the alternatives space over the past 12 months with an £80m investment in social housing plus increased allocations to aircraft leasing and healthcare royalties.
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News
Falkirk targets social housing with £30m investment
Falkirk Council Pension Fund is joining the ranks of local authorities investing in social housing, with a £30m allocation, as experts debate the strengths of the asset class.
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Opinion
Global equities survey – part one
In the first of a two-part analysis of the asset class, Gill Wadsworth assesses what creates winners and losers in the space and asks whether any outperformance truly justifies the fees.
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Opinion
Global equities survey – part two
In part two of our analysis of the global equities market, Gill Wadsworth considers how the wider trend, performance and current valuations are influencing UK schemes’ attraction to the asset class.
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Opinion
Why your bank’s loss is your pension fund’s gain
M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen discusses how schemes can balance reward with risk in their credit investments, and take advantage of illiquidity.
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News
Pip to seed separate renewables fund as it seeks FCA approval
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform has said plans to expand its offering by adding a renewables fund this year, as UK schemes continue to seek inflation-linked returns.
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Opinion
Do schemes fully understand their fixed income risks?
Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill discuss the different types of fixed income risk in the second of this three-part panel discussion.
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Opinion
How should you benchmark your manager?
In the final part of this three-part debate on fixed income, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill run through the different options for measuring the performance of a fixed income manager.
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Opinion
How is monetary policy uncertainty affecting fixed income?
As interest rates remain low, the fixed income market is struggling to remain attractive to investors. Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill look at the effects of economic policy on the asset class.
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Opinion
How to avoid the illiquidity trap in your fixed income holdings
M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen takes scheme investors past the traps and sinkholes of illiquid fixed income to find the right assets at the right price, in the latest Technical Comment.
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Opinion
Where can schemes find value in today’s equity market?
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.
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OpinionEquities: evolving role, finding value and technological impact
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.
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