All Opinion articles – Page 102
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OpinionEditorial: Wisdom (outside) of the crowd
Consensus can sometimes feel like the wind that blows this industry along, carrying the latest products from scheme to scheme as managers try to meet common challenges.
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Tracking the rise and uncertainty of responsible investment
Socially responsible investment is undoubtedly gaining popularity among both asset managers and trustees.
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Why uncertainty will typify markets this year
Last year was a good one for many pension funds, with markets producing decent returns at low-ish levels of volatility.
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How to manage your cash flows effectively
The improvement in funding levels seen across many defined benefit schemes in 2013 as a result of rising bond yields carries with it a half-hidden threat for pension managers and trustees.
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Why buy-ins/buyouts are not always the right answer
Pension schemes funding positions are notoriously volatile and deficits have increased significantly over the last decade.
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OpinionEditorial: Time to cash out?
The strengthening equity market, mixed with higher gilt yields, is giving pension scheme investors a tough decision on whether and when to derisk.
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How to get the right people to run your scheme
What is governance? Depending on what you read there are different origins, but some sources state the word derives from the Latin word 'gubernare', which means 'to steer'.
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Three steps to reduce the cost of pension consolidation
L&G’s Adrian Boulding works through the steps that would make pensions consolidation cheap enough to be manageable for UK pension schemes, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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OpinionHow to ensure your members get the best value at retirement
The annuities industry has come under increasing fire from all corners of the industry – but there are concrete steps that pension professionals can take to help members get value at retirement.
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Regulator: 'Balance' key to our DB approach in 2014
I was pleased the regulator was able to end 2013 with the positive news that more than 2m people have been automatically enrolled into workplace pensions by 3,670 employers.
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Webb: It is vital we ensure value for money
2014 promises to be just as much of a watershed year for pensions as the last.
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Riding out the taper: how the Fed’s policies affect your scheme
Yields are rising as central banks look to extricate themselves from the markets, but 2014 may not be that simple.
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Why short-term investment volatility cannot be ignored
The significant deterioration in funding levels in recent years was a wake-up call to many pension professionals to reconsider the importance of managing short-term investment volatility.
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How to set your active/passive split for fixed income
With yields at near to record lows, there has never been a more challenging environment for pension schemes to invest in fixed income.
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Top five stories from Pensions Week past
As Pensions Week draws to a close – prior to its January relaunch as Pensions Expert – we take a look at some of the best stories and initiatives published over the past few years.
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How can pension schemes compare fiduciary managers?
KPMG's Patrick McCoy, Eversheds' Jeremy Goodwin, Buck Global Investment Advisors' Brian McCauley, Russell Investments' Shamindra Perera, MN's Christy Jesudasan and BNP Paribas' Anton Wouters discuss how schemes can pick the best fiduciary manager.
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Has there been an increase in interest for fiduciary management?
KPMG's Patrick McCoy, Eversheds' Jeremy Goodwin, Buck Global Investment Advisors' Brian McCauley, Russell Investments' Shamindra Perera, MN's Christy Jesudasan and BNP Paribas' Anton Wouters discuss the fiduciary management market.
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Should schemes employ independent advisers to monitor fiduciary managers?
KPMG's Patrick McCoy, Eversheds' Jeremy Goodwin, Buck Global Investment Advisors' Brian McCauley, Russell Investments' Shamindra Perera, MN's Christy Jesudasan and BNP Paribas' Anton Wouters discuss whether schemes should hire independent advisers to oversee managers.
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Editorial: Evolution not revolution
Well, that was it – the last print edition of Pensions Week. Don't worry, we'll be back in print every week from January 13 in our new guise, and you'll have heard plenty about that by now.