All Opinion articles – Page 105
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Exploring the impact of the government’s ‘money purchase’ change
Sacker’s Zoë Lynch assesses the impact of the change to the definition of money purchase on schemes in this week’s edition of Technical Comment.
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LGPS reform – the final furlong
Talking head: LPFA’s Mike Allen explains how LGPS reforms are being put in place at the scheme.
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Once an LDI programme is in place, does it get more sophisticated as it progresses?
Barker Tatham's Steve Barker, PTL's Richard Butcher, Spence's Marian Elliott, Legal & General Investment Management's Laura Brown, Axa Investment Managers' Jonathan Crowther and Redington's Dan Mikulskis discuss developing an LDI programme.
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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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How to build your risk committee
As more defined benefit schemes follow a derisking plan towards their end point, monitoring and managing risk grows ever more important.
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Why CDC is not the miracle cure for retirement saving
In the latest Informed Comment, Towers Watson’s Will Aitken takes a critical eye to collective defined contribution.
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Using the flexibility in the scheme funding regime
Mercer’s Le Roy van Zyl looks at the levers available to scheme and employers in the regulatory funding regime and how they can be used to deliver security and affordability.
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How QE has harmed UK pensions
Talking head: Industry expert Ros Altmann explains how the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme damaged DB and DC benefits.
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OpinionEditorial: Switching it up
Change is compelling. For a scheme whose fund manager’s performance is starting to flag it not only seems the obvious choice, but arguably one that is demanded by fiduciary duty.
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How integrated payrolls can slash admin time
JLT’s Sharon Mitchell sets out the benefits of integrated payroll systems in reducing costs and improving engagement, in this week’s edition of Technical Comment.
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Why auto-enrolment is only half the job
Talking head: Regular columnist Steve Bee takes stock of seven years of reform and the work needed to avoid a flawed pensions system.
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Why schemes waste money switching managers too often
In this week’s Informed Comment, Affiliated Managers Group’s Andrew Dyson explains why pension funds should not “react hastily” to medium-term underperformance.
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OpinionThe risks and returns in your EMD portfolio
Short-term losses, medium-term gains. The graph at the bottom shows the returns of 20 EMD funds held by UK pension schemes, and the recent story of the asset class is clear to see.
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OpinionEditorial: Your puzzle awaits
You wait a lifetime for proposals to reform the retirement income market, and then suddenly three come along at once.
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OpinionThe DC Debate – ensuring value for new savers in 2014
This quarter’s DC debate focuses on how to strike the best risk and return balance for defined contribution savers in a fragile but recovering global economy.
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PPF: How we slashed assessment times with data push
Talking head: The PPF’s David Heslop explains how the fund’s push to improve data quality has reduced processing costs for transferring schemes and levy payers.
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Five steps to set up your fid man contract
Muse Advisory’s Anne Kershaw runs through the five stages of setting up a fiduciary management mandate that will provide value and security for scheme members, in this week’s Technical Comment.
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The crucial risk factors influencing your hedging decision
In this week’s Informed Comment, BlackRock’s John Dewey looks at whether pension funds can afford to hold off hedging their interest rate and inflation risk in the hope of better value.
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Managers pick best value EMD countries for 2014
For those who desired an object lesson in asset correlation and the worth of diversification under pressure, emerging markets have delivered.
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OpinionEditorial: Never mind the Brics...
The stop-start emergence of developing economies and the investment industry that seeks to profit from their growth provides another measure of just how far from the pack a pension fund investor is prepared to stray.