All Opinion articles – Page 106
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Nest: the challenges we face in 2014
Talking head: Nest’s CEO Tim Jones looks at the day-to-day challenges facing the government-sponsored scheme, and how it is gearing up to meet the needs of this year’s stagers.
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Why the AIFMD boosts the case for hedge funds
Lyxor’s Cyrus Amaria argues last year’s directive on alternative investments should remove some of the traditional barriers to pension funds investing in hedge funds, in this edition of Informed Comment.
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A scheme guide to pension liberation
DLA Piper’s Matthew Swynnerton sets out a checklist for schemes to determine if members could be under threat of pension liberation, and what they can do about it, in this week’s edition of Technical Comment.
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OpinionEditorial: Floating a balloon
With the momentum, if not the life, sucked out of the government's scheme quality proposals – the charges cap taking the lion's share of attention – it has understandably sought to turn attention to its defined ambition plans.
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Spotlight on mastertrust governance intensifies
As more of the UK’s workers are set to be auto-enrolled into multi-employer workplace schemes this year, the industry’s focus has turned to ensuring these schemes are fit for purpose.
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Top five challenges facing DB schemes
Talking head: The NAPF’s Ruth Meade traces the five biggest challenges facing defined benefit pension schemes this year.
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Building your tactical asset allocation strategy
In this edition of Technical View, Charles Stanley Pan Asset’s Bob Campion takes scheme investors step by step through one approach to tactical asset allocation.
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Is your scheme prepared for a deflation hit?
Threadneedle’s Leigh Harrison explores the prospect of deflation in global economies and what the impact would be on schemes, in this edition of Informed Comment.
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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 buy-ins/buyouts are not always the right answer
Bulk annuity contracts such as buy-ins can actually increase a pension scheme’s overall risk, argues Mercer’s Andrew Ward, who looks at the alternatives to these deals in the latest Informed Comment.
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How to manage your cash flows effectively
Inefficient cash flow management is prevalent among UK pension schemes, but also avoidable, explain Buck’s Simon Hill and Emma Lowry in this edition of Technical Comment.
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Why uncertainty will typify markets this year
Talking head: Our investment columnist Rob Gardner explains the ambiguous state of the markets this year, and how schemes can progress in the face of it.
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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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Regulator: ‘Balance’ key to our DB approach in 2014
Talking head: Interim chief executive Stephen Soper looks at what the Pensions Regulator has coming this year, including how its revised DB funding strategy will affect employers and schemes.
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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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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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How to get the right people to run your scheme
In this edition of Technical Comment, Jelf’s Mark Winstanley gives some pointers on getting the right mix of people and skills that is crucial to the smooth running of a pension scheme.
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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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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.