All Opinion articles – Page 108
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Opinion
Editorial: Putting a lid on it
The debate about the proposed charging cap came to a head last week as the government’s consultation on the changes closed.
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Is the PPF assessment process getting value for DB members?
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, Spence & Partners’ Alan Collins says the introduction of the Pension Protection Fund’s specialist panels have delivered value for money for scheme members and levy payers.
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How to determine the value to your scheme of a buy-in/buyout contract
In this week’s Technical View, Premier’s Claire Plackett explains how schemes can assess whether buy-in and buyout quotations offer value.
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Editorial: To the collective benefit
An eloquent voice has been added to those calling for the introduction of collective defined contribution pension schemes in this country to drive better outcomes for savers.
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Why too many DC regulators spoil the broth
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, PTL’s Richard Butcher argues a single regulator is crucial to the success of defined contribution pension schemes.
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How to build your infrastructure mandate
There are places to start for pension funds building their infrastructure portfolios, despite a lack of assets and potentially costly bidding processes, explains PIC’s Allen Twyning in this week’s Technical View.
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Editorial: The two-headed monster
Defined benefit scheme managers and trustees could be forgiven for feeling perplexed at the government’s attitude to the benefits they oversee.
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A scheme guide to AE exceptions and exemptions
In the latest edition of Technical View, Gordons’ Ruth Bamforth takes a trip through some of the exemptions and exceptions to employers’ obligation to auto-enrol their workers.
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Debating the pros and cons of illiquid assets in DC
F&C’s Julian Lyne warns that schemes should not ignore the very real liquidity risks in alternative assets, even as they hunger for diversification, in this edition of Informed Comment.
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Opinion
Mastertrust governance: the case for the defence
Letter: PTL’s Richard Butcher takes Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson to task for his recent critique of mastertrust governance.
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Editorial: Towards a consistent variety
At last week’s Society of Pension Consultants dinner, the Pensions Regulator’s outgoing chair Michael O’Higgins – after acknowledging his out-going had been stretched a little longer than expected – gave us a glimpse of the watchdog’s approach to DB regulation.
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Opinion
Why not all master trusts deserve the name
Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson discusses the problems with insurer-backed master trusts, and how employers can stop themselves falling for false promises, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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Opinion
How to construct your fund’s SRI strategy
In the latest edition of Technical View, Mirova’s Jens Peers explores the best practice out there for schemes setting up their socially responsible investment framework.
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OpinionMulti-asset strategies: risk, cost, performance
Industry experts debate the performance, value-for-money, and governance requirements of multi-asset investment strategies, in this four-part discussion.
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Editorial: On the threshing floor
Steve Webb has drawn a line in the sand. Or rather, three lines in the sand.
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Opinion
Is now the right or wrong time to invest in multi-asset funds?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciarán Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss how investors interpret multi-asset strategies, in part two of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.
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Do multi-asset strategies provide value for money?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciarán Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss how investors interpret multi-asset strategies, in part three of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.
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Opinion
How to bridge the retirement gender gap
News analysis: As long-term saving among women hits an all-time low, providers and advisers have urged schemes and the wider industry to cooperate in encouraging adequate retirement saving.
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Opinion
Do schemes understand multi-asset investment?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciaráan Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss schemes’ grasp of the strategy’s place in their portfolios, in part four of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.
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Why I’m optimistic on the future of defined ambition
In this week’s Informed Comment, Barnett Waddingham’s Nick Griggs looks at the two broad options for a risk-sharing middle way between defined benefit and defined contribution.