All Opinion articles – Page 49
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OpinionHow to prepare for the FCA’s assessment of transfer advisers
From the blog: Pension transfer advisers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The Financial Conduct Authority is taking an intrusive and robust approach to regulating the industry, in many cases closing down businesses because they are not satisfied with their advice and methods.
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OpinionHow far have we come with LGPS infrastructure investment?
Hymans Robertson’s John MacDonald on how Local Government Pension Scheme funds are overcoming the governance barriers to direct investment in UK and global infrastructure projects.
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OpinionThe PPF’s funding strategy: Flight path to self-sufficiency
The Pension Protection Fund’s Hans den Boer says why the PPF cannot be complacent despite its healthy funding position.
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OpinionAre DGFs still proving popular?
With a variety of diversified growth fund styles on offer, five experts share their views on what trustees should look for in a manager, while discussing developments in how both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are allocating to DGFs.
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OpinionShould s67 be repealed?
Ian Neale from policy specialists Aries Insight looks at the recent debate around indexation, revaluation and section 67.
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OpinionWhy every investor needs to consider climate change
The reporting of climate and financial information could soon be mandatory, says Redington’s Robert Gardner.
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OpinionWe need action on cold-calling now
From the blog: We live in an age in which the internet finds something to promote or celebrate every day, week or month, from cupcakes to allotments. Believe it or not, there is even a world egg day.
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Students believe in funding retirement later and independently
From the blog: With grades, graduation and jobs being of immediate priority, there is little concern of retirement plans and pensions among students. Home-owning, holidays and being happy right now are also high up on the list.
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OpinionHow to get your scheme dashboard ready
Now is the time for schemes to start focusing on data quality to prepare for the pension dashboard, says Geraldine Brassett from the Pensions Administration Standards Association.
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OpinionPensions have got a little more equal
Editorial: The Supreme Court's decision to grant Mr Walker’s husband spousal benefit entitlements as if he were a wife should be applauded. But it is sad to learn that UK law still enshrined unequal treatment of gay people.
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OpinionData Crunch: Drawdown is the number one choice for new retirees
Magnus Spence from market data provider Spence Johnson looks at the transformation the post-retirement market has undergone.
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OpinionTPR: Taking a proactive approach
The Pensions Regulator’s Nicola Parish looks at recent high-profile cases and what the regulator will do differently in future.
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How will the DGF market develop?
Will the diversified growth fund sector grow or shrink? And do illiquid assets have a role to play in DGFs? Shuntao Li from Barnett Waddingham, Percival Stanion from Pictet Asset Management, Murray Taylor from JLT Employee Benefits, Neil McPherson from Capital Cranfield and Naomi L’Estrange from 2020 Trustees discuss how the market is likely to develop.
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OpinionThe best way to harness illiquidity
Joshua Featherby at Cambridge Associates explains how defined benefit schemes can use the illiquidity premium to their advantage.
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OpinionNow is not the time to get cold feet on equities
From the blog: What goes up must come down. Bull runs cannot last forever and after a prolonged period of strong equity returns – against the background of an economic recovery that has lasted eight years – investors are wondering whether the end of the business cycle is within sight.
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OpinionSleeping on the job – a hazard for trustees
From the blog: The long-running dispute involving the Coats Group defined benefit schemes finally came to a conclusion last month: the Pensions Regulator’s anti-avoidance investigation into Coats resulted in a £74m settlement for the third and final DB scheme under investigation.
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In numbers: TPR, ombudsman, Nest
From the blog: Monday saw the Pensions Regulator, the Pensions Ombudsman and Nest all issue their annual reports, so what were the key figures they revealed?
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OpinionWill the FCA market study revolutionise pensions?
AB Global’s David Hutchins on why the recent final report on asset management will set a welcome direction of travel, and why both consultants and trustees should be brought within the FCA framework.
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OpinionSavings not sweets
Editorial: Employees value and want a workplace pension. What’s more: young people are more likely to recognise the need for a pension.
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What should trustees look for in a DGF manager?
What should schemes look for in a diversified growth fund manager? Shuntao Li from Barnett Waddingham, Murray Taylor from JLT Employee Benefits, Neil McPherson from Capital Cranfield, Naomi L’Estrange from 2020 Trustees and Percival Stanion from Pictet Asset Management discuss how to go about selecting a DGF manager, and whether there is conflict between some consultants and the DGF model.