All Opinion articles – Page 98
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Are ETFs a suitable strategy for pension schemes?
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss whether exchange traded funds are a good fit for UK schemes, in the first part of a three-part panel discussion.
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Regulator: We’re stepping up the fight against scams that have shattered lives
Talking Head: The regulator’s Andrew Warwick-Thompson sets out the detail of the watchdog’s renewed push against pension liberation scams, which he reveals have resulted in one scheme member taking his own life when a promised lump sum did not materialise.
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Building a multi-asset credit portfolio that delivers alpha
Threadneedle Investments’ Jim Cielinski takes pension fund investors through the building blocks of a strong multi-asset or multi-sector credit strategy, in this week’s Technical Comment.
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Smooth sailing for the pensions lifeboat? The PPF’s annual report in numbers
The gradual economic recovery is welcome news for the Pension Protection Fund, with buoyant equity markets and stronger companies outweighing some losses in its liability-driven investment strategy.
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OpinionSnowdon: 'unseen army' of non-IFAs could deliver guidance guarantee
Like many, I welcome the guidance guarantee at the point of retirement for members of defined contribution pension schemes.
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Picking through the guidance guarantee small print
Finally some details on the guidance guarantee. Soon-to-be pensioners will receive independent guidance from April 2015, as the government clarifies the guidance guarantee announced in this year’s Budget.
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OpinionEditorial: Longevity, BT, and our print break
Longevity risk has been on everyone’s mind since telecoms giant BT announced a behemoth deal to hedge 25 per cent of its total exposure to longevity improvements.
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Longevity risk: Is the 1000-year-old man (or woman) a member of your scheme?
Advances in biomedical sciences have dramatically increased lifespans, which poses a real risk to a lot of schemes, with many now looking at the best ways to reduce such a risk.
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Webb: pension reform far from over
Thanks to auto-enrolment we are now seeing close to 4m people in the UK saving more or saving for the first time.
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Avoiding a talking shop: how to get more out of your trustee meeting
Any other business: Economist and diplomat John Galbraith once said: “Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything.” But with fiduciary duty weighing heavily on trustees, board meetings must be a forum for effective decision-making.
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A scheme guide to medically underwritten buy-ins
Premier Pensions’ John Herbert explains how schemes can complete a medically underwritten buy-in for their members, in this edition of Technical Comment.
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Could IORP II be the end of the road for lay trustees?
In this edition of Informed Comment, the Association of Member Nominated Trustee’s David Weeks discusses how lay trustees are coping with increased regulatory requirements.
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Let's make friends: Industry pushes for AE data standard
Data have been a sticking point for many schemes and employers. Who can blame them? Of all the areas of pensions, data isn’t the most inspiring and engaging to newcomers.
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OpinionEditorial: What's going on behind the curtain
The argument for transparency in fiduciary management is not going away. Yes, many companies calling for third-party assessment themselves provide it, but that does not mean their views should be automatically dismissed.
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OpinionThe challenges facing Canada and UK's target benefit scheme
Last month, governments in London and Ottawa moved closer to implementing collective pension schemes, which share risk among members in the hope of proving better outcomes for savers.
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OpinionFive takeaways from this year's Pensions Fund Indicators report
Editor's blog: Here are five data lessons for institutional investors from UBS Global Asset Management's Pension Fund Indicators 2014 – from the slowdown in the rush out of equities, to steady growth in fixed income.
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Where do we stand on pot-follows-member after the Budget?
Aon Hewitt’s Geraldine Brassett in this edition of Technical Comment discusses the prospects for the government’s small pension pot consolidation reform following the historic Budget changes, and how the scheme could work.
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LPFA: Illiquids, fees and scale in our investment approach
Talking head: The London Pensions Fund Authority’s director of pensions Mike Allen discusses the “need for positive change” in local government pension funds, and how the LPFA’s approach to growth and matching assets has changed.
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Stop making excuses on fiduciary management and demonstrate value
In this edition of Informed Comment, Cardano’s Emma Adair says the fiduciary management industry is not transparent enough on value, and calls on providers to publish their track records.
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Conflict is good: what your trustee board could learn from Amazon
Any other business: Encouraging and making the most of conflict and disagreement is one of the key drivers of innovation at one of the world’s most high profile companies.