All articles by Pensions Expert – Page 30

  • Opinion

    How will Emir shape the way schemes use LDI?

    2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Pension schemes have been granted a transitional exemption from having to centrally clear derivatives – a rule contained in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation – but the exemption will end in August 2017. How will schemes be affected and how are they preparing? In the third part of this roundtable series, Bestrustees’ Huw Evans, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Aviva Investors’ Rakesh Girdharlal, KPMG’s Simeon Willis, Cambridge Associates’ Benoît Jacquemont and P-Solve Asset Solutions’ Barbara Saunders discuss what the new requirement will mean for schemes.

  • Opinion

    What about cash flow: Balancing LDI and growth assets

    2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Liability-driven investment can tie up a lot of cash. In the second part of this roundtable series, Bestrustees’ Huw Evans, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Aviva Investors’ Rakesh Girdharlal, KPMG’s Simeon Willis, Cambridge Associates’ Benoît Jacquemont and P-Solve Asset Solutions’ Barbara Saunders discuss if there is still room for schemes to absorb illiquidity.

  • Opinion

    Has LDI become too expensive?

    2016-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Derisking in an environment of low interest rates makes liability-driven investment look expensive, but is it? In the first part of this roundtable series, Bestrustees’ Huw Evans, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Aviva Investors’ Rakesh Girdharlal, KPMG’s Simeon Willis, Cambridge Associates’ Benoît Jacquemont and P-Solve Asset Solutions’ Barbara Saunders discuss what makes the decision to hedge so difficult.

  • Opinion

    How have the past 18 months changed fiduciary management?

    2015-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: William Parry from Buck Consultants, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Russell Investments’ David Rae, Ralph McClelland from Sackers and Towers Watson’s Pieter Steyn, discuss how recent changes in global markets have affected the fiduciary world, in the final part of this roundtable series.

  • Opinion

    How can we reassure trustees on the more complex aspects of delegated investing?

    2015-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: William Parry from Buck Consultants, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Russell Investments’ David Rae, Ralph McClelland from Sackers and Towers Watson’s Pieter Steyn, consider the more difficult elements of fiduciary management, in the second part of this roundtable series.

  • FM roundtable
    Opinion

    Fiduciary management: strategies, complexities and benefits

    2015-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Five industry experts discuss the benefits, complexities and performance of fiduciary management, as well as the impact of market changes and volatility over recent months.

  • Opinion

    What are schemes looking to gain by hiring fiduciaries?

    2015-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: William Parry from Buck Consultants, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Russell Investments’ David Rae, Ralph McClelland from Sackers and Towers Watson’s Pieter Steyn, meet to discuss the pros and cons of fiduciary management, in the first of a four-part roundtable series.

  • Opinion

    How do trustees monitor strategies and performance in fiduciary management?

    2015-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: William Parry from Buck Consultants, HR Trustees’ Giles Payne, Russell Investments’ David Rae, Ralph McClelland from Sackers and Towers Watson’s Pieter Steyn, talk about how to monitor and assess a fiduciary manager, in the third part of the roundtable.

  • Opinion

    How does the use of DGFs differ between DB and DC portfolios?

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, review how DB and DC schemes use DGFs in different ways, in the second part of this roundtable.

  • DGF roundtable
    Opinion

    DGFs: market volatility, choosing managers and DB/DC strategies

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Six experts discuss how diversified growth funds are faring amid volatile equity markets, how to choose the right manager, and how trustees use the asset class differently in DB and DC schemes.

  • Opinion

    Will recent equity market volatility have a positive effect on DGFs?

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss how unpredictable equity markets will affect DGFs, in the first of a three-part roundtable series.

  • Opinion

    What are the keys to selecting the right manager?

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss the characteristics that combine to make a successful DGF manager, in the final part of this roundtable series.

  • The Specialist
    Features

    The Specialist: Investment trends – October 12 2015

    2015-10-12T00:00:00Z

    How are schemes responding to the latest twists in the investment landscape, including interest rate speculation and global market wobbles? Download The Specialist here to find out how your scheme can raise its defences while gaining returns.

  • News

    Isa set-up fails to win over pensions crowd

    2015-10-02T00:00:00Z

    The industry has broadly rejected a wholesale shift of the current pension tax system towards an Isa-style approach, but some have woven together several ideas in an attempt to better incentivise saving.

  • Opinion

    The DC Debate – does the future offer greater freedom, or further restrictions?

    2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

    In this instalment of the DC Debate, our eight panel members discuss the effects of the new freedoms, continued legislation and compliance, and which value-for-money products are in the pensions pipeline.

  • News

    Events and training for pension managers and trustees – Sept 8

    2015-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Get your calendar in order with this rolling bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.

  • Radar
    News

    Events and training for pension managers and trustees – Aug 24

    2015-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Get your calendar in order with this rolling bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.

  • News

    Events and training for pension managers and trustees – Aug 9

    2015-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Get your calendar in order with this fortnightly bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.

  • Opinion

    RADAR: Events and training for pension managers – July 26 edition

    2015-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Get your calendar in order with this fortnightly bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.

  • Opinion

    RADAR: Events and training for pension managers – July 10

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Get your calendar in order with this fortnightly bookmark of upcoming events and training opportunities, targeting pension scheme managers and trustees.