All Pensions UK (formerly PLSA) articles – Page 16

News
How the PPI's answers to the adequacy question stack up

2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Pensions Policy Institute has said higher statutory contribution levels for median-higher earners and more contribution-matching could improve retirement outcomes, but has received a mixed response including warnings of unintended consequences.
News
Personnel shortage anticipated for independent governance bodies

2014-08-21T00:00:00Z

Independent governance committees could be hampered by a shortage of experienced professionals as contract-based scheme providers race to set up bodies by April 2015, with industry figures suggesting sharing personnel.
News
Schemes have scope to delve deeper into illiquids, but confidence lacking

2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

Defined benefit schemes are showing increased interest in illiquid alternatives as they hunt greater yield and diversification, but many lack sufficient resources and the confidence needed to execute such investments.
Opinion
NAPF: A pathway to meet today’s funding challenges

2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Talking head: The NAPF’s Paul Lee discusses the central funding challenges facing defined benefit pension funds, and how managers and trustees are addressing them.
Opinion
NAPF endorses secondary property investments

2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes its good to know you are ahead of the crowd. This week we published our supplement – The Specialist – on property and real assets. One theme running through the edition was the growth of secondary property investments among UK schemes.
News
Webb seeks to alleviate scheme guidance concerns

2014-05-09T00:00:00Z

Pensions minister Steve Webb has tried to assuage the concerns of defined contribution schemes by implying the guaranteed retirement guidance could be delivered in less intensive ways than face-to-face meetings.
News
Scheme costs to ratchet up under IORP II revision

2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

Trustees and schemes will face substantial administrative burden after the European Commission announced revisions to its incoming pension fund directive, including a requirement to continually evaluate environmental risk, which have been deemed “too prescriptive” by experts.
News
Diageo: CDC could help overcome lack of member knowledge

2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

NAPF Investment Conference 2014: Collective defined contribution could be a way forward for schemes trying to “give members what they want” and avoid burdening them with decisions, said Diageo’s director of pensions.
Features
RPMI ups emerging market exposure to drive returns

2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

NAPF Investment Conference 2014: The Railways Pension Scheme aired plans to increase its exposure to emerging markets, including investment in alternatives, as it seeks further return drivers.
News
John Lewis favours risk controls to deliver member outcomes

2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

NAPF Investment Conference 2014: The John Lewis Partnership’s defined contribution scheme will not consider offering income guarantees to its members, unless a legislative framework is put in place to deliver them.
Opinion
Top five challenges facing DB schemes

2014-01-28T00:00:00Z

Talking head: The NAPF’s Ruth Meade traces the five biggest challenges facing defined benefit pension schemes this year.
News
Infrastructure top of agenda despite hurdles

2014-01-17T00:00:00Z

Data analysis: Defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are once again circling infrastructure investments, but a lack of underlying assets and suitable funds – especially for DC investors – is holding back inflows.
Opinion
How to ensure your members get the best value at retirement

2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

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.
News
Two-thirds of employers uneasy over pot-follows-member

2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Around two-thirds of businesses are concerned at the complexity of the automatic transfer regime, while 70 per cent of managers are worried about the broader challenges of auto-enrolment compliance, a survey has found.
News
Pip founding member details first investment

2013-12-05T00:00:00Z

Strathclyde Pension Fund has approved £50m to be invested in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform and revealed the initiative is considering investments in solar energy.
News
Housing group shoots for double contributions in scheme revamp

2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

Shepherds Bush Housing Group are to make its defined contribution scheme the "centrepiece" of its staff benefits provision by mirroring the contributions standards set out by the Pension Quality Mark.
Opinion
Editorial: Where is the AE contribution tipping point?

2013-10-24T00:00:00Z

Pressure is growing on the minimum auto-enrolment contribution rates.
News
Hilton enhances fid man role to reduce volatility

2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

Hilton UK's pension scheme has built greater delegation into its fiduciary management mandate to enable it to make quicker investment decisions and reduce volatility within the scheme.
News
FDs urged to collaborate with trustees on DB deficits

2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

Finance directors are making a “big mistake” if they think they can get defined benefit liabilities off their balance sheets without collaboration with trustees, a scheme manager told delegates at the 2013 NAPF conference.
News
Pip targets 'money in the ground' by year-end

2013-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform is expecting to have made its first investments by the end of this year, as manager selection comes to a close, according to one of its founding members.