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FeaturesHaringey to swap passive equities for multi-factor strategy
The London Borough of Haringey Pension Fund has agreed to convert nearly half of its equity allocation from a passive fund into a multi-factor global strategy. It has also recently trimmed an overweight position in equities into its multi-asset absolute return and credit strategies.
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FeaturesHertfordshire bungles scheme actuarial reports
More than one hundred academies and colleges participating in the Hertfordshire County Council Pension Fund have been sent erroneous actuarial reports. These were subsequently used in the preparation of their own financial accounts.
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Should pension schemes consider helping the banks?
Analysis: Pension schemes have an opportunity to take advantage of banks’ growing capital requirements.
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Why DC default investments matter for members
Analysis: More than 90 per cent of savers enrolled in a pension choose to remain in the default option, making it imperative that its investments match members’ needs and offer value for money.
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Alternative risk premium strategies could see rise despite set-up costs
Alternative risk premium strategies present a relatively low-cost way of attaining diversification according to new research, but some say high implementation costs are likely to prevent them from taking over scheme portfolios.
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Can you run your scheme better than a sole trustee?
Analysis: Defined benefit trustee boards are finding it increasingly difficult to source a full complement of member-nominated trustees, as final salary becomes a legacy benefit system. Is the rise of the sole corporate trustee inevitable?
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Consultants commit to flagging ESG factors
Sixteen investment consultancy firms have said that they will seek to ensure that pension schemes take into account environmental, social and governance factors where they are financially material.
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FeaturesDelivering the ill health pension
Any other business: Illness is an unconventional path to a pension transfer. But for the thousands of employees every year rendered unable to work through sickness, surviving financially through the mercy of an early pension might make all the difference.
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NewsNotts expands local property investment
The £4.9bn Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has increased its commitment to local property investment. The fund has added £10m to its local property fund and has expanded the geographical area where it will invest.
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CIDC schemes divide industry
Collective individual defined contribution schemes may be the only viable form of collective pension scheme in the short run, according to David Blake, director at the Pensions Institute, Cass Business School.
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All FTSE 350 DB schemes could be closed in 10 years
New research predicts that all defined benefit schemes of companies in the FTSE 350 index are likely to be closed to future benefit accrual within 10 years.
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DB advisers could be sued over climate change risk
Defined benefit investment consultants and actuaries may be legally bound to advise on material climate change risk, according to new research.
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FeaturesJT Dove lowers deficit following mortality study
The £26m JT Dove Pension Scheme has reduced its forecast deficit by 11 per cent following a medically underwritten mortality study.
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PPF consultation on contingent assets will create 'winners and losers'
The Pension Protection Fund has responded to concerns about ambiguity in the wording of its contingent asset agreements, with the launch of a consultation to examine the role of such assets in calculating the PPF levy.
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OpinionThe limitations of financial advice
Quantum Advisory’s Phil Farrell argues that apathetic members are unlikely to reach the retirement they desire, even with the help of regulated financial advice.
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Ideas from overseas can up engagement, report finds
The Pensions Policy Institute has published a report looking at consumer engagement with pensions and financial products across the world, highlighting numerous lessons the UK can learn from overseas.
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OpinionHow employers can learn the lessons of auto-enrolment
Quantum Advisory’s Phil Farrell suggests the steps small employers can take to make auto-enrolment a smoother experience.
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Employee pension preference could brighten the DC picture
Weighting an employee benefits package towards pension contributions can make a role more attractive to high-quality candidates, a new report has found, showing residual interest in retirement saving among the defined contribution generations.
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FeaturesMore pensioners to be offered Pie at Metal Box
The Metal Box Pension Scheme is planning to offer a pension increase exchange to more pensioner members this year, having offered one to some members in 2015.
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Opinion
Reviving the argument for an independent pension commission
An independent pension commission is yet to manifest despite industry support, and it is time to reinvigorate the initiative, says Quantum Advisory’s David Deidun.
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