All risk articles – Page 17
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Opinion
Do schemes fully understand their fixed income risks?
Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill discuss the different types of fixed income risk in the second of this three-part panel discussion.
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Opinion
Could your scheme assets withstand a cyber attack?
In the event of an act of terror, pensions are likely to be the last thing on anyone's mind, but with senior experts recently predicting the "strong likelihood" of cyber attacks, what should schemes do to protect against the worst?
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Opinion
How to measure and evaluate the key risks facing your DB scheme
In the latest edition of Technical Comment, SEI’s Cyprian Njamma explains how gaining a solid grasp of scheme risks can help inform an investment strategy that is compatible with the objectives of both trustees and the sponsor.
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Opinion
Learning from Pimco: Has your scheme got a key-man risk?
Asset manager Pimco has been making headlines for the past week after the departure of chief investment officer Bill Gross, the so-called bond king.
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Features
USS revamps covenant assessment model in face of funding challenge
The Universities Superannuation Scheme has opted for a more thorough covenant assessment due to changes in higher education funding and an expected increase in its deficit from this year’s triennial valuation.
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News
Risk management key trustee challenge as complexity criticised
An industry survey has shown understanding risk is the biggest challenge for defined benefit pension scheme trustees, sparking debate over whether trustees need more sophistication, or whether scheme choices need simplifying.
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Opinion
Is the wave of risk-modelling software worth the price tag?
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, Jignesh Sheth argues risk-modelling products are unlikely to change the “fundamental processes” of scheme governance, but could drive efficiency and improve scheme-employer communication.
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Opinion
Why short-term investment volatility cannot be ignored
In this edition of Informed Comment, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Katie Koch argues the vast majority of defined benefit schemes should be concerned with managing short-term investment volatility in order to maintain a funding level.