All Schroders articles – Page 3

Opinion

How pension schemes allocate to EMD

2017-09-13T00:00:00Z

The benefit of pursuing diversification and long-term risk-adjusted return opportunities is widely known.

Opinion

Positive EMD performance: Will it last?

2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

EMD survey: More than four years have passed since the taper tantrum, when the US Federal Reserve started to gradually tighten its quantitative easing programme, leading to investor panic and sell-off in some emerging markets.

News

First asset managers commit to LGPS transparency code

2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

The Local Government Pension Scheme advisory board has launched its code of transparency to improve cost disclosure, amid early indications that asset managers will sign up.

Opinion

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform local authority pensions

2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

The outlines are now becoming clear of what is probably the biggest shake-up in local authority pensions since their launch before the second world war. 

Opinion

How global events hit your pension fund

2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

Despite many months of turbulent news stories – the continuing advance of Islamic State, pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and the spread of Ebola – the markets failed to react to this increased uncertainty until last month.

Opinion

How to predict member outcomes in the new normal

2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

Myriad products could help grow pension savers’ assets following the Budget changes, but caution is recommended.

Opinion

How to set your active/passive split for fixed income

2014-01-10T00:00:00Z

Schroders’ Jonathan Smith explains how schemes should construct their fixed income portfolio in the latest edition of Technical Comment. 

Features

The DC Debate – improving retirement income

2013-11-26T00:00:00Z

This quarter's debate sees experts discuss the gender gap, decumulation and illiquidity, as schemes strive to attain the best outcome for members close to retirement age.

Features

The DC Debate – how will the government's focus on quality help managers?

2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

This edition of our quarterly feature asks DC experts what they would like to see come out of the focus on quality standards, the effect of mastertrusts on the market and getting value through scale.

Features

The DC Debate – is fee push harming innovation?

2013-06-18T00:00:00Z

This edition of our quarterly feature asks DC experts what is stifling investment innovation, and whether scheme, employer or provider is responsible for achieving good governance.

Features

Large DC scheme benefits from cutting fund choice

2012-12-26T00:00:00Z

A 10,000-member DC scheme has improved its performance and boosted member engagement by slimming down the number of investment choices it offers.

Features

BA opts for real assets to match liabilities

2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

The airline’s £8bn New Airways Pension Scheme has launched an investment portfolio of property and infrastructure to manage long-term inflation risk

Features

Invensys adds DC fixed-interest gilt fund to improve choice

2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

The Invensys Pension Scheme has changed its defined contribution section to include a fixed-interest gilt fund after reviewing other schemes' investment offerings.