All Capital Cranfield articles – Page 3
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Opinion
Breaking the habit: Can life events make people more engaged with pensions?
Would you be interested in reading about your pension if you had just started a new job? What if you had just got married – or divorced?
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Features
Is it time to return to equities?
Analysis: Investors are the most overweight in equities relative to government bonds since August 2014. Might pension schemes share in this bullish outlook on equities?
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News
Professional trustees told to 'comply or explain' in draft standards
The industry-led Professional Trustee Standards Working Group has drawn up a set of draft standards for professional trustees imposing a "comply or explain" regime, but some say it is lacking in clarity.
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News
Seven in 10 professional trustees want standards body
Professional trustees have called for a body to set standards and monitor performance in the industry, but experts have cautioned against any measure that threatens the level of cognitive diversity on trustee boards.
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News
DC schemes to give members cost information online only
Defined contribution schemes should disclose costs and charges to members by signposting a link in their annual benefit statement, the Department for Work and Pensions has proposed, as the industry agrees communications need to be kept simple.
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NewsLeonardo protects trustees with new company
Leonardo’s defined contribution scheme is creating a company to shield trustees from personal liability as the freedoms have introduced new risks for DC trustees.
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FeaturesShould schemes engage in more shareholder activism?
Analysis: Facebook has cancelled its plan to issue a new type of non-voting shares following pressure from investors, but some have said UK pension funds lack the size to exert similar influence.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q3: From platforms to post-freedom changes
In the second part of this quarter’s DC Debate, six experts discuss in-scheme drawdown, platforms, and the pros and cons of running a bundled or unbundled scheme.
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NewsCMA begins consultant investigation as FCA calls trustees 'weak'
The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its referral of the investment consultancy industry to the Competition and Markets Authority, beginning an 18-month period of investigation into conflicts of interest in the sector.
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Features
How valuable are transition managers?
Analysis: Last week, State Street agreed to pay approximately $35m (£26m) to settle a pair of complaints by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it defrauded six institutional investors while conducting transition management services.*
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Opinion
DC Debate Q3: How should schemes invest DC assets in a changing world?
In the third DC Debate of 2017, six defined contribution specialists discuss emerging markets, how Brexit will affect DC investment, and how schemes should decide on a default fund.
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NewsScottish Widows switches DC defaults to target drawdown
Scottish Widows has changed the default investment strategy of its group personal pension plan clients to target flexible access drawdown instead of an annuity, as member demand continues to shift away from guaranteed income.
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FeaturesBayer latest scheme to move to mastertrust
Pharmaceutical company Bayer has closed the defined contribution section of its pension plan and transferred members to a mastertrust, a move experts say has become increasingly common in recent years.
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OpinionAre DGFs still proving popular?
With a variety of diversified growth fund styles on offer, five experts share their views on what trustees should look for in a manager, while discussing developments in how both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are allocating to DGFs.
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NewsRetail platforms review could be 'benchmark' for institutional side
The Financial Conduct Authority has kick-started a review into retail platforms to understand if the fast-growing market provides value for money to consumers, as some have called for extending its scope to the institutional side.
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Opinion
How will the DGF market develop?
Will the diversified growth fund sector grow or shrink? And do illiquid assets have a role to play in DGFs? Shuntao Li from Barnett Waddingham, Percival Stanion from Pictet Asset Management, Murray Taylor from JLT Employee Benefits, Neil McPherson from Capital Cranfield and Naomi L’Estrange from 2020 Trustees discuss how the market is likely to develop.
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NewsQinetiq shields funding level with boost to LDI
The Qinetiq Pension Scheme has seen a £605m boost to its liability-driven investments and has begun discussions over its long-term future as it nears full funding.
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Opinion
What should trustees look for in a DGF manager?
What should schemes look for in a diversified growth fund manager? Shuntao Li from Barnett Waddingham, Murray Taylor from JLT Employee Benefits, Neil McPherson from Capital Cranfield, Naomi L’Estrange from 2020 Trustees and Percival Stanion from Pictet Asset Management discuss how to go about selecting a DGF manager, and whether there is conflict between some consultants and the DGF model.
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News
Investor coalition seeks better workforce reporting
UK pension schemes are among a $7.9tn (£6.1tn) coalition of investors calling for increased disclosure from companies about their workforce, which campaigners say can help investors to safeguard long-term returns.
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NewsWatchdog referral looms for investment consulting industry
Industry-led proposals to minimise conflicts of interest in investment consulting have been rejected by the Financial Conduct Authority, bringing firms a step closer to investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority.