David Rowley
FeaturesITV: Collateral crucial for safe derisking
Pippa Stephens and David Rowley look at the lessons learned by the ITV scheme from its £1.7bn longevity swap deal.
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Survey: Schemes favour active management for fixed income
A surprising number of schemes are fans of an active management approach to fixed income. David Rowley quizzed schemes and trustees on why this is so.
FeaturesPPF trims comms as numbers near 500,000
The pensions lifeboat has streamlined its communication materials to improve its performance as it prepares to take over customer service for its growing membership.
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Survey: Schemes get more sophisticated on fixed income
Forty-four leading schemes and trustees were asked to what extent their attitudes to fixed income have changed since 2008. Here are their responses.
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Hybrid DC ruling prompts review of safety nets
Schemes should revisit how certain benefits are protected by funding legislation, following the Supreme Court judgement on hybrid scheme design.
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Schemes called to engage sponsors over s75 debt
With the government set to work more flexibility into section 75 debt obligations, schemes have been urged to monitor how sponsors take advantage of legislative relaxations.
- Opinion
Investment award winners PIPA 2012
PIPA 2012 was a night of well-earned celebration at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. Listed below are the investment award winners.
OpinionPIPA scheme services winners 2012
PIPA 2012 was a night of well-earned celebration at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. Listed to the right are the scheme services winners.
- News
Ease of opt-out will be Nest's USP
The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) is close to finalising an opt-out process it believes will overcome its limited success in winning big employer clients.
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SME schemes get low-cost derivative access
Around 340 mainly small and medium-sized schemes have adopted a system of asset-liability modelling, previously only affordable to much larger plans.