All derisking articles – Page 25
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T Rowe Price bucks trend with DC lifestyle equity exposure
US fund manager T Rowe Price’s UK pension scheme has taken a more adventurous defined contribution lifestyle asset allocation to help members get a higher retirement income.
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Pearl wipes £19m off liabilities with Pie exercise
The Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme has closed its funding gap by £19m through a derisking exercise that achieved a 40 per cent take-up among eligible pensioners.
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MNOPF readies for final derisking step
The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has sold assets and shifted its investment approach to prepare for a deal to insure the remaining liabilities of its £1.3bn defined benefit old section.
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Insurers deliver flexible derisking payment plans
Schemes looking to take advantage of the current favourable pricing in the derisking market have been offered a range of flexible payment options by insurers.
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Schemes warned of pitfalls in approaching buyout
Schemes looking to take advantage of the current attractive pricing in the derisking market are advised to improve their governance structure to get the best deal.
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Modelling inflation is key to tackling volatility
Schemes need to understand exactly how their funding positions are impacted by various inflation scenarios, argues PensionsFirst's Matthew Furniss.
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More than two-thirds of buyout quotes fail to transact
Consultants and insurers have urged schemes to better prepare for derisking, following revelations that just one in three buyout quotations lead to transaction.
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Consultant survey: Fixed income reappraised post-2008
In the first of four special reports, we look at how the UK’s leading investment consultants have changed their views of fixed income since the financial crisis.
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IAS 19 changes to drive derisking
Changes to accounting standards will bring sponsors and schemes closer together, and provide an impetus to derisk, according to consultants.
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PPF levy dilemma for small schemes
The Pension Protection Fund’s new levy framework is likely to lead to schemes derisking, but smaller schemes with sophisticated investment strategies may lose out, consultants have warned.
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Survey finds scheme failure on managing deficits
Trustees and employers have identified funding deficits as the most important scheme risk – but confessed they have had the least success in managing it.
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More than two-thirds of buyout quotes fail to transact
Consultants and insurers have urged schemes to better prepare for derisking, following revelations that just one in three buyout quotations lead to transaction.
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Centrica derisks with 15% switch to bonds
As global stock markets crash, Pippa Stephens looks at how some schemes have derisked through dramatic moves out of equities and into bonds.