All Diversified growth funds articles – Page 4
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OpinionInput > income > outcome
Editorial: A flurry of innovation in defined contribution scheme design has been catalysed by the pension freedoms. Glidepaths are forking out in an attempt to capture the wants and needs of this new age of retiree, while diversified growth funds continue to find homes in these newly lengthened growth phases.
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FeaturesFujifilm develops its DC default fund approach
Fujifilm is overhauling its defined contribution default fund to improve its performance and relevance to members, as schemes continue to rethink DC glide paths following the pension freedoms.
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Opinion
What are the keys to selecting the right manager?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss the characteristics that combine to make a successful DGF manager, in the final part of this roundtable series.
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Opinion
Will recent equity market volatility have a positive effect on DGFs?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss how unpredictable equity markets will affect DGFs, in the first of a three-part roundtable series.
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OpinionDGFs: market volatility, choosing managers and DB/DC strategies
Six experts discuss how diversified growth funds are faring amid volatile equity markets, how to choose the right manager, and how trustees use the asset class differently in DB and DC schemes.
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Opinion
How does the use of DGFs differ between DB and DC portfolios?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, review how DB and DC schemes use DGFs in different ways, in the second part of this roundtable.
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NewsSiemens re-engineers DC lifestyle funds towards greater growth
Siemens, one of the world's largest electrical companies, aims to give its UK defined contribution scheme members more potential for growth while reducing costs by adding a pure equity phase to its DGF-heavy lifestyle options.
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OpinionAre diversified growth funds hitting the mark?
Diversified growth funds are firmly in their second decade as a concept, having experienced an eventful first one that saw a global financial meltdown and a subsequent multi-year bull market.
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Opinion
Tough markets force funds to act smarter
UK pension funds have been searching for ways to invest in traditional assets in non-traditional ways, moving further into the alternatives and multi-asset spaces.
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FeaturesThe Specialist: Investment trends – October 12 2015
How are schemes responding to the latest twists in the investment landscape, including interest rate speculation and global market wobbles? Download The Specialist here to find out how your scheme can raise its defences while gaining returns.
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Opinion
Four graphs on why DGFs will matter to your scheme even more
From the blog: A 15 per cent growth in the diversified growth fund market in one year is a handsome but not totally unexpected rate of progress. But this concentrated market swinging open its doors to new players and pension fund money is much more interesting.
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FeaturesGreenwich charts course to diversified alternatives
A radical change in investment strategy is underway at the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund, as it introduces new asset buckets for diversified alternatives and multi-asset strategies.
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OpinionDGFs: the charge cap, smart beta and DC
Six experts gather to debate how well diversified growth funds are performing in the context of the charge cap, smart beta and auto-enrolment, and whether there is a place for them in large schemes' portfolios.
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Opinion
How will the DGF market develop over the coming year?
Roundtable: LCP's Andy Cheseldine, Legal & General Investment Management's Martin Dietz, Columbia Threadneedle's Craig Nowrie, State Street Global Advisers' Andrew Soper, Peter Sparkes of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, and Bestrustees' Graham Wardle, discuss what the next 12 months will hold for diversified growth funds, in the final part of this series.
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Opinion
How do DGFs interact with smart beta?
Roundtable: LCP's Andy Cheseldine, Legal and General Investment Management's Martin Dietz, Columbia Threadneedle's Craig Nowrie, State Street Global Advisers' Andrew Soper, Peter Sparkes of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, and Bestrustees' Graham Wardle, talk about the relationship between DGFs and smart beta in the third part of this roundtable series.
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Opinion
With so many available, what are the core qualities of a DGF?
Roundtable: LCP's Andy Cheseldine, Legal & General Investment Management's Martin Dietz, Columbia Threadneedle's Craig Nowrie, State Street Global Advisers' Andrew Soper, Peter Sparkes of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, and Bestrustees' Graham Wardle discuss what makes an ideal diversified growth fund, in the first of this four-part roundtable series.
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Opinion
How will the charge cap affect the use of DGFs?
Roundtable: LCP's Andy Cheseldine, Legal & General Investment Management's Martin Dietz, Columbia Threadneedle's Craig Nowrie, State Street Global Advisers' Andrew Soper, Peter Sparkes of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, and Bestrustees' Graham Wardle, debate whether the fees associated with DGFs are worth their value, in the second of this four-part roundtable series.
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OpinionHow to achieve the perfect blend of DGFs
From the blog: Diversified growth funds have undergone explosive growth in the past decade, and are now one of the fastest-growing areas of asset management.
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FeaturesThe Specialist: DC investment
The latest issue of The Specialist takes a timely look at the defined contribution investment landscape, including default fund changes, the charge cap, at-retirement options and fixed income.
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News
Pension schemes spill into DGFs to lower volatility
Pension funds now have almost five times more invested in diversified growth funds than in 2010, research has shown, but experts emphasise the importance of careful selection when allocating to funds.