All Features articles – Page 12
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FeaturesIslington scheme to wind down carbon investment
The London Borough of Islington Pension Fund has agreed to reduce its investment in fossil fuels, following lobbying efforts from local environmental activist group Fossil Free Islington.
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FeaturesLloyds switches DGF for equities in default fund
Trustees of the Lloyds Bank Pension Scheme No.1 have overhauled the default offering for their defined contribution members, ditching a diversified growth fund for a 100 per cent equity allocation in the first years of saving.
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FeaturesHow can we restore trust in pensions?
Analysis: Savers have long remained detached and bemused by their pension arrangements. Indeed, the success of auto-enrolment has partly depended upon consumer inertia.
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Will private credit become a mainstay of DC portfolios?
Analysis: Private credit is flavour of the month with yield-starved defined benefit funds, but has only attracted defined contribution business from the giants of the mastertrust sector. Could renegotiations on fees open up the asset class for today’s savers?
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FeaturesEnfield cuts equities for MAC following review
The Enfield Pension Fund’s policy and investment committee has agreed to move £50m into multi-asset credit from equities, following a comprehensive review of its fixed income portfolio with its investment adviser.
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FeaturesLPFA looks to build on latest property allocation
The London Pensions Fund Authority will cut the ribbon next year on the Pontoon Dock, a residential property project incorporating 154 high quality privately rented homes and 82 affordable homes available for rental or shared ownership.
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FeaturesRhondda Cynon Taf approves plan for alternatives
The Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund has agreed to wind down its lofty equity exposure in favour of new allocations to absolute return bonds and infrastructure.
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FeaturesShould schemes use social media to engage with members?
Any other business: On July 26, members of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme were informed via Facebook that their service was experiencing disruption. Later that day, they were told that access had been restored. Some members disagreed.
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Trustees take more active approach towards transfers
Analysis: Since the introduction of freedom and choice in 2015, more and more savers have shown an interest in defined benefit transfers, so what are the main benefits and risks for schemes?
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Bulk annuities: How should schemes approach the market?
Analysis: 2018 has been a very busy year so far for buy-ins and buyouts, with plenty of competition and attractive insurer pricing.
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FeaturesAvon asset managers warned over poor performance
The Avon Pension Fund has raised the prospect of dropping some of its active managers after a significant period of underperformance.
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Automation improves insurer scheme admin but work still to do
The Royal Insurance Group Pension Scheme has reported a “considerable improvement in service” from administrator Willis Towers Watson, after two years of problems that have hurt the scheme’s ability to service transfer requests.
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FeaturesSouth Yorkshire builds dashboard to remedy data backlog
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has developed a dashboard to help monitor information as part of a development plan to solve its longstanding data woes.
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FeaturesBT’s 'sleight of hand' bond gift slashes accounting deficit
BT’s defined benefit scheme has seen its accounting deficit drop by £1.8bn over the past quarter after investing in the bonds of its own sponsor, but some experts have questioned whether the move has any meaningful impact on member security.
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Threshold adults favour medium-term saving over pensions
Analysis: The pensions industry has long been deliberating over the best way to cater for millennials currently beginning their savings journeys, but it may be time to focus on a new term – the so-called threshold adult.
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How can pension schemes support banks?
Analysis: Around 30 banks have entered into bank capital relief transactions with institutional investors, according to consultancy Aon, with the size of the market estimated at about £20bn, and continuing to grow rapidly.
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Should the FCA set a drawdown charge cap?
The Financial Conduct Authority’s final report for its Retirement Outcomes Review focused on the challenges facing drawdown consumers.
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FeaturesBarnet pension scheme votes to join the LAPFF
The London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund has voted to join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, with the pension fund committee rejecting mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s manifesto push to bring London local authority pension schemes out of fossil fuel investment.
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Making ESG part and parcel of the DC investment process
Earlier this year, the Environmental Audit Committee wrote to the UK’s largest 25 pension schemes to ask how they manage the risks climate change poses to retirement savings.
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Auto-enrolment: How are small and micro employers faring?
Analysis: When small and micro employers began auto-enrolling workers, it was unclear how they would react to the cost, administration and communication aspects of complying with the reforms.