All Franklin Templeton articles

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    Features

    How will DB schemes navigate 2023?

    2022-12-28T00:00:00Z

    How will DB schemes navigate 2023?Market turbulence, surging funding levels and new regulations look set to dominate defined benefit schemes again this yearEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg {position: absolute;width: 110%;height: 110%;top: -5%;left: -5%;z-index: -1;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.8);}.sh_embed ...

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    News

    Value over cost emphasised in new DC illiquid investment guides

    2022-11-24T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Defined contribution scheme trustees are being encouraged to shift their focus on illiquid investments from cost to value, in a series of guides published by the Productive Finance Working Group.

  • News on the go
    News

    Asset manager consolidation and scheme maturation increase fees

    2022-02-25T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Investment management fees across some asset classes have moved upwards after years of decline, according to new research.

  • Features

    Can ESG credentials improve member engagement?

    2020-09-29T00:00:00Z

    The pensions industry is challenged when trying to engage young savers in their retirement savings — but there is a solution.

  • News

    Schemes missing £1.2bn ESG-led member engagement opportunity

    2019-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Communicating the good that trustees’ investment decisions do in the world could motivate younger workers to increase their pension contributions by £1.2bn a year, new research has found.

  • Opinion

    Pension schemes need to rethink portfolio construction

    2017-04-19T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: Traditionally, for pension funds to provide a secure income in retirement, investments were viewed through an asset class lens.