All JLT articles – Page 10
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NewsTesco succumbs to DB burden, schemes urged to monitor covenants
Loss-making supermarket giant Tesco took a further step towards ending its defined benefit provision this week, as it began formal discussions to close to new members and future accrual.
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NewsManx Telecom calls time on DB, offers suite of DC options
Communication company Manx Telecom eased the closure of its defined benefit scheme last year by providing members with a range of alternative defined contribution options, alongside a new sharesave scheme.
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Code raises scheme defences against pension scammers
A code of practice to help schemes battle pension scams has been welcomed by the industry, but experts remain divided over the legal burden faced by trustees processing transfer requests.
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PPF to bring investments in-house as it refines strategy
The Pension Protection Fund has added to the tally of schemes bringing elements of asset management and member services in-house, as it seeks cost savings and a greater control over assets.
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NewsTata Steel DB closure flags need for 'holistic' approach to risks
Tata Steel's plan to close its defined benefit scheme to future accrual faces industrial action, leading some experts to call on trustees to give greater consideration to the sponsor covenant.
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Opinion
Where employers can help fill the guidance gap
The Budget announced exciting and attractive individual choice at retirement, but greater flexibility demands better information and understanding to help make the most appropriate decisions.
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Deficit quadruples for Johnson Service scheme
Johnson Service Group has seen its defined benefit scheme deficit more than quadruple after a reduction to the discount rate and the closure of the scheme to future accrual.
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Pressure for transparency builds as City watchdog loads on demands
The Financial Conduct Authority delivered a defined contribution charges double-whammy this week with the release of its final rules for the default fund charge cap plus a call for evidence on the disclosure of transaction charges.
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How Devon is approaching its alt equity smart beta strategy
Devon Pension Fund has set out its approach to its mixed alternative equity index, using the smart beta strategy as a middle way between active management and the fund’s large passive allocation.
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Regulatory overhaul creates 'perfect storm' for DC schemes
Defined contribution schemes were hit with a slew of regulation last week across contract-based and trust-based provision, as the government and the City watchdog attempted to unify standards in these two areas.
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Features
How UK mastertrusts are designing DC benchmarks
The growing mastertrust sector has created a range of investment benchmarks, but pressure to demonstrate value has led consultants to call for more focus on performance yardsticks that reflect scheme memberships.
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Opinion
Are you letting silos dominate your investment portfolio?
Any other business: Traders in the City’s investment banks sit for hours executing fixed income or equity trades but will rarely cross the floor to speak to the desk of another asset class.
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AE concerns grow as non-compliance jumps
Consultants have called for increased efforts to break down the complexities of auto-enrolment for smaller employers as data from the Regulator revealed a sharp increase in non-compliance actions in the final three months of last year.
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Inflation hedging on the rise with smaller scheme LDI
Inflation hedging activity saw a jump towards the end of last year as medium-sized schemes took advantage of favourable pricing, ahead of further inflation falls.
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MNOPF: captive insurance longevity swap saved £10m
The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has said the use of a captive insurance company halved the cost of its £1.5bn longevity swap, and opened the door for smaller scheme derisking.
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Secondhand annuities could offer DB funds income, but pricing tricky
The pensions minister’s proposal to allow retirees to cash in annuities could suit defined benefit schemes eager to access the resultant long-term cash flows, but pricing “secondhand” annuities could be a sticking point.
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TPAS: Wave of requests to hit schemes and administrators in April
The Pensions Advisory Service has warned that scheme trustees and administrators risk being overwhelmed in April by members eager to access their savings at the earliest opportunity, having waited a year for the pension freedoms to come into play.
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OpinionDGFs: performance, charges and post-Budget DC
A panel of industry experts discuss current challenges for the diversified growth fund market and whether continued strong equity growth will threaten its popularity among UK pension funds.
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Corporate schemes up alts but stem fixed income flows
UK corporate schemes ploughed 20 percentage points more of their assets into alternatives in the past three months than the previous quarter, while cutting inflows into fixed income, investment data have shown.
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Features
EE ditches gilts for absolute return as institutions hunt yield
The largest UK mobile group’s defined benefit pension scheme is removing a set allocation to index-linked gilts in favour of absolute return bonds and hedge funds, the latest institutional investor to reset its portfolio in a hunt for value.