All articles by Lisa Botter – Page 3
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News
How the Law Commission report affects your scheme
The Law Commission has released what has been branded a “common sense” guide for trustees, clarifying their fiduciary duties in respect of responsible investment as well as weighing in on defined contribution scheme governance.
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Opinion
Local authorities dump hedge funds for DGFs – different rose, same thorns?
Hedge funds have taken somewhat of a battering from local authority schemes, as we have reported over the past couple of weeks.
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Opinion
Law Commission says trustees can take ESG into account (to a point)
The Law Commission yesterday published its much anticipated report clarifying the fiduciary duties of trustees and has called upon the Pensions Regulator to provide further guidance on the subject.
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News
One in seven trustees think sponsor relationship needs work
Around one trustee on each board feels their relationship with the scheme sponsor needs to be improved, according to a survey of 100 scheme representatives, conducted as fresh regulation seeks to strengthen this bond.
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News
Schemes plough £24bn into gilts despite low yields
Pension schemes compelled last year to derisk at historically low yields quadrupled the previous year’s gilt purchases, according to official data that have left investment experts surprised.
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Opinion
Six key graphs on the regulator's uphill task on scheme data
The Pensions Regulator last week released its annual record-keeping survey, which once again showed smaller schemes were falling behind their larger counterparts.
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Opinion
Schemes ploughed £24bn into gilts last year despite low yields
Pension schemes compelled last year to derisk at historically low yields quadrupled the previous year’s gilt purchases, according to official data that have left investment experts surprised.
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Opinion
Has the shine come off emerging markets? Five key charts
Apparently so, according to a report released this week by Create Research and Principal Global Investors. Emerging markets have been plagued with underperformance for years and were hit especially hard when the US Federal Reserve announced its plans to begin tapering its quantitative easing programme.
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News
Revised DB code emphasises integrated risk management
The Pensions Regulator this week released a new code of practice for defined benefit schemes, focusing on trustees and employers working collaboratively on scheme funding.
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Opinion
Pressure swells against providers delivering guidance guarantee
Which? has struck the latest blow against pensions providers wishing to deliver the guidance guarantee unveiled in this year’s Budget.
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Opinion
Regulator unveils long-awaited DB code of practice
The Pensions Regulator has today released a defined benefit code of practice that emphasises the importance of trustees and employers working together as a big happy family.
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Opinion
Good times ahead? Private sector employees up contributions
In numbers that will be pleasing reading for the pensions minister,Scottish Widows’ Retirement Report 2014 has found workers are saving more of their earnings for retirement. The average contribution for employees of companies with more than 250 staff is now 11.6 per cent.
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Opinion
Why a lack of detail is holding up the defined ambition debate
Today, the Queen set out the government's legislative plan. Pensions were expected to take centre stage, with proposals for collective defined contribution schemes expected to be announced.
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Opinion
Webb makes bid to secure legacy with CDC
This week’s Queen’s Speech will bring about further reforms to the pensions’ landscape focusing on collective defined contribution proposals, according to reports.
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NewsNext splits pension fund in bid to turn buy-in to buyout
High-street retailer Next is planning to complete a partial buyout worth around £150m within three months, after completing an innovative split of its pension fund to hive off the lion’s share of its pensioner liabilities.
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Opinion
Pension and Investment Provider Awards 2014: the winners
Pensions Expert can announce the winners of the 15th annual Pension and Investment Provider Awards.
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Opinion
Regulator's corporate plan: AE, funding, and trustee training
The Pensions Regulator has laid out its corporate plan for the next three years, in which it sets out plans to review its approach to ensuring high standards of governance and administration for schemes. It will also seek to improve the knowledge and understanding of trustees.
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Opinion
NAPF endorses secondary property investments
Sometimes its good to know you are ahead of the crowd. This week we published our supplement – The Specialist – on property and real assets. One theme running through the edition was the growth of secondary property investments among UK schemes.
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Opinion
Regulator makes latest bid for transparency in case decisions
The Pensions Regulator has issued a six-week consultation on the procedure it follows in cases where decisions are made by the executive arm of the regulator.
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Features
Property tops the table while infra waits in the wings
Defined benefit schemes are increasingly investing in real assets, including property, infrastructure and forestry to use their inflation-linked characteristics to shore up portfolios against expected rate rises.