Meike Wijers
- Features
Second-tier wins out against core property investments
The ground underneath the bricks and mortar asset class trembled after the downturn in 2008, when a housing and mortgage implosion triggered the global financial crisis.
- News
LGPS given reform blueprint to cut costs
News analysis: Local government pension schemes are being called upon to increase governance and change investment structures to save taxpayers £1bn a year.
- Features
Encouraging trustees to embrace sustainability
News analysis: Industry experts are coming up with inventive ways to help schemes allocate more of their assets towards sustainable and responsible investments, but pension funds are lagging behind.
- News
Members need push to use scheme calculators
The use of pension charges calculators to inform members has become the norm for pension funds, industry experts say, but member engagement is still low.
- News
Schemes turn to 'esoteric' ABFs to fill deficits
Schemes are being forced to be more creative in finding assets to back funding, industry experts have said, following deals using brands, intellectual property and whiskey.
NewsBA communicates with members on growth objective
The Pensions Regulator’s new objective to support employer growth has filtered through to members of the British Airways pension schemes, where trustees have met with the airline and regulator as part of the valuation process.
- Opinion
EC tentative on IORP II deadline amid criticism
The European Commission has stepped back from its summer deadline for publishing a new Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision, as more national pension fund associations voice scepticism over its timeframe.
- News
Experts divided on takeover code change implications
Legal experts are split on whether changes to the takeover code coming into effect today have any impact on the power of pension schemes whose sponsors are the target of a merger or acquisition.
- Opinion
Pip battles into infra market to drive down fees
The development of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform has demonstrated the difficulties intrinsic to a do-it-yourself approach to a tough investment market.
OpinionEnsuring quality in your auto-enrolment scheme
Back in 2011, the government raised the idea of colour-coding workplace pensions. As Pensions Week reported at the time, the idea was to provide employers with some kind of ratings system to denote the value of their pension schemes, and to give employees a better view of the health of their retirement savings.