All Opinion articles – Page 62
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Opinion
Do DGF strategies differ enough from one another?
DGFs were created in part to address correlation across different asset classes, but do they differ enough from one another? In the second part of the diversified growth fund roundtable series, City Noble's William Bourne, the MCC Pension Fund's John Nestor, Pictet Asset Management's Percival Stanion, PiRho's Nicola Ralston and Redington's Pete Drewienkiewicz discuss how manager's approaches differ across the DGF space today.
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OpinionData crunch: The LGPS and cost efficiency
In 2015 the chancellor announced proposals to pool the assets of the 89 Local Government Pension Scheme funds across England and Wales into at least six “British Wealth Funds”, each with a minimum size of £25bn.
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Government warned against 'knee-jerk' reactions on DB funding after BHS
From the blog: The failure to rescue high street giant BHS could have widespread impact on the pensions industry, with experts warning the entry of its two defined benefit schemes into the Pension Protection Fund will not be automatic.
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OpinionThe other pensions problem
At some point in the last few years, pensions became a big news story. Updates on BHS, Tata steel and others fill airwaves and pages (including our own).
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Ensuring standards for professional trustees
It is an unfortunate fact that pensions often only become a front-page story when something has gone horribly wrong. Recent examples show once again the pain of corporate failure has been exacerbated by a defined benefit scheme deficit.
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OpinionBuchanan: How to tackle zombie DB schemes
The Work and Pensions Committee enquiry into the BHS Pension Scheme, coupled with the fate of Tata Steel, once again shines the spotlight on defined benefit pension schemes for all the wrong reasons.
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OpinionHow to prepare for a 2016 valuation
For schemes with actuarial valuations due in spring 2016, market conditions are different to those in 2013, with lower yields on fixed interest gilts resulting in higher values being placed on the technical provisions.
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The decumulation market in the wake of freedom and choice
The Specialist: The post-retirement market is still catching up with the biggest pensions overhaul in recent history, as industry experts say more pensioners are leaning towards different drawdown solutions instead of annuitisation.
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OpinionTata, BHS and the rest
Editorial: From Port Talbot to London, defined benefit pensions have become the worry of the nation – probably rightly so.
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How has the DGF space developed?
DGF is no longer the new kid on the block, so how has the area developed recently? In the first part of the diversified growth fund roundtable series, City Noble's William Bourne, the MCC Pension Fund's John Nestor, Pictet Asset Management's Percival Stanion, PiRho's Nicola Ralston and Redington's Pete Drewienkiewicz discuss where the DGF and multi-asset space has to offer today.
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Change in law is needed to stop scammers, experts say
Scam activity could be present in as much as 11 per cent of pension transfer requests, consultancy Xafinity has found. Trustees and lawyers say legal constraints prevent them from protecting individuals.
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OpinionWhat will the pension freedoms mean for you this year?
With nearly 1m people turning 55 in 2016, it is more important than ever that people understand the new pension freedoms and plan ahead for a comfortable retirement.
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OpinionReconfiguring DC: The pensions dashboard
The Specialist: The pensions dashboard could be the upgrade the industry needs to take it into the digital age, but it is at risk of being just another expensive neglected technology project.
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OpinionDC investments have come a long way
Defined contribution pensions face an increasing number of challenges and one of the biggest is getting the investment approach right.
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A balancing act: Will the Lisa meet its dual objectives?
The Specialist: Not one to let the dust settle on pension saving, even before the freedom and choice regime came into force, chancellor George Osborne used this year’s Budget to announce the Lifetime individual savings account.
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OpinionWhat role can property play in a pension fund portfolio?
UK pension funds face a number of challenges: mature funds need to find sources of income in a low-yield environment, and younger funds in their growth phase are looking for high-growth assets at a time when the economy is growing only sluggishly.
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OpinionAn alternative way to correct mistakes in scheme documents
Mistakes in pension scheme documentation are usually corrected by applying to the court for an order rectifying the document in question to reflect the intended terms.
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OpinionDebunking five myths about infrastructure debt
From the blog: The global financial crisis has fundamentally changed the way infrastructure projects are funded. Governments have less to spend, while new regulatory constraints have curbed bank lending.
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OpinionLive from the PLSA local authority conference 2016
Everything changes and nothing stands still. This could not be more true than for the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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OpinionThe promise of European private placements
The European alternative lending market has never been so buoyant. Issuance of private funding for companies in Europe grew by an impressive 78 per cent in 2015 to a total volume of €32.8bn (£25.8bn) from €18.4bn in 2014.