All Redington articles – Page 7

  • Opinion

    Brexit makes intergenerational equality a top priority

    2016-07-01T00:00:00Z

    We have just witnessed an era-defining moment in UK and European geopolitics. There are many ramifications of Brexit, but for me one of the most interesting aspects of the result was the profound intergenerational divide.

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    Opinion

    DGFs: How schemes can navigate the growing market

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Five experts look at how the diversified growth fund space has evolved and where they would like to see it move in the near future.

  • Opinion

    Which DGF strategies are likely to be successful over the next two years?

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    In the final 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 reveal their outlook for the DGF space.

  • Opinion

    Can DGFs be used to boost income with low volatility?

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Many diversified growth funds were created to achieve equity-like return with lower volatility and risk, but can they be used to boost income? In the third part of our roundtable series, William Bourne of CityNoble, John Nestor of the MCC Pension Fund, Percival Stanion of Pictet Asset Management, Nicola Ralston of PiRho and Pete Drewienkiewicz of Redington discuss.

  • News

    Longevity risk anxiety overshadows subtler threats

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    New research commissioned by investment bank State Street has shown that a quarter of pension professionals consider longevity risk to be the biggest threat to pension schemes, but some say  it should not take priority. 

  • Opinion

    Ernst & Young overhauls DC scheme to fit the new freedoms

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The Specialist: Professional services firm Ernst & Young has adapted the lifestyle and freestyle strategies of its defined contribution plan to suit the pension freedoms and increase risk in the lifestyle strategy, a move designed to provide for growth.

  • Opinion

    Do DGF strategies differ enough from one another?

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Opinion

    How has the DGF space developed?

    2016-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Opinion

    Reconfiguring DC: The pensions dashboard

    2016-05-25T00:00:00Z

    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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    Opinion

    Save or suffer: How to futureproof the UK’s retirement plans

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The pensions industry has struggled to encourage members and employers to commit more money to defined contribution pension plans. While some have called for contribution levels to go up, others say it is the investments that need to work harder.

  • Opinion

    Why we need to empower the next generation

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    In Wales and the north, steelworkers are fighting for their pensions. But in the future, Britain’s hard-working young people may not even have pensions worth fighting for.

  • News

    Pilkington and EAPF increase infra for long-term returns

    2016-04-28T00:00:00Z

    In the hunt for yield, the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme has decided to increase its exposure to infrastructure, as investors, including the Environment Agency Pension Fund, continue to seek diversification and return by allocating to this asset class.

  • News

    Aldermore ups matching in employee retention drive

    2016-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Retail banking group Aldermore has increased its matching contribution offering as part of a wider overhaul of employee benefits aimed at improving employee retention.

  • Opinion

    Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous

    2016-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Talking Head: The passage of time shows the folly of human speculation – ask any unhedged defined benefit pension fund that has been hoping for rising yields to repair its deficit.

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    Features

    British Coal derisks to support structural change

    2016-02-12T00:00:00Z

    The British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme has revised its asset allocation, which included selling equities and buying government bonds, following changes to the scheme’s structure.

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    Features

    Financial pressures and demise of DB affect millennials' pension expectations

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Feature: Three-quarters of UK employees expect to be be poorer in retirement than their parents, reversing the apparent laws of financial progress.

  • Opinion

    Corporate schemes shore up portfolios with fixed income and LDI allocations

    2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Data analysis: UK corporate defined benefit schemes upped their allocations to fixed income in the last quarter of 2015, data show, as trustees took the opportunity to hedge out further risk by increasing liability-driven investments.

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    Features

    Panning for gold in an age of information

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Any Other Business: The mounting complexity of pension trusteeship has been met by a surge of information and intelligence sources. But how can trustees be successful prospectors as they mine the industry for useful nuggets?

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    Opinion

    Input > income > outcome

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Editorial: A flurry of innovation in defined contribution scheme design has been catalysed by the pension freedoms. Glidepaths are forking out in an attempt to capture the wants and needs of this new age of retiree, while diversified growth funds continue to find homes in these newly lengthened growth phases.

  • News

    And they all saved happily ever after… Uni preps students on AE

    2016-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Lincoln University is entering uncharted territory as it launches a series of workshops for its students on all things money, advocating the need for planning and saving.