All Redington articles – Page 8
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NewsAsset derisking could leave a funding gap
UK defined benefit pension schemes have removed nearly half of their funding level risk over the past decade, but new research has questioned whether asset derisking has gone too far.
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OpinionRob Gardner: Three Christmas wishes…
Talking Head: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg did two remarkable things last week. Not only did he pledge a staggering amount of money to humanity, he also communicated an inspiring manifesto for the future via a letter to his newborn daughter.
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OpinionDerisking dead ends
Editorial: If you’re short of gift ideas for your favourite veteran trustee or scheme manager, the Pension Protection Fund’s Purple Book could be a good shout.
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OpinionAnd now for the weather...
From the blog: I described in a previous blog a game of epic procrastination that pension schemes like to play: Not Today, Tomorrow Better!
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Features
Actuaries up the ante on auto-enrolment contribution levels
News Analysis: The government should continue to phase up minimum auto-enrolment contributions beyond 2018 to hit an aggregate 16 per cent, actuaries have said, as part of a longer-term roadmap to build on the policy’s success.
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OpinionCollective response to an unprecedented problem
Talking Head: This week’s National Association of Pension Funds conference was a great opportunity for debate, the central question being: Can we use the energy of discussion to power a collective response to an unprecedented pensions crisis?
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OpinionNot today, tomorrow better
From the blog: In the mid-1960s, Dr Eric Berne wrote a groundbreaking book, Games People Play, in which he introduced 'transactional analysis', a powerful study of human behaviour.
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Opinion
Choosing the right door to enter EMD
EMD survey: While reports abound of big-name emerging market specialists taking a severe hit in the summer sell-off, investors elsewhere are asking themselves how they can capitalise on the hysteria.
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Opinion
Can EMD performance overcome short-term volatility?
Analysis: It’s a good job pension funds can soothe themselves with the mantra of long-term investment horizons, as this summer really put emerging market funds to the test.
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NewsEMD: Good diversifier or not the right time?
News Analysis: Nest’s recent move into emerging market debt could signal an opportunity for other schemes following the summer sell-offs, but advisers have warned that choosing the right countries and managers is critical.
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Opening the kimono: Should your scheme be sharing its best practices?
Any Other Business: When we started this feature a year ago this week, its aim was to help trustees get to grips with the more oblique aspects of their role – from how to negotiate the best deal for your scheme in a merger, to what happens if you need to fire a fellow trustee.
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Home bias to UK equities has cost schemes, say experts
FTSE 350 schemes paid the price for a strong domestic equity bias during 2014, but it was a lack of protection in matching assets that damaged funding levels the most during the year.
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Strathclyde pours over £130m into niche assets
Strathclyde Pension Fund has approved more than £130m of investment in alternative assets such as wind farms and trade finance, as it explores niche investments.
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OpinionGardner: How to achieve financial security in retirement
Talking Head: We live in an era of extraordinary and unprecedented change.
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News
Half would sell their annuity, majority want 90% of value
The consultation to lay the groundwork for a secondary market for annuities, announced in last week’s Budget speech, will allowaround 5m pensioners having the option to cash in the products in exchange for a lump sum.
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News
Schemes win extended reprieve from European OTC clearing rules
The European Commission has recommended schemes be given a two-year reprieve from over-the-counter derivative clearing requirements. But industry experts still expect pension funds to end up paying higher transaction costs.
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Opinion
Six ways to rethink your derisking plan in a volatile world
Around 40 years ago we experienced the 1970s oil shock, with rising oil prices, rising inflation and rising interest rates.
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Opinion
Rapidly shrinking yields leave investors needing more complex mandates
Six years ago, at the start of the global financial crisis, it was simple to find attractive yields in fixed income.
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Opinion
How global events hit your pension fund
Despite many months of turbulent news stories – the continuing advance of Islamic State, pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and the spread of Ebola – the markets failed to react to this increased uncertainty until last month.
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Features
Caterpillar scheme delays derisking over stock volatility concerns
Caterpillar Pension Plan has postponed a decision to cut its equity exposure to increase its liability-driven investment allocation as a result of concerns over stock market volatility.