All Spence Johnson articles – Page 2
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News
Honeymoon for DGF performance could come to an end, experts warn
Experts have warned diversified growth funds could suffer from lower returns in the future and called for increased innovation among providers, but others still expect the asset class to grow in coming years.
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Opinion
Why the UK's standing in the European pensions market is so important
Looking across Europe is a thankless task in the pensions world, because the black and white pensions categorisation that works in the US and UK – defined contribution, defined benefit or final salary – does not work at all well in continental Europe.
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News
Annuity demand expected to resurge
Annuity sales will increase from this year despite the new pension flexibilities, as retirees recognise their need for a level of certainty in retirement, new research has suggested.
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Opinion
Data crunch: Annuities market being reshaped, not destroyed
Providers are in talks with the Treasury over how to advance plans for a secondary annuities market.
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Opinion
Four graphs on why DGFs will matter to your scheme even more
From the blog: A 15 per cent growth in the diversified growth fund market in one year is a handsome but not totally unexpected rate of progress. But this concentrated market swinging open its doors to new players and pension fund money is much more interesting.
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OpinionScheme fragmentation more stark in private sector than public
Data Crunch: The appointment last month of Edi Truell as the London Mayor’s new adviser on pensions and investments is part of an initiative, we are told, to amalgamate some of the country’s numerous public sector pension funds and aims to save billions of pounds through greater efficiencies, lower fees and improved returns.
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News
Industry calls for better DC risk guidance to hit target outcomes
Industry figures have called for better guidance for defined contribution members to help them choose the appropriate level of risk pre-retirement to achieve their target outcomes.
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Features
Regulator calls for proportionate DC data requests
Responding to industry criticism, the regulator has told schemeXpert.com it is interested in views on how it could "strengthen" its collection of data from defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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