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The UK’s largest schemes significantly downsize equity holdings
It is common knowledge that UK occupational defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been slowly reducing their equity holdings over a number of years, but the res…
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Navigating the endgame
In its most recent funding statement, The Pensions Regulator indicated that it will be focused on ensuring DB schemes have an appropriate long-term funding target. …
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What pension schemes can learn from the Woodford saga?
Earlier this month, Woodford Investment Management suspended redemptions from the Woodford Equity Income Fund, in a move which surprised many of its investors. Alt…
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ESG investments and the role of trustees
ESG, or environmental, social and governance, is a hot topic at present for those who manage defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. Regulatory requirements from…
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The unintended consequences of DC consolidation: is bigger better and is less more?
The level of regulation, legislation and governance burden on DC schemes is increasing. Therefore, so is the level of associated operational cost and risk – leading…
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Helping members understand their transfer options
Transferring from a DB scheme is a major decision for members and there are many factors that should be taken into account. Simon Taylor offers advice to these memb…
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Pension Schemes and ESG disclosure
There are now only just over six months to go before the new regulations on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure come into effect for pension schem…
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Exciting times for actuaries predicted
Pensions are supposed to be boring – public sector pensions even more so. Actuaries are only supposed to get excited very occasionally and when they do, it’s often…
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Pensions News – What you may have missed this spring 2019
From Brexit to Safeway via the Lifetime Allowance – Head of Pensions Research, Tyron Potts, maps out an ‘A - Z’ of everything you may have missed in the world of pe…
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Expanding the investment toolkit: Buy-ins
Large funding deficits and low yields have meant that annuities haven’t been considered a suitable asset over the last decade. However, that picture is changing, sl…