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Why pathway investments are so difficult to compare
How can you compare pathway investments? Despite a common naming convention, pathway investments aren’t all the same and aren’t easy to compare.
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FCA-TPR guidance on DB transfers: how does this affect member support?
The FCA recently released its final guidance regarding DB transfers to IFAs and, jointly with TPR, to trustees and employers. How does this affect member support?
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TPR Annual Funding Statement (AFS) 2021
In its Annual Funding Statement for DB schemes, TPR has said that trustees and employers should be focussing on the long term.
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China and ESG: considerations for responsible investors
China is playing an increasing role in global financial markets and, by extension, investor portfolios. At the same time it presents investors with unique ESG risks.
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Investing in China: stocks, bonds and portfolio considerations
China’s effective Covid-19 response helped it to continue to grow in 2020, as other countries grappled with national restrictions.
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LGPS longevity update: highlight on 2020
We examine what information we might be able to glean from the latest longevity research and explore what it all means for LGPS Funds.
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An update on the £95k exit cap
The Government recently announced that the £95k exit payment cap regulations were disapplied and would be revoked, issuing an HMT Direction Order and guidance.
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The confidence gap between sponsors and schemes
In this blog we highlighted concerns around the relationships between trustees, sponsors and advisors. We need to bridge the gap when it comes to the working relati…
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FCA business interruption test case: what can we learn?
In this blog we consider the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) test case on business interruption (BI) insurance.
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Five steps to address your gender pay gap in 2021
Reducing your gender pay gap properly requires deeper analysis and insight than simply meeting mandatory reporting requirements. Barnett Waddingham explains.