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UK with-profits funds: investment performance and strategy 2017
A recent investigation by Barnett Waddingham has uncovered significant inconsistency in the investment performance of UK with profit funds
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Bulk annuity: current market and recent developments
Highly competitive insurer pricing compared to gilts is providing extremely attractive opportunities for schemes to remove both financial and longevity risks.
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FTSE350: Impact of pension schemes on UK business
It has been a turbulent few years and our 7th annual report on the pension provision of the FTSE350 shows that 2016 was a particularly volatile year for the defined…
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Pension flexibilities: Impact on DB schemes two years in
Now two years into freedom and choice in DC retirement savings, for members of a DB scheme making the most of these flexibilities will involve transferring to a DC …
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Big Schemes Survey 2017
The largest occupational pension schemes are an integral part of the UK economy. These schemes invest substantial amounts of capital in the wider economy and are re…
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Accounting for pension costs by FTSE100 companies
Our annual survey of FTSE100 pension disclosures shows deficit levels have not improved as anticipated. Despite significant contributions made by scheme sponsors an…
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Scandinavian companies with UK DB schemes
This survey looks at constituent companies of the Scandinavian OMX Share Index that have UK subsidiary companies that participate in DB pension schemes and covers …
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Southern European companies with UK DB schemes
This survey looks at constituent companies of the Spanish IBEX and Italian FTSE MIB share indices that have UK subsidiary companies with DB pension schemes and cove…
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Workplace Wellbeing Index 2017: Employee Wellbeing in Review
The workplace wellbeing index is based on an online survey carried out in early 2017. The survey received 145 usable responses from employers across all regions of …
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The ultimate auto-enrolment guide for employers
We began dealing with auto-enrolment (AE) in 2011, in preparation for large employers who needed to comply with the new laws.