The EC has today proposed revisions to the IORP II directive which will introduce new governance requirements, encourage investment in long-term assets and require cross-border schemes to be fully funded.
SME achieves almost zero opt-outs after enrolling early
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March 27, 2014
Chartered surveyor Dalcour Maclaren has secured a virtually entire take-up of its defined contribution plan since it auto-enrolled its small workforce last year, and now the company is looking to streamline administration of the scheme.
Greater intermediary fee transparency needed to assess value, experts urge
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March 26, 2014
News analysis: Investment management and consultant fees need to be more transparent to allow schemes to more accurately measure whether they are getting value for money, industry figures have said.
Budget prompts schemes to revisit lifestyle and annuity options
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March 25, 2014
Schemes that default members into annuity brokerage services are considering the implications of last week’s Budget announcement, with calls for the rules around income drawdown to be simplified.
Mineworkers scheme extends cash buffer to battle rising longevity
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March 24, 2014
The Mineworkers Pension Scheme has secured a 10-year extension to the repayment deadline of its government-backed investment reserve, as it works to manage increased longevity among scheme members.
LGPS schemes collaborate on infra to diversify returns
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March 24, 2014
Three local authority pension schemes have revealed their plans to invest in infrastructure collectively, as they look to reduce management costs and diversify their portfolios to protect against market falls.
Comment & Analysis
Editorial: Like a wrecking ball
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March 26, 2014
Well, you'd be lying if you said you saw it coming. The most fundamental change to pension saving in a generation was a controversial intervention in the evolution of defined contribution pension schemes.
Why trustees are caught in the middle on pension liberation
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March 26, 2014
In this week's edition of Informed Comment, Hogan Lovells' Jill Clucas argues scheme trustees are between a rock and a hard place on battling pension liberation, and looks for a solution.
How to protect property investment value against rate rises
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March 26, 2014
AEW UK's Richard Tanner takes a look at how pension schemes can make sure their property allocations would survive a rising-yield environment, in the latest edition of Technical Comment.
Video
How the Pensions Trust ensures fiduciary management value
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February 27, 2014
Video: Sarah Smart, chair of the trustee board at the Pensions Trust, says its fiduciary management set-up has outperformed its target at lower risk than budgeted for, and explains how the scheme monitors this arrangement (5:56).
How emerging market volatility hits your EMD portfolio
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February 6, 2014
Video: In this first edition of The Review, Insight's Colm McDonagh and Towers Watson's Ed Britton discuss the impact of recent emerging market volatility on pension funds' sovereign debt holdings, and assess value in the market (5:43).
LPFA eyes increase to illiquid assets
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January 23, 2014
Video: London Pensions Fund Authority's Susan Martin explains its plans to collaborate with other organisations and schemes to up its allocation to infrastructure and private equity, in this edition of Policymakers and Decision-makers (5:08).
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