Pensions
Quest for the ‘golden’ discount rate
01 May 2013
We cannot foresee the long-term future, however much we would like to think we can, argues Alf GohdesAn outsider considering the discussion on the appropriate discount rate for discounting future...
A few words of advice…
01 May 2013
As the International Accounting Standards Board and the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee continue to deliberate the discount-rate objective in IAS 19, Stephen...
Leave nothing to chance
01 May 2013
The advent of auto-enrolment in the UK has heightened focus on the need for robust risk management systems for DC plans. Gail Moss looks at a range of approaches
Taking risk budgeting a step further
01 May 2013
An analytical framework at the fund selection stage can help spare DC fund participants the pitfalls of a more advanced approach to diversification, writes Thierry Roncalli
Russian pensions are booming
01 May 2013
Reform of Russia’s supplementary pension system is having a strong and positive impact, while further regulatory changes are on the cards for 2013, writes Alexander Lorenz
Developments in Dutch pooling
02 Apr 2013
Recent bilateral agreements and regulatory developments are making the Netherlands more attractive as a jurisdiction for asset pooling, according to Wilfried Mulder and Mischa Muntinga
A tale of two jurisdictions
02 Apr 2013
Expatriate pensions are still an offshore game, and Luxembourg and Liechtenstein are vying for supremacy, writes Gail Moss
Noise and signal
02 Apr 2013
Con Keating places the DWP’s plans for discount rate smoothing his sights
Regulating Europe
01 Mar 2013
Gail Moss reviews pension regulation and law changes under discussion in seven European countries
The middle way
01 Feb 2013
Gail Moss outlines how public sector pension entities can get the best out of the procurement process
Can they fix it?
02 Jan 2013
Stephen Bouvier sets out the problems facing the IFRIC interpretation committee on the treatment of single-A corporate bonds in discounting pension liabilities
Don’t be afraid to ask questions
02 Jan 2013
Gail Moss finds out the kind of information pension fund trustees should seek from their asset managers since they cannot realistically be expected to understand the many complex products and...
Living longer, working longer?
02 Jan 2013
Chris Madsen and Martijn Tans explain their concept of equilibrium retirement age as a tool to help individuals and employers manage longevity risk and plan for retirement
Insurance inspiration
01 Dec 2012
Building an internal model under Solvency II costs time and money. Cécile Sourbes asks what pension funds can learn as insurers edge towards implementing the new framework
HBS: room for improvement
01 Dec 2012
The concept of a holistic balance sheet is intellectually tempting but could be improved and it is still unclear whether it will be workable in practice, argue Jurre de Haan, Karin Janssen and Eduard ...
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