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FeaturesAccounting Matters: Inflation measurement dilemma
If there is one issue that has seized the attention of defined benefit (DB) sponsors this reporting season, it is whether inflation should be measured using the consumer prices index (CPI) or the retail prices index (RPI). And Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) partner Alex Waite is clear why: “There is a formula [for RPI] and the formula is wrong. It is like having an error in a spreadsheet,” he says.
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Norwegian regulator warns of low rates impact on returns
FSA notes wide variations in pension fund soundness following new solvency rules
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Special Report
UK: Learning from the lab rat
The UK has got many things right when it comes to auto-enrolment. What should other countries learn from the policy?
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US states move to fill pensions gap
States in the US are offering retirement savings plans to workers who are not covered by company-sponsored schemes
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Netherlands: A new Dutch blueprint
Several pension experts contend Shell’s individual DC plan could provide a good model for the wider Dutch market
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Special ReportAustralia: Changing fortunes
A new landscape for Australia’s fast-growing super sector will evolve over the next five years
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Special ReportIlliquid investment: Investors resist the illiquid plunge
European defined contribution schemes have lagged the trend to illiquid investments
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Self management: A popular model despite poor returns
Australian self-managed funds appeal to those who want to take personal control of their retirement savings
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The Netherlands: Reformed system to boost DC
Several factors are driving the shift to defined contribution pensions
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Special ReportUK auto-enrolment: Good start, must do better
Five years since its introduction, auto-enrolment has been a success. Yet it must keep evolving to maintain its momentum
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Australian Royal Commission: Scrutiny may not be super
The Australian superannuation industry is a global success story, but not without controversy. It finds itself again under investigation by the federal government
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Global Defined Contribution: Targeting the right glidepath
Christopher O’Dea finds defined contribution pension sponsors are increasingly looking for more flexibility in target-date funds to cope with changing worker demographics
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Chile: Chilean pensions under pressure
Chilean workers face an uncertain retirement future. Poor pension prospects have led to calls for nationalisation, says Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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China: China playing catch-up
Available figures suggest China’s enormous pension market could mean huge potential opportunities for insurers and asset managers, writes Florence Chong
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Australia: Advice – better than any product
The Australian superannuation system is on the verge of creating cutting-edge income drawdown products. But many leading funds contend that advances in online advice will have a greater impact on outcomes. David Rowley reports
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Member Outcomes: Time to get it right
Following recent changes in regulation, now is the time for schemes to focus on improving outcomes for members, says John Foster
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UK Pension Freedoms: Focus shifts to retirement
The pensions freedoms legislation has focused schemes’ attention on at-retirement provision
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Special ReportUK Defined Contribution: Mastering the master trusts
Master trusts are attracting most of the UK’s auto-enrolment savings. We look at the market’s regulation, its sustainability and what could change
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DC & Trustees: Code of conduct warning
Gill Wadsworth reports on The Pension Regulator’s new draft code of conduct for trustees, which raises the bar for improving the pension product and the quality of governance
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UK DC: Providers face payout challenge
UK product providers are grappling with how best to pay out income in retirement
