All Pensions in United Kingdom Report articles – Page 3
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UK retailers: tough times
High rents, online competition and lower consumer spending are all squeezing retailers, with implications for pensions
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Gresham House: Network effects
Gresham House CEO Tony Dalwood is fundraising for a UK housing and infrastructure fund, and has the LGPS in his sights
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Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Consolidation: A way out for failing smaller schemes?
Consolidation could provide economies of scale, wider investment opportunities and better governance for pension schemes
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Breaking all derisking records
Lower mortality assumptions and improved pension scheme solvency have created ideal conditions for derisking
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DB transfers: Freedom under fire
Three years after its introduction, the liberation of pensions savings has been marred by accounts of poor advice and scams
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Collective DC: Let's not go Dutch
The experience of collective defined schemes in the Netherlands illustrates shortcomings
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Collective DC: Lukewarm response to CDC consultation
Only 36 entities made a submission to the select committee, and some influential UK names are absent
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Trustees: The right balance
The collapse of Carillion highlights just how difficult it is for pension fund trustees to influence the sponsoring company
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UK pensions: Looking ahead to pensions white paper
Industry commentators do not expect radical changes to retirement legislation
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RAAs: Value protection or moral hazard?
Are regulated apportionment arrangements the answer for insolvent employers?
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UK pensions: Running the rule on costs
A large proportion of institutional investors’ costs remains opaque. Will a new UK initiative change this?
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Consolidation: Panacea or pipedream?
Legislative changes will be necessary to enable consolidation
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Consolidation: Pressure to unite
Are mergers or other forms of consolidation likely for UK pensions?
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Brexit and sponsors: The great unknown
Trustees need to think about market volatility and employer covenants in light of Brexit
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Covenants: Inadequacies in the covenant assessment process
How should UK pension fund trustees evaluate the credit risk they are exposed to in their main employer sponsor?
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Transfer values: Advice, please
Cash equivalent pension transfers offer members flexibility and lower the funding burden for employers. What’s not to like?
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Auto-enrolment: Auto-enrolment still faces acid test
Millions of workers have joined workplace pension schemes under auto-enrolment but there is still some way to go before full adoption