Advisers – Page 32
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NewsBeware 'unintended consequences' of smoothing, consultants warn
UK – KPMG criticises lack of detail in new government consultation on smoothing.
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NewsInvestors neglecting EU member states' pension liabilities – EDHEC
EUROPE – Sweden, Luxembourg and Denmark's public finances 'less virtuous' than commonly believed.
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NewsConstruction-risk guarantees for infrastructure 'damaging'
EUROPE – Blanket guarantees on debt financing simply create taxpayer liabilities, EDHEC says.
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NewsAccounting rules could add 10% to Swiss liabilities, Towers Watson warns
SWITZERLAND – Caveat echos similar warning by Mercer on liabilities of Dutch multinationals.
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Lack of action on RPI to increase deficits, Mercer warns
UK – Consultancy says decision to leave RPI unchanged will increase market-implied inflation.
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NewsDC default funds need better risk management, says PIMCO
EUROPE – Current design of default plans likely to result in 'disappointing outcomes'.
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NewsMercer outlines challenges facing DC pension fund managers
EUROPE – Schemes should offer range of alternative fund structures while maintaining transparency on charges.
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NewsExperts see increasing use of contingent assets as deficits fall
UK – PPF 7800 index falls by £8bn as Mercer, KPMG highlight use of asset-backed funding.
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NewsLV=, Tale & Lyle Group move to de-risk pension funds
UK – More than £900m of buyout deals done in third quarter alone, says JLT.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – F&C, Vanguard, Neuberger Berman, Royal London, Insparo, European Actuarial Association
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NewsUK defined contribution pensions to grow by 11.6% per year – study
UK – DC asset pool to triple in value to £829bn by 2022, says Spence Johnson.
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NewsShrinking working-age populations to hit corporate schemes – Mercer
GLOBAL – Working-age populations set to shrink over next eight years, consultancy warns.
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NewsUK roundup: IMA on auto-enrolment, Aon Hewitt on funding
UK – IMA submits auto-enrolment evidence to Work and Pensions Select Committee.
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UK roundup: KPMG, PPF, SEI, CBPE Capital, Xafinity
UK – Increasing number of ‘pension zombies’ to become insolvent, KPMG predicts.
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NewsPensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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NewsLawyers outline LIBOR claim options, but still 'lack evidence'
EUROPE – Case 'slowly divulging secrets', but creating 'more questions than answers'.
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NewsUK roundup: ONS, NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Office of National Statistics launches review of retail prices index.
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NewsTowers Watson predicts bright future for DC in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – Senior consultant says PPI vehicle 'well suited' to DC pensions.
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UK local authorities to jointly tender national framework agreement
UK – Framework to be available for use by all LGPS Administering Authorities.
