Advisers – Page 32
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LV=, 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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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – F&C, Vanguard, Neuberger Berman, Royal London, Insparo, European Actuarial Association
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UK 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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Shrinking 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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UK 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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Pensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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Lawyers outline LIBOR claim options, but still 'lack evidence'
EUROPE – Case 'slowly divulging secrets', but creating 'more questions than answers'.
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UK roundup: ONS, NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Office of National Statistics launches review of retail prices index.
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Towers 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.
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Spain's use of Social Security Reserve Fund 'vague'
SPAIN – Local consultants surprised by government’s use of funds to ‘cover some treasury needs’.
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Pensions experts welcome Wheatley Review of LIBOR, but call for more clarity
UK – Martin Wheatley unveils review of inter-bank lending rate commissioned in July.
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Pension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment
EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.
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Swiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
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Pension funds see rising life expectancy as biggest funding risk
EUROPE – Longevity trumps falling equity markets, rising inflation, poll shows.
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Think tank calls for end of tax breaks for rich pensioners
UK – CentreForum calls on UK coalition to build a more 'age-neutral' tax system.
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UK asset managers boost LDI teams for de-risking schemes
UK – Recent hires at AXA IM, Ignis signal shift towards liability-driven investment.
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Trustees should prepare for potential euro-zone break up - Towers Watson
EUROPE – Companies developing euro-zone break-up plans for businesses, but not pension funds.
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Consultancies team up to launch agricultural investment project
GERMANY – Kommalpha, Agrifood Consulting aim to bring more transparency to agri-business sector.