All Pensions Briefing articles – Page 5
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The age of the default fund
UK DC pensions will see a boost in members and assets as auto-enrolment kicks in over the coming years. Sally Ling looks at best practice for governance and default funds
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UK joins the race
A new tax-transparent fund, launched this summer, puts the UK on the map for pension pooling. Gail Moss explains
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A future for swaps?
Pension funds facing new derivative-market regulation are increasingly willing to consider alternatives to traditional swaps, according to Cécile Sourbes. But the jury is still out on interest rate swap futures
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German investors defy tough year
Frank Schnattinger outlines the findings of IPE’s seventh annual survey of German institutional investors
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Defining the trustee chair
The rise of LDI, market turbulence and regulatory challenges have all helped to change the role of the trustee chair, according to Gail Moss
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Keeping hold of deferred members
Pension funds need a robust strategy to keep track of deferred members and to communicate with them in the right way. Gail Moss reports
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Fallout from Ruslan and Cyprisia
Iain Morse assesses the consequences of the Cyprus bailout for the banking and wider financial services industries
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The coup de grace
Roxane McMeeken met with John Kyriakopoulos, the man whose huge bet on Greek bonds paid off dramatically for the country’s largest pension institution
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Confusion reigns supreme
The Cypriot bailout may have only been a drop in the ocean compared with the Greek rescue package. But, as Jonathan Williams finds, lack of detail is a major headache for the local provident funds even three months later
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Quest for the ‘golden’ discount rate
We cannot foresee the long-term future, however much we would like to think we can, argues Alf Gohdes
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Leave nothing to chance
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
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Taking risk budgeting a step further
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
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FeaturesRussian pensions are booming
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
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A few words of advice…
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 Bouvier invited Falco Valkenburg, one of Europe’s leading consultant actuaries to set out the challenges facing the standard setters
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A tale of two jurisdictions
Expatriate pensions are still an offshore game, and Luxembourg and Liechtenstein are vying for supremacy, writes Gail Moss
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Developments in Dutch pooling
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
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Regulating Europe
Gail Moss reviews pension regulation and law changes under discussion in seven European countries
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The middle way
Gail Moss outlines how public sector pension entities can get the best out of the procurement process
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FeaturesLiving longer, working longer?
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
