A new DB code on the horizon | Nigel Cayless looks at TPR's proposed funding regime and whether a more objective... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/feature/4020012/db-code-horizon | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Barnett Waddingham appoints Camradata for ESG services | Barnett Waddingham has used a Camradata service to source bespoke ESG manager res... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019883/barnett-waddingham-appoints-cam... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
BlackRock unveils suite of ESG multi-asset ETFs | BlackRock has launched a suite of three ESG multi-asset exchange-traded funds (ET... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020010/blackrock-unveils-suite-esg-mul... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Calls for greater trustee power as WPC scam inquiry consultation closes | Trustees need to be given the choice to directly refuse pension transfers if the ... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019948/calls-trustee-power-wpc-scam-in... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Civil Aviation Authority awards £4bn fiduciary mandate to BlackRock | The Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme (CAAPS) has appointed BlackRock to ru... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019886/civil-aviation-authority-awards... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Credit downgrades pose 'serious challenge' for UK schemes | A falling average quality of fixed income indices combined with intensifying comp... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019949/credit-downgrades-pose-challeng... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
DB funding - August 2020: Strong markets return £59bn deficit reduction | Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) s... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019637/defined-benefit-db-pension-sche... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
DC value consultation a 'wake up call' but consolidation not always easy | Plans to improve value to members in defined contribution (DC) plans by improving... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020157/dc-value-consultation-wake-cons... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
DWP launches consultation to improve DC outcomes | The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation to improve... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020103/dwp-launches-consultation-impro... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Industry Voice: Credit research looms large in the era of COVID-19 | In the wake of severe credit-market dislocations earlier this year, Wellington Ma... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/sponsored/4019991/industry-voice-credit-rese... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Industry Voice: Sustainability in bond markets amid Covid-19 - ESG in focus | Is this health crisis turned economic shock the ESG inflection point that markets... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/advertisement/4019865/industry-voice-sustain... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Is self-sufficiency a good measure for DB funding? | Professor Michael Bromwich explores the key differences between technical provisi... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/feature/4020137/self-sufficiency-measure-db-... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Market Movers Blog: UK secures first post-Brexit trade deal worth £15bn | In this live blog, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week collates a... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4012364/market-movers-blog-uk-secures-f... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Partner Insight: Reassessing retirement income | Jon Bell of Newton discusses achieving income objectives in a low interest world | https://www.professionalpensions.com/sponsored/4019973/partner-insight-reassessin... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Pension schemes subjects of 'social engineering' in government climate risk discl... | Complying with the government’s proposals for climate risk disclosure is an unnec... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020015/pension-schemes-subjects-%E2%80... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Pensions 'holidays' wiping thousands from DC market | One in ten UK workers have paused their pension contributions during the Covid-19... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020026/pensions-%E2%80%98holidays%E2%8... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Pensions Awareness Day 2020: AE 'solves retirement money worries' say one in four... | While many savers remain concerned about funding retirement, more than a quarter ... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020154/pensions-awareness-day-2020-ae-... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Planning in a pandemic: The effect of Covid-19 on pension schemes | Schemes need to be prepared for the potential longer-term health impacts on those... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/feature/4019903/planning-pandemic-effect-cov... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Schemes in 'denial' over dependence on 'once-a-century' equity performance to clo... | Underfunded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are over-dependent on ... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020155/schemes-%E2%80%98denial%E2%80%9... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Scrap flat-fee structures on low-value DC pots, industry agrees | Close to two-thirds of industry respondents to a Professional Pensions poll agree... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4019871/scrap-flat-fee-structures-low-v... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65% | A record-breaking 150 ‘dog’ funds have been identified in the latest bi-annual Be... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020132/spot-dog-underperforming-funds-... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
The waking market for sole trustees | Sole trustee appointments are featuring more often in tender proposals as schemes... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/feature/4019900/waking-market-sole-trustees | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
UK investment consultants form joint working group on sustainability | A dozen UK investment consulting firms have established a group aiming to improve... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/news/4020030/uk-investment-consultants-form-... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |
UK pensions, ESG and building back better with gold | John Mulligan of the World Gold Council says UK advisers are overlooking gold | https://www.professionalpensions.com/sponsored/4020080/uk-pensions-esg-building-g... | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | https://www.professionalpensions.com/category/investment | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 | 2020-09-14 16:59:26 |