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UK private pension liability poses 'unprecedented' risk

10 September, 2010

Telegraph: The pension liabilities of British companies has soared by 20pc over the past 12 months reaching a record £1.2trillion.

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News

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Ministers consider offering 20 per cent of shares in Royal Mail to staff

10 September, 2010

Telegraph: Postmen could be offered as much as 20 per cent of the shares in Royal Mail in an audacious bid by ministers to buy their support for the state-controlled organisation's controversial privatisation.

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UK pensions veteran moves to Goldman Sachs

10 September, 2010

Financial News: Philip Read, the chairman of one of the UK's biggest pension funds and an investment industry veteran, is to join Goldman Sachs as a part-time advisor to its asset management division.

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Scheme liabilities soar by £50bn in August

10 September, 2010

Professional Pensions: Scheme liabilities soared by £50bn in August as fears of a double dip recession pushed down gilt yields, analysis from Cardano reveals.

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Expats face 55% hit as HK Qrops loses status

10 September, 2010

Money Marketing: Expat UK investors who had their pensions transferred into a tax scheme in Hong Kong face losing 55 per cent of their savings as HMRC has crossed the scheme off its approved list.

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Pensions Management suggests solution to ageing workforce problem

10 September, 2010

Pensions.co.uk: Offering a "consultative or advisory" role to older workers is one possible solution to the problem of an ageing workforce in the UK, Pensions Management has claimed.

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Wandsworth fund awards Northern Trust £750m mandate

10 September, 2010

Professional Pensions: The London Borough of Wandsworth pension scheme has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody and investment accounting services to £750m of assets.

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Pension pots increase by £400,000 in a year for top company directors

9 September, 2010

Guardian: Pension funds for bosses at top 100 companies averaged £3.8m last year.

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Schemes threaten litigation after Henderson fund tanks

9 September, 2010

Professional Pensions: A group of disgruntled pension funds is threatening litigation against investment giant Henderson after one of its funds lost more than 60% of its value during the credit crunch.

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Gilt yield drop has pension schemes transferring out

9 September, 2010

FT Adviser: Pension schemes must start to consider transferring risk because of an accelerating decline in gilt yield, an expert has warned.

Comment

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Right to reply

September 2010

Behind closed doors in Westminster there is a revolution building.

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Local largesse

September 2010

In the US as in the UK, the cost of meeting public sector pension liabilities is a problem says Philip Coggan

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A landmark year?

September 2010

Pension funds must decide if their social, environmental and ethical investment practices are adequate, says Louise Rouse

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Bolt from the blue

August 2010

What started life as an obscure aside in the closing stages of the June emergency Budget has transformed into a lightening bolt for the whole pensions industry.

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Talking points

August 2010

Who said what in July 2010

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Best of the commentators

August 2010

A summary of the best financial commentators

News Digest

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The Week in Review (September 10)

10 September, 2010

A summary of the best stories from the week ending 10 September

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The Week in Review (3 September)

3 September, 2010

A summary of the best stories from the week ending 3 September

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Industry responds to auto-enrolment review

September 2010

News reviews

Analysis

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The parable of Paternoster

September 2010

Paternoster’s sale is the sign of a maturing industry

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Down and out?

September 2010

Ending contracting out for DB members is an oversight that must be addressed

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An emotive debate

September 2010

Proposals to abolish the default retirement age raise both practical and personal issues – response is required

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A tall order

27 August, 2010

The PPF’s plans for self-sufficiency will be hard to achieve

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An unhealthy obsession

6 August, 2010

Fixation on funding levels is short-termist

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Two become one

September 2010

The merger between Aon and Hewitt will create a powerful new force in consultancy

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The tall order

September 2010

The PPF’s plans for self-suffi ciency will be hard to achieve

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Care of the community

September 2010

The economy needs people to spend – but pension saving will avoid long term disaster

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Stag night

13 August, 2010

The Bank of England Inflation Report may herald a period of stagflation, leaving pension schemes with little to celebrate

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Confidence crisis

August 2010

The last three months have seen a chain of nasty shocks knock the stuffing out of investor sentiment. Ongoing sovereign debt concerns in Europe; Spanish bank collapses; and much uncertainty over how and if governments would tackle gaping...

Features

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Long life, good health

September 2010

Aubrey de Grey corrects some common misconceptions about long and short term longevity trends

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The waiting game

September 2010

Corporate platform providers are finding out what the market wants, says Maggie Williams

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Platform maze

September 2010

Corporate platforms are a powerful tool for employers wanting to offer their employees more than a pension, finds Maggie Williams

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Thinking several moves ahead

August 2010

De-risking strategies have never been more complicated, says Matthew Craig

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The long game

August 2010

The market for longevity swaps is rapidly maturing but it will be some time before it can provide a viable solution for all schemes, says Gill Wadsworth

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Calculated risk

August 2010

The new wave of liability driven investment strategies puts short term tactics up front, says Ceri Jones

Reports

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Reports & research

July 2010

A round-up of the key reports published in June 2010

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Reports & research

June 2010

A round up of key reports published in May 2010

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Reports & research

December 2009

December

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