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Lessons from down under: the rise of the trophy trustee
As they get bigger, UK schemes will have to change the way they operate and the things they invest in. David Rowley looks at what they can learn from their Australian counterparts.
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Ros Altmann resigns firing shots at government for short-termism
Baroness Altmann became the latest casualty of Theresa May’s new government, leaving her post this evening. She hinted that her long-term policy aims had been thwarted by government short-termism, and confessed that she sees herself as a “policy expert, rather than a politician”.
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Pension schemes must better educate savers about the value of advice
Pensions freedoms have left members baffled, so financial advice is more important than ever, says Sara Benwell
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Industry rails against proposed changes to NEST
A government consultation on the future of NEST has left experts concerned about the implications for market competition finds Sara Benwell
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George Osborne’s retirement report card
Whichever way you look at it, ‘freedom and choice’ has been a flop, finds Sara Benwell
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A trustee guide to managing liquidity
Illiquid assets tend to offer better returns but many pension funds do not take advantage of them. Luisa Porritt explores how trustees can get access to these market opportunities
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The impact of early derisking
Gill Wadsworth examines the effects of the recession on derisked DB
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Five reasons trustees should avoid providing drawdown solutions
For most schemes, now is not the right time to offer in-house drawdown
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Jargon Buster: Real Estate
Investing in property (sometimes called real estate) is seen as attractive because it offers investors a risk-return profile that sits between the safety (but comparatively low-yield) of bonds and the volatility (but high return potential) of shares. It also has two sources of return – capital
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Technical briefing - Taxation of Pensions Bill
Our guide to everything you need to know about the taxation of pensions bill