Industry

Schemes taking lessons from supermarkets

John Redwood reaches for the asprin

The government must ease the constraints the National Employment Savings Trust will operate under if the scheme is to act as a benchmark, argue industry figures.

Henderson Global Investor's former SRI team, which exited the firm in late 2011 after its funds were handed to other managers, has joined WHEB Asset Management.

Fraser Sparks, partner at Stephenson Harwood, argues that the government must clear up the confusion created by its muddled policy towards enhanced transfer value exercises.

Lib Dems increase pension pressure

Hedge funds offering greater transparency via bespoke structures mean institutional clients can more readily model risk and reward to a sector they have previously shunned, Lyxor say.

Tomorrow's defined contribution members need better reports to move from a focus on their accumulated pension wealth to emphasise their post-retirement income, delegates heard.

The pensions industry has welcomed the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills' (BIS) proposals to tackle excessive pay through increased shareholder influence.

Liquidity constraints and policy risks in overseas farmland investments are hampering more allocations to the asset class, delegates heard.