Trustees must be bold when disposing of assets
Mature schemes must have a strategy in place to ensure they sell their assets in the most efficient way possible.
Speaking at a trustee event this morning Punter Southall Investment Consulting's managing director Danny Vassiliades (pictured) said schemes should not be scared to sell assets as their income needs increase....
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PPF now paying higher compensation to all members affected solely by caps
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has begun increasing payments to all pensioner members whose compensation falls below 50% of their pre-insolvency entitlements solely due to caps.
LPGS pools launch climate and real estate funds
LGPS Central has launched a multi-factor equity fund with climate considerations core to its investment process.
Why pensions considerations are moving up the management agenda
The collapse of Thomas Cook shows how company boards must give greater attention to how pay and dividends contrast to pension scheme contributions, says Stephen Richards .
DB funding - September 2019: Equities hide impact of stagnant gilts as PPF 7800 deficit falls
Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the September 2019 estimates on the various measures…
Royal London and LCP call for wider access to partial DB transfers
There needs to be wider access to partial transfers out of defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to a joint paper published by Royal London and Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).