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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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      Pension schemes are now facing increasing government, regulatory, and member demand to manage the financial risks associated with the anthropogenic consequences of the environmental crisis. But how best to manage this transition to net-zero? And, in the rush to invest in carbon friendly assets, are investors potentially missing out on potential returns generated by the transition theme, investing in assets that may not be carbon neutral but have the potential to significantly improve their environmental credentials over time. This webinar will discuss at the transition theme, look at the opportunity set available and ask how this can help schemes achieve superior returns while moving towards a net-zero portfolio.

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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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Adapting pension fund portfolios to match ESG expectations
Adapting pension fund portfolios to match ESG expectations

Most asset classes have a long way to go on meeting sustainability targets and the pressure to be environmentally compliant is increasing. Hope William-Smith reports

  • Investment
  • 05 December 2019
Asset management fees continue to fall following pressure from schemes
Asset management fees continue to fall following pressure from schemes

There has been a substantial reduction in fees across a number of asset classes over the past few years as pension funds continue to apply pressure on fees, Bfinance says.

  • Investment
  • 07 October 2019
How schemes can protect against equity losses
How schemes can protect against equity losses

Derivative-based overlay strategies have become more popular in the past year. Stephanie Baxter explores whether they will be widely adopted by pension funds

  • Investment
  • 15 January 2019
Bfinance appoints senior RPMI investment manager as private equity head
Bfinance appoints senior RPMI investment manager as private equity head

Investment consultancy Bfinance has hired RPMI Railpen's Sweta Chattopadhyay as director of private markets to head its equity advisory practice.

  • Appointments
  • 29 August 2018
Investment consultants fail to add value in product recommendations, says CMA
Investment consultants fail to add value in product recommendations, says CMA

Investment consultants are failing to recommend products that outperform net of fees, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said as its investigation into the market continues.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 March 2018
Should there be a probe into the investment consulting market?
Should there be a probe into the investment consulting market?

The FCA's eagerly anticipated final report of its asset management market study suggests an investigation of the investment consulting market, James Phillips reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 June 2017
Active management fees remain 'resilient' while passives slash prices
Active management fees remain 'resilient' while passives slash prices

Global active equity management fees for the largest investors have managed to withstand growing pricing pressures in the last few years, according to research by bfinance.

  • Investment
  • 15 May 2017
Bfinance appoints head of research
Bfinance appoints head of research

Kathryn Saklatvala has been appointed global content director at Bfinance and will be responsible for the group's efforts in producing research for clients.

  • Appointments
  • 25 October 2016
North Yorkshire LGPS to invest directly in European SMEs
North Yorkshire LGPS to invest directly in European SMEs

North Yorkshire Pension Fund will invest directly in European private corporate debt for the first time following a review of its fixed income strategy.

  • Investment
  • 11 January 2016
bfinance hires former fund-of-hedge-funds risk expert Goodworth

Institutional investment advisory firm bfinance has hired Toby Goodworth as head of risk management.

  • Investment
  • 09 January 2013
LIBOR failings could hit pension schemes

Pension schemes with exposure to LIBOR-related swaps could have lost out as a result of manipulation of the lending rate.

  • Investment
  • 29 June 2012
A double whammy for LGPS

Andrew Short looks at the number of threats to the cashflows of the Local Government Pension Scheme

  • Industry
  • 17 November 2011
Hard bargaining sees institutions cut mandate fees by over a quarter

UK - Hard bargaining and encouraging competition helped institutional investors hiring managers save over a quarter on the fee levels they were initially quoted last year, research shows.

  • United Kingdom
  • 07 June 2011
Schemes continue move away from equities and bonds

EUROPE/US - Pension funds and other institutional investors are shifting away from traditional equity and bond allocations in favour of alternative asset classes, research from bfinance shows.

  • Europe
  • 31 January 2011
Schemes shy away from bonds in favour of alternatives

Schemes will continue to cut exposure to equities and fixed income and shift investments towards property and alternatives in the next six months, bfinance says.

  • Investment
  • 31 January 2011
Property return expectations fall as economic uncertainty takes its toll

GLOBAL - Expectations for average total property returns are falling sharply around the globe as economic uncertainty, reduced access to financing and increased supply take their toll, research has warned.

  • Global
  • 28 September 2010
Property return expectations fall as economic uncertainty takes its toll

Expectations for average total property returns are falling sharply as economic uncertainty, reduced access to financing and increased supply take their toll, a bfinance survey reveals.

  • Property
  • 28 September 2010
Schemes seek riskier assets for diversification

EUROPE - Pension funds are continuing to diversify into riskier assets, with interest in private markets likely to increase in the short to mid-term, bfinance said.

  • Europe
  • 07 June 2010
Schemes seek riskier assets for diversification

Pension funds are continuing to diversify into riskier assets, with interest in private markets likely to increase in the short to mid-term, bfinance says.

  • ETFs
  • 07 June 2010
Pension funds shift to active strategies as fees are slashed

Schemes are increasingly shifting towards active strategies as market rallies pushed down fees in 2009 across most asset classes, latest bfinance research reveals.

  • Investment
  • 08 February 2010
Gwent scheme allocates £125m to global equities

The Greater Gwent Pension (Torfaen) Pension Scheme has invested £125m in a global equities mandate with Aberdeen Asset Management following a bfinance search.

  • Mandates
  • 02 February 2010
Cardiff scheme makes £25m allocation to emerging markets

The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management to run a £25m emerging market equities brief.

  • Mandates
  • 12 January 2010
Flagging returns prompt surge in manager scrutiny

Dissatisfied institutional investors launched a spate of managerial reviews as returns flagged during the first half of 2009, research from bfinance reveals.

  • Investment
  • 11 January 2010
Flagging returns prompt surge in manager scrutiny

GLOBAL - Dissatisfied institutional investors launched a spate of managerial reviews as returns flagged during the first half of 2009, research from bfinance revealed.

  • Europe
  • 11 January 2010

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