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RPI reform certainty drives hedging increase
Pension schemes increased their inflation hedging in the final quarter of 2020 as major issues were concluded in a “momentous geopolitical quarter”.
Covid-19: Your industry guide
The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.
Video: The unintended consequences of the CMA's review of fiduciary management tenders
As schemes grapple with the new regulations - in some cases without external advice - Professional Pensions asked Trustees for their views on the remedies, comparing the behaviour of small schemes with their larger peers.
Exclusive research: How the CMA's findings on fiduciary management hit smaller schemes hardest
Professional Pensions has collaborated with BMO Global Asset Management on a new piece of research covering how smaller pensions schemes are affected by the CMA’s fiduciary management reforms.
LGPS Central appoints emerging markets managers
LGPS Central has selected three external managers for its emerging markets equity multi-manager fund.
BMO expands business with fiduciary management offering
BMO Global Asset Management has opened a UK fiduciary management business, promising a "truly open architecture" approach to deliver "better client outcomes".
Nearly half of DB liabilities hedged following surge in new LDI mandates
More of the smallest defined benefit (DB) schemes are hedging inflation and interest rate risk using liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies thanks to more accessible and affordable solutions, XPS Pensions Group says.
BMO's responsible funds to divest from fossil fuels by 2020
BMO Global Asset Management has begun excluding companies with fossil fuel reserves from some of its responsible funds, with an aim to completely divest across the range by 2020.
20 years of Professional Pensions: Where are they now?
Jonathan Stapleton looks at the firms who were advertising in the first editions of Professional Pensions and how the consultancy, asset manager and provider markets have changed over the past 20 years
Reducing the impact of central clearing on LDI strategies
Mitigating the impact of central clearing
Interest rate hedging activity swells by 13% in Q4
Interest rate and inflation hedging levels rose during the last quarter of 2015 according to BMO Global Asset Management's Liability Driven Investment (LDI) survey.
BMO expands LDI team with hires from LGIM and Towers Watson
BMO Global Asset Management has made two appointments to its liability-driven investment (LDI) team as the firm expects strong growth in the business.