• Home
  • Admin/Tech
  • Benefits
  • Buzz
  • DB
  • DC
  • Diversity
  • Investment
  • Law & regulation
  • Risk reduction
  • Events
  • Whitepapers
  • Spotlights
  • Digital Edition
  • PPTV
  • Newsletters
  • Sign in
  •  
      • Newsletters
      • Account details
      • Contact support
      • Sign out
     
    •  

      You are currently accessing ProfessionalPensions via your Enterprise account.

      If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

      If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

      Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

      Email: [email protected]

      • Sign in
  • Follow us
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Newsletters
    • YouTube
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
      event logo
      Webinar: Using passion for ESG to unleash member engagement

      This webinar will look at how pension schemes can harness their members’ interest in ESG to engage them more broadly with their pensions. In particular, it will look at exclusive research showing how members are reacting to ESG; their propensity to act versus their actual behaviour; and the expectations they have of providers in this regard.

      • Date: 26 Jan 2021
      • Webinar
      event logo
      Investment Conference

      This two part Investment Conference will bring you the latest updates from economists, asset managers and pension consultants. We will be taking a look at the outlook for the 2021 economy, alternatives, cashflow strategies and global equity markets to name a few, assessing how they fared through the volatility and what we can expect for the year ahead.

      • Date: 27 Jan 2021
      • Digital Conference
      event logo
      Webinar: What to put on your GMP Equalisation project roadmap for 2021

      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.

      • Date: 02 Feb 2021
      • Webinar
      event logo
      Webinar: Will the world return to normal in 2021?

      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.

      • Date: 04 Feb 2021
      • Webinar
      View all events
      Follow our Professional Pension Events

      Sign up to receive email alerts about our events

      Sign up

  • Whitepapers
    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      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).

      Download
      Pension freedoms three years on

      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

      Download
      Find whitepapers
      Search by title or subject area
      View all whitepapers
  • Spotlights
  • Digital Edition
Professional Pensions
Professional Pensions
  • Home
  • Admin/Tech
  • Benefits
  • Buzz
  • DB
  • DC
  • Diversity
  • Investment
  • Law & regulation
  • Risk reduction
 
    • Newsletters
    • Account details
    • Contact support
    • Sign out
 
  •  

    You are currently accessing ProfessionalPensions via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

    Email: [email protected]

    • Sign in

Hedge Fund

Hedge funds agile and resilient in the wake of Covid-19
Hedge funds agile and resilient in the wake of Covid-19

Hedge funds are emerging from disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic more resilient, adaptable, diverse, efficient, and productive, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).

  • Industry
  • 10 September 2020
DB schemes should diversify portfolios to protect against market crash, says Cambridge Associates
DB schemes should diversify portfolios to protect against market crash, says Cambridge Associates

Trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes should consider diversifying their growth portfolios to protect against the possibility of a market crash, according to Cambridge Associates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 August 2019
Over a third of schemes see high fees as an obstacle to hedge fund investing
Over a third of schemes see high fees as an obstacle to hedge fund investing

Some 38% of pension schemes say high management fees are an obstacle to investing in hedge funds, research from the Asset Management Exchange (AMX) has found.

  • Investment
  • 27 September 2018
Carillion: A shareholder fail?
Carillion: A shareholder fail?

One of the curiosities of Carillion's failure was how shareholders in the firm seemingly failed to notice the firm's demise.

  • Industry
  • 20 February 2018
Average pension scheme could save £700,000 on active costs
Average pension scheme could save £700,000 on active costs

A typical defined benefit (DB) pension fund could cut costs by around a third per year by centralising and standardising their investment, administration and trading functions, according to the Asset Management Exchange (AMX).

  • Investment
  • 28 November 2017
 Big reprieve for LGPS as regulator eases EU rules
Big reprieve for LGPS as regulator eases EU rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has eased new rules for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) after concerns they could pose barriers to infrastructure investment and even cause an asset fire-sale.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 July 2017
Aon Hewitt expands hedge fund research team
Aon Hewitt expands hedge fund research team

Alison Trusty has been hired as a hedge fund analyst in the liquid alternatives manager research team at Aon Hewitt.

  • Industry
  • 13 June 2016
PPF 7800 deficits rise in February amid market volatility
PPF 7800 deficits rise in February amid market volatility

Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have continued to fall against a backdrop of market volatility and falling gilt yields.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 March 2016
Interest rate hedging activity swells by 13% in Q4
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.

  • Risk Management
  • 01 March 2016
Hedge funds: Are schemes heading for the entrance?

Aurum's Kevin Gundle explains why pensions are still committed to hedge funds

  • Hedge Funds
  • 29 October 2014
Why pension schemes are moving out of hedge funds

Stephanie Baxter considers whether Calpers’ shock hedge fund exit will resonate across UK pension schemes

  • Hedge Funds
  • 25 September 2014
TPR: Schemes shifting from equities to bonds, cash & hedge funds

UK schemes have reduced allocations to equities and increased holdings of bonds, cash and hedge funds, according to the latest edition of the Purple Book.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 05 November 2013
Institutional investors triple infrastructure mandates in two years

Institutional investors continue to diversify portfolios, tripling the number of global infrastructure mandates awarded over 2012, according to figures from Towers Watson.

  • Investment
  • 13 February 2013
Willis Scheme hands hedge fund contract to Towers Watson

The £1.5bn Willis Pension Scheme has chosen Towers Watson to manage a large part of its hedge fund portfolio.

  • Investment
  • 08 October 2012
Towers Watson negotiates fund manager fee cuts

Towers Watson said it has increased returns by persuading a selection of hedge fund managers to cut their performance fees.

  • Investment
  • 02 May 2012
Camden pension fund appoints hedge fund manager

The £1bn London Borough of Camden pension fund has appointed BlueCrest Capital Management to run a £50m fund of hedge fund mandate.

  • Investment
  • 03 April 2012
Diversification urged in drive to hedge risks

Defined benefit pension fund investors should diversify their portfolios into alternative assets to hedge against rising inflation and equity volatility, Morgan Stanley say.

  • Industry
  • 26 January 2012
Scheme investors 'institutionalising' hedge fund managers

Institutional investor concern over hedge fund transparency is driving up risk management standards, leading the industry to become more "institutionalised", an SEI report finds.

  • Absolute Return Funds
  • 23 January 2012
Camden seeks additional advice to navigate tough investment environment

Camden Borough Council is hunting for an additional independent advisory firm to help its £900m pension scheme cope with the ever more challenging investment environment.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 December 2011
Schemes urged to use hedge funds as a 'tool' not an asset class

Pension funds should look to hedge funds as a "tool" in their portfolio, as a means to diversify and protect against volatility.

  • Investment
  • 08 November 2011
Investors demand greater liquidity from hedge funds

Three quarters of institutional investors are looking for greater liquidity in their hedge fund investments following the financial crisis, research by Preqin shows.

  • Hedge Funds
  • 13 September 2011
Absolute returns: Still better than zero?

Andrew Short asks if absolute return funds are failing to fulfil their remit and whether they still have a role to play in today's fund portfolios

  • Absolute Return Funds
  • 11 August 2011
Hedge funds erase 2011's gains in just 24 hours

Hedge funds had much of their gains this year wiped out last week as half the alternative strategies reporting daily data to Hedge Fund Research's investable indices lost over 1% of their value in just 24 hours.

  • Hedge Funds
  • 09 August 2011
Hedge funds not systemically risky, but City regulator issues caveats

The low footprint that hedge funds have in most capital markets means overall they pose a low systemic risk, the Financial Services Authority says.

  • Hedge Funds
  • 04 August 2011
12

Most read

Livingbridge sells Broadstone to Intermediate Capital Group
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to Intermediate Capital Group
Mark Stocker dies following cancer battle
Mark Stocker dies following cancer battle
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent
USS: Cost of scheme is 'growing challenge' as future returns 'likely to be lower'
USS: Cost of scheme is 'growing challenge' as future returns 'likely to be lower'
New TPR powers could lead to upsurge in clearance applications
New TPR powers could lead to upsurge in clearance applications
Trustpilot

 

  • Contact Us
  • Marketing solutions
  • About Incisive Media
  • Terms and conditions
  • Policies
  • Careers
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • YouTube

© Incisive Business Media (IP) Limited, Published by Incisive Business Media Limited, New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR, registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 09177174 & 09178013

Digital publisher of the year
Digital publisher of the year 2010, 2013, 2016 & 2017
Loading