Paul McGlone
Trustees 'overburdened' and slow to implement decisions
Trustees feel overloaded and need better support to make more timely decisions, research from Aon Hewitt has revealed.
Funding: The rocky road to self-sufficiency
Natasha Browne explores the issues trustees face
Hints on QE end push liabilities down £31bn as yields rise
FTSE350 companies' defined benefit (DB) deficits fell as bond yields rose on hints of an end to quantitative easing (QE), research from Mercer shows.
Advisers put on trial
Do providers offer value for money? Jonathan Stapleton passes judgment
Consultants and admins 'on trial' at Pensions & Benefits Show
Professional Pensions will put the actuarial, consultancy and administration sectors ‘on trial' at the Pensions and Benefits Show 2013.
Schemes urged to develop contingency plan as buyout market squeezed
Trustees hoping to secure a buyout must develop a contingency plan as the bulk annuities market could struggle to meet growing demand says a consultant.
Aon Hewitt launches online de-risking assessment tool
Aon Hewitt has launched a free online service to help trustees assess whether their scheme is prepared to move to a buy-in or buyout.
Discounting liabilities
Webb vs Industry on discount rates: Michael Bow reports
CPI and LPI swap pricing 'skewed against schemes'
Schemes are being asked to pay a prohibitive premium to hedge against Consumer Prices Index or Limited Price Index inflation, delegates at the PP Risk Reduction Forum heard.
£200bn gilt sell-off potential for UK schemes
UK schemes could release up to £200bn currently invested in gilts to match their liabilities more closely with a buy-in policy, says Aon Hewitt.
Limited resources constrain mid-sized schemes' progress
Despite mid-sized schemes' commitment to long-term funding targets the majority are failing to progress due to lack of resources, a poll shows.
GMP equalisation: Time to sit up and take notice
Grasping the nettle of guaranteed minimum pensions
Comment: Triumph over common sense
Jonathan Stapleton says things were going so well...
Expense stymies buyout market
FTSE350 buyout liabilities are surging towards £1trn forcing schemes to abandon buyout plans and move forward with alternative de-risking strategies, Aon Hewitt says.
Contracting out - a dead man walking
The Budget rings an effective death knell for private sector provision, argues Michael Bow
De-risking to boom over next decade - Aon Hewitt
Almost three-quarters of schemes are committed to long-term de-risking strategies but the majority still plan to demand extra employer contributions, an Aon Hewitt poll reveals.
Pensions Act must be revised
The government must amend existing pension legislation to ensure the majority of schemes are able to legally shift indexation from RPI to CPI, Aon says.
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