Longevity risk the financial risk caused by scheme members living longer than anticipated has received much press over the past few years, causing trustees and sponsors of defined benefit schemes to perceive it as an acute concern.
Take up of fiduciary management in the Netherlands has been phenomenal. Andrew Short asks what lessons the UK can learn from this approach.
US - Some 60% of all US corporate defined benefit plans are closed to new entrants, SEI found.
HSBC; Russell; Schroders; LGIM; Fidelity; Norges Bank; SEI; Cordea Savills; Pioneer; Investec
SEI has bolstered its fiduciary management capabilities with the three senior appointments in its liability-driven investing, corporate finance and risk management teams.
US - Pension fund sponsors continue to view controlling funded status volatility as top priority for 2011.
As the fiduciary management model continues its ascent, Mark Goode looks at how consultants are evolving to keep pace with the changing nature of the industry
GLOBAL - Institutional investors are set to increase investments in hedge funds in 2011 but demand greater transparency and risk management from the industry, a study finds.
Institutional investors are set to increase investments in hedge funds in 2011 but demand greater transparency and risk management from the industry, a study finds.
Illinois Teachers' Retirement System; KPMG; Putnam Investments; SEI; Threadneedle; Mercer.