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Bailey warns UK economy could be hit harder than first expected
Bailey warns UK economy could be hit harder than first expected

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned the UK economy could suffer worse "scarring" from the coronavirus crisis than originally predicted in August.

  • Industry
  • 03 September 2020
Hedge funds hit with $66bn losses in February
Hedge funds hit with $66bn losses in February

$57.9bn of trading losses for the month

  • Investment
  • 17 April 2020
Update: St James's Place latest to suspend property funds
Update: St James's Place latest to suspend property funds

St James's Place, Columbia Threadneedle, BMO Global Asset Management, Legal and General Investment Management, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Kames Capital and Janus Henderson have all suspended their open-ended UK property vehicles due to valuation concerns...

  • Investment
  • 19 March 2020
'Turbulent market' sees Kames property income fund suspended on valuation concerns
'Turbulent market' sees Kames property income fund suspended on valuation concerns

Kames Property Income and its feeder funds have been forced to suspend as a result of current “turbulent market conditions” making it impossible to accurately value property holdings, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week has learned.

  • Investment
  • 17 March 2020
Is now the time to mitigate downside risk?
Is now the time to mitigate downside risk?

Low-volatility strategies have been proven to reduce downside risk over market cycles, says James Lindsay.

  • Investment
  • 06 March 2019
Industry split on whether TPR needs a new strategy
Industry split on whether TPR needs a new strategy

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents were almost equally split on whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needed a fresh strategy as its chief executive changes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 January 2019
The DC prosperity illusion and what DB can teach us
The DC prosperity illusion and what DB can teach us

Analysis by Cardano finds the increased cost of lifetime inflation-linked retirement income has significantly outstripped investment performance. Stephanie Baxter looks at the findings

  • Investment
  • 31 October 2018
Pension transfer values fall during April - Xafinity
Pension transfer values fall during April - Xafinity

Pension transfer values fell from £235,000 at the end of March to £232,000 at the end of April, according to Xafinity's Transfer Value Index (TVI).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 May 2018
Are DB deficits on a downward spiral?
Are DB deficits on a downward spiral?

The PPF 7800 deficit was slashed in half last month as gilt yields rose. Victoria Ticha asks if this is the start of a longer trend

  • Investment
  • 19 February 2018
This was a correction, not a collapse
This was a correction, not a collapse

John Walbaum asks if we have forgotten the realities of equity markets and questions whether recent market falls are part of a longer-term collapse.

  • Investment
  • 13 February 2018
Investors warn of bond bubble and return of volatility
Investors warn of bond bubble and return of volatility

Almost two-thirds of UK-based institutional investors, including pension funds, expect asset bubbles to negatively impact performance in 2018, according to research by Natixis Investment Managers.

  • Investment
  • 06 December 2017
Have your say: Which party has the best pensions manifesto?
Have your say: Which party has the best pensions manifesto?

This week we want to know which of parties that have published their manifestos have the best pension policies, and if you have changed your mind on Brexit.

  • Industry
  • 23 May 2017
DC investments need to perform better post-Brexit
DC investments need to perform better post-Brexit

Defined contribution (DC) investments have to generate higher returns for savers due to the uncertainty caused by Brexit according to Hymans Robertson.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 November 2016
Pension-related insolvencies could be prevented by more stringent accounting
Pension-related insolvencies could be prevented by more stringent accounting

IAS 19 is the accounting standard many sponsors use to make disclosures about their defined benefit schemes in their records. But a report from Lincoln Pensions argues IAS 19 is not good enough. Michael Klimes investigates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 October 2016
Brexit could give rise to better bulk annuity pricing
Brexit could give rise to better bulk annuity pricing

While the market volatility and falling gilt yields in the aftermath of the EU referendum is bad news for DB schemes, they could actually benefit from more attractive buy-in and buyout pricing. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores which schemes could benefit...

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 July 2016
Do a grouch a favour and rebalance portfolios
Do a grouch a favour and rebalance portfolios

Colin Moore asks pension funds to focus on achieving consistency rather than maximising returns.

  • Investment
  • 03 May 2016
Could British Steel go down the bulk annuity route?
Could British Steel go down the bulk annuity route?

PP explores the option of putting the British Steel scheme through the bulk annuity market.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 April 2016
Consumers flock to annuities over Brexit fears
Consumers flock to annuities over Brexit fears

Market volatility and concerns about Britain leaving the European Union are pushing people back into annuities according to eValue.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 April 2016
Standard Life Investments launches pensions solutions team
Standard Life Investments launches pensions solutions team

Standard Life Investments has set up a team to manage a proposition offering low risk growth alongside liability hedging for defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Appointments
  • 18 April 2016
Bulk annuity pricing range swells to 10%
Bulk annuity pricing range swells to 10%

Volatility of bulk annuity pricing is likely to continue in the coming months amid difficult market conditions according to Aon Hewitt.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 April 2016
How market jitters from EU referendum could hurt schemes
How market jitters from EU referendum could hurt schemes

Volatility has risen ahead of the EU referendum with markets already reeling from a deflationary scare driven by the oil price fall. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds schemes must take action now to mitigate their risk exposures.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 07 March 2016
One year on: how freedom and choice is changing pensions
One year on: how freedom and choice is changing pensions

Freedom and choice is producing unexpected results across DB and DC schemes

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 March 2016
Understanding market turmoil
Understanding market turmoil

Saker Nusseibeh looks at why we have seen so much market volatility this year.

  • Investment
  • 03 March 2016
Addressing the shifting gilt/swap spread
Addressing the shifting gilt/swap spread

Barbara Saunders takes a look at how schemes should deal with a recent widening of the gilt/swap spread.

  • Investment
  • 03 March 2016
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