Recently added articles from Pensions Management:
Editor's letter: Personal accounts: 1, Equitable Life: 0.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Padraig Floyd - Editor Voltaire once said it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. We may live in less enlightened times, but times have certainly changed. Eight months ago, I attended a dinner for financial jounalists to meet minister for ...
News: US dubs PA charge 'impossible dream'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Walker Pensions reform Personal accounts could be used as a paradigm for a similar system in the US, but with a more realistic charging structure. David John, presidential candidate John McCain's social security adviser, said policymakers on ...
News: Firms flounder without help to implement TCF.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery Regulation The industry needs more guidance on how to implement the treating customers fairly (TCF) initiative if it is to be a success, is the stark warning to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The message comes after just 13% of ...
News: Crunch continues...
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Walker Inflation A year into the credit crunch, with inflation at 3.8% and expected to rise further, a host of industry experts have voiced their concerns over the effect on pensions. John Broome Saunders, actuarial director at BDO Stoy ...
News: Credit crunch: One year on.
Aug 01, 2008 ... "With high inflation, and the FTSE 100 down by nearly 16% from a decade ago, equities will come into question. But DC investors should remember the long- term horizon: a sizeable equity allocation still makes sense - more so if it's well diversified." Jeremy Ward - Head of ...
News: Equitable Life saga must be cleaned up, says NAPF.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery Parliamentary report The UK cannot afford to have the Equitable Life saga hanging around any longer and must resolve it quickly, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has said in the wake of the parliamentary ombudsman's report. ...
News: Government backs 50% MNTs.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Walker & Ruth Emery Trustee campaign James Purnell has given his backing to the TUC's crusade to ensure 50% of trustee boards are made up of member-nominated trustees (MNTs). The secretary of state for work and pensions said he supported the ...
News: Synesis takeover signals increase in consolidation for UK buyout market.(Industry overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Walker Buyout news The expected sale of Synesis Life to fellow buyout provider Pension Corporation is a sign of things to come, according to the president of the Society of Pension Consultants (SPC). Duncan Howorth said the rumours of a ...
News in brief.
Aug 01, 2008 ... As the trade-off between growth and inflation worsens, Investec Asset Management has predicted there will be limited scope for a rally in government bonds, but emerging market bond yields have risen to more attractive levels, while investment grade and better quality high yield bonds both ...
News: The future of PRI hangs in balance.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery PRI update As the Principles for Respon-sible Investment (PRI) initiative celebrates its second anniversary, a prominent signatory has said the campaign could be in danger of becoming a mere "box-ticking exercise". Rory Sullivan, head ...
News: HSBC launches frontier fund.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery Emerging markets Investors looking for the next China or India should consider HSBC Global Asset Manage-ment's New Frontiers fund, which has just been opened up to a wider audience of investors. The fund launched in February and had been ...
News: Investment spotlight - Emerging markets and how to invest in them.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Holt Emerging markets have had a sustained period of strong outperformance relative to developed markets in recent years and they account for more than 10% of global equity market capitalisation. As some pension funds take the plunge, three distinct ...
News: Emirates growth inspires shariah property fund.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Walker Shariah fund A claim by the ruler of the United Arab Emirates that Dubai's development is only 15% complete has spurred one wealth management group to open a shariah- compliant property fund in the federation. First Wealth Management, ...
News: France eyes up Middle East.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Padraig Floyd Islamic finance France is looking to catch up with the UK in a bid to secure a bigger slice of Islamic finance business, according to a report from Standard & Poor's. The UK has taken the lead in Islamic finance over the past five ...
News: Investment spotlight - If you're not ethical, we're not interested.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karina Litvack Interest in socially responsible investment (SRI) has increased significantly over the recent past as more investors across the world are becoming more concerned about the ethical and green credentials of the companies they invest in. What ...
News: Delays for longevity changes.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery Regulation The Pensions Regulator's proposal of a retrospective change to the way longevity is treated in the scheme funding regime has been halted. However, the industry is still anxious to hear what shape the changes will take when ...
News: ABI's 'common platform' for OMO.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Padraig Floyd Retirement project The industry is about to enter a new age in which the experience of customers at the point of retirement is set to improve dramatically, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The ABI is entering ...
Product briefs.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Assureweb has widened its distribution reach by supplying Bankhall's 2,500 members with access to a whole of market proposition. The alliance also means Assureweb will provide new products directly to Bankhall members more rapidly. Barclays Wealth is launching a three-year ...
News: Ombudsman speeding up.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Charlie Thomas Litigation Pensions ombudsman cases are being completed quicker than ever before, according to the ombudsman's latest annual report. For the third year running, the number of cases being taken on was less than those being closed, a ...
News: Survey reveals annuities are flourishing.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ruth Emery Annuities The stock market upset is boosting the popularity of cash investments, with- profits annuities and impaired life annuities, MetLife Europe research has shown. Two-thirds (67%) of IFAs said the volatility has spurred their ...