LDI market review and outlook: The aftermath of an eventful election season
Geopolitical considerations and fluctuating investment sentiment meant it was a period of relative valuation opportunities.
Lifestyling: the Achilles heel in DC pensions
Why too much derisking – the accepted orthodoxy in UK defined contribution pensions – is a bad thing.
Q3 2024 repo update
Fears of an economic slowdown and helpful falls in inflation rates opened the door to the first rate cuts in the US and the UK, and for a second in Europe.
Q2 2024 repo update
The second quarter of 2024 finally brought about the long-awaited commencement of the monetary tightening cycle, albeit not in the US or the UK.
UK pensions news summary Q2 2024
Covering relevant updates on regulation, policy changes, investment strategies and industry trends, this quarterly UK pensions news summary serves as an essential resource for pension professionals seeking to stay informed.
Pensions Watch 30
In this edition of Pensions Watch, we look at the considerable risks and challenges the decumulation decision-making process poses and how we might solve for these if more optimal retirement outcomes are to become the norm.
Consultation on Options for Defined Benefit Schemes: our views
In February 2024, the government launched a consultation seeking feedback on a range of proposals to provide better outcomes to pension savers.
Q1 2024 repo update
All eyes remained focused on the commencement of the global monetary easing cycle; however, as the quarter progressed it became clear that the market had been overly aggressive in its expectations, both in terms of the speed and size of potential cuts for 2024.
UK pensions news summary Q1 2024
Covering relevant updates on regulation, policy changes, investment strategies and industry trends, this quarterly UK pensions news summary serves as an essential resource for pension professionals seeking to stay informed.
Pensions Watch 29
In this edition of Pensions Watch, we define nature and biodiversity, reflect on the importance of the biosphere in underpinning sustainable economic activity and what needs to change, and consider how the pensions world can play its part in moving the world to a position where nature and biodiversity is replenished, and not continually depleted.
