Q4 2023 repo update
The fourth quarter of 2023 brought happy surprises, namely inflation falling faster than anticipated
Pensions Watch 28
In this edition we examine the PPI’s research findings into DC decumulation policies across the globe and ask what lessons the UK can learn from the eight pension systems covered.
Q3 2023 repo update
The peak or close-to-peak rate environment prevailed across Europe and the US during the third quarter as inflationary fears receded.
Pensions Watch 27
2023 sees the publication of yet another highly informative edition of The DC Future Book, the ninth in the series.
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We ask whether an alternative direction of travel for well-funded UK corporate DB schemes could realistically reverse a deeply entrenched de risking mindset and the notion of a swift transition to buyout being the only end game in town.
Q2 2023 repo update
Volumes of trade activity remained below average in the second quarter of 2023 partly as a consequence of the evolving regulatory framework for UK pension funds.
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The long-running active-passive fund management debate needs to focus on net value added and how increasingly important environmental, social and governance risk factors are factored into each methodology.
Pensions Watch 24
With the inexorable rise of Defined Contribution (DC) schemes and the continued closure of Defined Benefit (DB) schemes to new members and future accrual, suggestions that DB is dead are ever present.
Pensions Watch 23
The annual revision to the PLSA’s retirement living standards suggests that without urgent reform, many DC savers will continue to sleepwalk into retirement penury.
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We consider the need for both more inventive scenario analysis and stress testing of schemes’ resilience against a multitude of ever-present and emerging risks allied to more nimble governance.
