What does the future hold for LDI?
The popularity of liability-driven investment strategies among defined benefit pension funds has increased over the years. In 2017, the total notional value of liabilities hedged by LDI strategies con...
17 Loka 20184min
DC default design: Make sure you understand your members
Last month, Pensions Expert reported that trustees of the Lloyds Bank Pension Scheme No.1 had overhauled the default offering for their DC members. In this episode, Lydia Fearn, head of DC and financi...
3 Loka 20189min
How should trustees be monitoring their employer covenant?
Over the past few years, headlines highlighting several high-profile defined benefit pension cases have hammered home the importance of having a strong covenant. Mark Evans, director at Independent Tr...
18 Syys 20189min
What would be the impact of tighter regulation of actuaries?
An advisory group to the government review of the Financial Reporting Council is considering the role of actuaries and the extent to which actuaries should be subject to formal regulation in response ...
5 Syys 20186min
What can be done to help savers achieve a better retirement income?
Eighty per cent of people are not sure whether they are saving the right amount for retirement, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. What can be done to help savers achieve a be...
22 Elo 20186min
DB transfers: What trustees and employers should consider
Since the introduction of freedom and choice in 2015, more and more savers have showed an interest in defined benefit transfers. In this episode, Ben Roe, senior partner and head of member options at ...
9 Elo 20188min
PPF remains strong despite record liability intake
The Pension Protection Fund's latest annual report shows it has weathered a record influx of defined benefit liabilities without much trouble. Chief financial officer Andy McKinnon discusses future ch...
25 Heinä 201810min
Should the FCA have brought in a charge cap for drawdown?
Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority released its long-awaited Retirement Outcomes Review. Daniela Silcock, head of policy research at the Pensions Policy Institute, and Nathan Long, senior pen...
10 Heinä 201811min
