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Retirement of baby boomer generation heralds shift to fixed income
Developed countries are facing up to large demographic imbalances as the baby boomer generation retires and pensioners live ever longer. As baby boomers leave employment and shift savings into new vehicles...
The move to liability-driven investment has been part of a seismic shift in pension risk management in the previous decade. But what happens if a scheme is seriously underfunded before an LDI structure...
Pension funds will soon be forced to clear trades through central counterparties, but many are worried about the likely size of margin requirements, claiming it will severely hamper fund performance. Can...
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Asset swaps continue to support inflation market
Asset swaps continue to be a key source of inflation supply. But with the pick-up for asset swap investors much lower than it was last year, how successful have dealers been in cultivating new sources of inflation supply? By Christopher Whittall
Cash variation margin requirements worry pension funds
Having to post cash as variation margin to central counterparties (CCPs) will cause substantial yield losses for pension funds that conduct liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies, according to fund managers.
Botched legal work in BT privatisation responsible for potential £23...
Flawed legal agreement behind landmark UK privatisation leaves UK taxpayers counting the cost
Gross discrepancies in pension ALM
A survey of the asset liability management (ALM) of European pension funds has revealed gross discrepancies in the risk management of portfolios according to Edhec Risk Institute. The research found that a mere 33% of participants considered accounting...
Scor eyes UK pension funds’ longevity risk
Reinsurer Scor becomes the latest firm to enter the longevity arena
UK’s TPR issues FSD on Lehman Brothers
The Pension Regulator takes a tough line with Lehman Brother creditors over UK pension fund deficit
Pimco’s Andrew Balls talks about the European sovereign debt crisis
Balls says support packages "might just provide the opportunity for conservative investors to get out"
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