Pension funds
Market unrest prompts caution over commodities as diversifying asset class
Diverse strategies
Legal & General produces first index for Source commodity ETF
Legal & General Investment Management has created a commodity index that serves as the basis for a new ETF launched in partnership with Source
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
No guarantees
Sovereign debt crisis spurs investment in cat bonds
Life insurers and pension funds using insurance-linked securities as diversifier, as deal activity jumps in fourth quarter
Solvency II for pensions could be ‘killer blow’ for UK schemes
Solvency II for pensions could be ‘killer blow’ for UK schemes
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
Investment structure key to attracting pension funds to UK infrastructure plan
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Sponsor covenants in risk-based capital
Inflationary pressures spur pension funds to seek hedges
Inflated concerns
Further DC buy-outs predicted after £100m Emap deal
Deal with Standard Life points to new wave of demand for defined contribution scheme buy-outs
Falling coverage ratios will hamper Dutch pension funds’ buy-out efforts, warns ABN Amro
ABN Amro predicts half of Dutch company pension funds will shift assets to insured schemes
Solvency II-type requirements for pension funds could be ‘catastrophic’ - LCP
A Solvency II-type regime for pension funds could increase UK funding requirements by £500 billion and lead to company insolvencies, warns consultancy
New York sues BNY Mellon for foreign exchange fraud
Federal authorities in New York have filed two separate suits accusing BNY Mellon of foreign exchange fraud, following cases brought by other states
Bank pension schemes compromised by Vickers report
The UK's Independent Commission on Banking proposals could have unintended consequences for financial services pension schemes
Pension fund liabilities could soar as Bank of England hints at second round of QE
Pension fund liabilities could soar as Bank of England hints at second round of QE
Public sector funds eye LDI techniques
For the public benefit
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Dutch pension reforms could cause unwinding of swap hedges
Kathryn Graham from BT Pension Scheme Management on hedge funds
Kathryn Graham, director of BT Pension Scheme Management, the $56.8 billion pensions advisory arm of BTPSM, the largest pension fund in the UK, gives her views of the hedge fund industry.
Longevity swaps 'a natural hedge' for pharmaceutical and care home industries, says Swiss Re
Longevity swaps could acts as a ‘natural hedge’ for pharmaceutical and care home industries, according to Swiss Re
Australian distributors upgrade structuring capabilities
Platform for profit
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Too big to invest? Asset allocation for supersize pension funds
Too big to invest?
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk