Green asset repricing now proven says BlackRock
The world’s biggest asset manager says it has clear evidence that the drive towards sustainability is leading to a repricing of assets across the board, with green sectors set to surge 8...
Defaults
Pension defaults ranked 20th out of 27 investment strategies
Pension default fund returns rank 20th out of 27 different investor types over 10 years, with returns lower than the return from the average global passive fund, according to research from AJ...
CA Provider Service Ratings report – request your copy
Request your copy of the Corporate Adviser Service Ratings report, to see how advisers ranked the service propositions of group pensions, healthcare, group risk and cash plan providers. Royal London, Canada Life,...
ACA calls for decumulation focus in VFM
The Association of Consulting Actuaries has attacked the regulators’ value for money in DC pensions consultation for not focusing on decumulation, arguing this is an area where significant value destruction can be...
Analysis – Inflation: Bonds’ enemy stalking defaults
Inflation, the old enemy of fixed income markets, is well and truly back. There are deepening concerns in the UK that the uptick in recent months, on the back of scarcity of...
Hollingworth joins Franklin Templeton to lead DC business
Former Hymans Robertson partner and DC consulting head Lee Hollingworth has joined Franklin Templeton as head of UK retirement. Hollingworth will be responsible for developing and leading Franklin Templeton’s DC pensions business in the...
CA Workplace Savings Report: Market share stats and engagement performance
Bundled DC assets of lifetime savings providers, principally life insurers, grew 22 per cent in the year to 30 June 2021 to £382bn, according to the fourth edition of Corporate Adviser Intelligence’s Workplace...
Nick Sherry & David Harris: In consolidation, ESG and illiquid assets we trust
Three facets of the Australian superannuation fascinate UK policymakers as the UK’s auto enrolment begins to mature, master trusts become the only game in town and ‘green’ is flashing for action. First,...
CA DC at-retirement functionality report – master trusts and GPPs compared
At-retirement functionality is extremely varied and decumulation product innovation and support is in its infancy, a report from Corporate Adviser Intelligence into workplace pension providers reveals. (DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE). The report...
Illiquids round table: Value at all costs
Most pension experts agree that in an ideal world, exposure to illiquid investments would be good for defined contribution (DC) schemes, boosting returns over the long term, while adding diversification and reducing...
