Defined benefit
How APG is navigating overhaul of Dutch pensions
Firm is helping two funds move on to defined-contribution contracts, but it won't be plain sailing
Dutch pension funds brace for hedging revamp
Planned legislative changes set to reduce long-end hedging needs, but market divided on curve impact
Illiquid assets throw UK pensions off balance
Collapse in equity and bond prices leaves some funds with outsized exposure to private holdings
Pension buyouts: rock-bottom prices mask unease over risk
US insurers will digest $40bn in pension assets this year but tight pricing and an economic downturn could lead to reflux
Varying responses from defined benefit pension schemes as TCFD requirements come into force
Zoi Fletcher speaks to Simon Robinson, director of product management at Moody’s Analytics, about how the industry and DB pension schemes are responding to the TCFD recommendations
Aegon turns its back on pension deals in its home market
The Netherlands is Europe’s second-biggest pension market, but Aegon made little money from deals
Canada pension fund Hoopp goes cool on bonds
$70bn investor rethinks LDI strategy to take into account paltry yield from fixed income
Mega-hedges and generational strife at PGGM
Buy-side risk survey: for Dutch pension giant, battle between young and old shaped response to March mayhem
Can quants defuse the pension time bomb?
Alex Lipton argues new quantitative methods are needed to solve the looming pension crisis
Hedge funds poorly positioned for DC
unds could suffer from DB de-risking, consultants claim
Defined benefit pension strategy with stochastic volatility
Defined benefit pension strategy with stochastic volatility
New insurer 'to cut buy-out costs' for DB schemes
Long Acre Life will use mutual concept to reduce ultimate buy-out cost for pension funds
Video: De-risking pension liabilities
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Kelvin Wilson, associate director, Grant Thornton about defined pension fund liabilities and what they mean for private equity buyers.
Netherlands heralded as next longevity market
An €11 billion increase in the liabilities of the top four Dutch pension funds owing to life expectancy improvements could see a longevity swap deal agreed in the Netherlands
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
US public pension deficits driving muni yields
Untied states
Volatility in defined benefit schemes trumps deficit worries
Market exposures to FTSE 100 defined benefit schemes could result in a £100bn spike over one year in their total deficit, reports PensionsFirst
Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Geoffrey Staines
In an interview with GP's sister title Professional Pensions, Daily Mail & General Trust pensions director Geoffrey Staines talks to Jonathan Stapleton about communications, risk management and in-scheme resource.
Canadian defined benefit pension schemes’ solvency deteriorates
Canadian pension plans slip back from fully funded status
OECD urges IASB to review scheme definitions
International body says there is "a lot of confusion in the treatment of a lot of plans around the world".