Pension funds
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
BarCap offers medium-term volatility in Ucits III form
BarCap offers medium-term volatility in Ucits III form
Structured hybrid products prove popular in Korea
Reinforcing structures
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
South Africa
South Africa special report
Climbing the modernisation mountain
Climbing the modernisation mountain