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Hackney fines employers to improve admin
The multi-employer scheme has been charging sponsors to encourage more accurate and timely data collection, improving scheme performance and cutting cost
WHSmith doubles surplus through LDI hedging
The newsagent’s pension scheme has managed to double its accounting surplus through its liability-driven investment strategy, following continued low interest rates
Schemes set out opposition to opacity on fees
The vast majority of schemes find the lack of transprancy in fund management charges a major concern, according to the third part of schemeXpert.com’s investigation into pension scheme attitudes
BA extends MNT voting rights to dependants
British Airways has given dependant pensioners voting rights in one of its schemes to placate unhappy members, as more schemes expand their trustee selection processes beyond current employees
sX Review: Time to revisit your LDI triggers?
Video: KPMG's Simeon Willis and Simon Bentley of F&C discuss the economic barriers to schemes considering an LDI allocation, and how much incoming regulation could cost (5:46)
Schemes warn managers on investment fee add-ons
In the second part of schemeXpert.com’s fund management fee survey, we look at what additional charges schemes are willing to accept and how they evaluate them
GMPF learns from member dissatisfaction
The local authority scheme is working with its employers to improve scheme governance and engagement after a pensioner survey highlighted shortfalls
What the regulator's funding statement means for you
Video: The CBI's head of pensions policy, Jim Bligh, tells Owen Walker what the regulator's statement means for schemes in the middle of tough funding talks (4:41)
Cheshire tightens governance with business plan
The local authority pension scheme will hold quarterly reviews of its key governance objectives against a new annual business plan in order to improve its administrative performance
How to get value for money from investment fees
In the first instalment of a schemeXpert.com research project into pension fund attitudes to asset management fees, we look at getting value for money
USS helps members beat AVCs tax charge
The universities scheme made a late amendment to its added years benefit to help members avoid an unforeseen annual allowance charge
sX Review: How to judge risk-adjusted DC returns
Video: DCisions' Nigel Aston and Emma Douglas of Mercer discuss how DC scheme managers can pick the right multi-asset fund and reduce volatility for members (5:48)
Cable & Wireless cuts payslip costs
The Cable & Wireless Communications pension scheme has joined the Kent and Greater Manchester local government funds in ditching some regular payslips to cut costs
Schemes choose hedge funds for risk-shy returns
Schemes should look at hedge funds as a tool to reduce risk rather than an alternative investment, argues BlackRock's Ingo Heinen in this week's Investment Blueprint
sX Review: Time to revisit your LDI triggers?
Video: KPMG's Simeon Willis and Simon Bentley of F&C discuss the economic barriers to schemes considering an LDI allocation, and how much incoming regulation could cost (5:46)
Read insights into the innovative ways schemes are preparing for and implementing their auto-enrolment requirements.
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McClymont: Comms is fundamental AE challenge
Video: Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont outlines how he would like the auto-enrolment regulations improved, and how schemes should be communicating with members (5:29)
Whitbread minimises AE staff education
With auto-enrolment looming, Pippa Stephens looks at Costa Coffee owner Whitbread's unorthodox approach to member engagement
Latest videos
- sX Review: Time to revisit your LDI triggers?09 May 2012 10:37am
- What the regulator's funding statement means for you02 May 2012 01:10pm
- sX Review: How to judge risk-adjusted DC returns25 April 2012 11:50am
Case studies
- Hackney fines employers to improve admin 17 May 2012 11:31am
- WHSmith doubles surplus through LDI hedging15 May 2012 02:28pm
- GMPF learns from member dissatisfaction 04 May 2012 10:32am