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 fund social housing for inflation hedge
Pension schemes should be playing lender to local authorities for long-term, inflation-linked income streams, argues M&G Investment's William Nicoll in the latest Investment Blueprint
How to cherry-pick the right private equity assets
LPEQ's Ian Armitage argues DC schemes should be taking more notice of listed private equity funds, in this week's Investment Blueprint
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)
DC schemes dump trackers for multi-asset funds
Schemes have dropped equity trackers for better performing multi-asset and target date funds over the past five years, according to research published this week
Look overseas to limit corporate debt risk
AllianceBernstein's Jorgen Kjaersgaard argues UK pension schemes cannot run the risk of limiting their corporate debt allocation to the UK, in this week's Investment Blueprint
BBC diversifies with insurance-linked securities
The broadcaster's scheme said its 1% allocation to ILSs provided “genuine diversification” to equities last year but the market remains limited
Risk-based DGFs offer schemes consistent beta
Schemes such as Nest are finding interesting ways of incorporating risk factor-based diversified growth funds into their strategies, as BlackRock’s Rita Gemelou finds in this week’s Investment Blueprint
SME scheme profits by shunning diversification
The Tullett Liberty Pension Scheme has turned a £38m deficit into a £24m surplus by changing its investment strategy to focus on high-conviction growth equities
Convertibles beat equities with less risk
Aviva Investors' Keith Kelsall looks at how convertible bonds have outshone equities with less volatility over recent years, in this week's Investment Blueprint

