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- PENSIONS MANAGEMENT
Changing nature
The nature of the trustees’ role and their relationship with employers is changing sys Susan Smith.
- AGEISM
Farewell performance
Employees over 65 should be able to choose when it is time to leave the stage maintains Joyce Glasser.
- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Healthy balance
Conflict of interest is not always a bad thing in maintaining a healthy scheme suggests Clive Pugh.
- CONSULTANTS’ SURVEY
Broad shoulders
Pensions consultants are a useful support in carrying the load of running a scheme. Allison Plager reports
- COMMUNICATIONS
Keeping the customer happy
Don’t forget the importance of internal marketing when it comes to pensions information, says Jon Pearce.
- PENSIONS PROVISION
Heavy duty
David Seaton on how to avoid being weighed down by punitive tax charges.
- FIXED INCOME
Uncertain waters
Navigate a course through the rocky seas of global credit market volatility with Mark Miller.
- TRUSTEE TRAINING SURVEY
Back to school
Tim Cooper awards top marks to the best trustee training courses.
- COMMODITIES
All that glisters…
Is it too late for pension schemes to join the rush to invest in commodities? asks Simoney Girard.
- SOLVENCY II
Devil in disguise
The new European insurance Directive – a curse or a blessing? Jane Beverley reports.
- TRANSFERS OVERSEAS
On the move
Don’t forget to pack your pension when moving abroad advises Mike Morrison.
- THIRD PARTY ADMIN SURVEY
Helping hand
Allison Plager surveys how TPAs can help companies struggling to stay on top of their pensions administration.
- PROFILE
Can you have it all?
Stephanie Hawthorne meets one of the most talked about women in the City, Nicola Horlick.
- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE SURVEY
Guiding light
How important is it for a pension scheme to have an independent trustee? Allison Plager illuminates.
- EQUALISATION
Skeleton in the cupboard
The problems with sex equalisation look likely to be resurrected, according to Rober O’Donovan.
- DEFINED CONTRIBUTION
Shaping your own pension pot
The shape of the DC pension pot is in employees’ hands, explains Ken Anderson.
- TRANSITION MANAGEMENT
Wind of change
Financial gales have hit the transaction market. Ceri Jones looks at the weather vane.
- LAW
Stand and deliver!
Arron Slocombe on the perils facing the last man standing in multi-employer final salary schemes.
- COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY
It's good to talk
How to avoid those crossed lines in employee communications. Allison Plager surveys the market
- PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
On the level?
Will the introduction of Personal Accounts level down pensions provision? Jamie Clark reports
- ANNUITIES
Age limit defies logic
Age discrimination is alive and kicking when it comes to buying annuities says David Seaton.
- PENSION LIABILITIES
In hot pursuit
Companies keen to hand over their pension schemes could copy the tactics of big investors now chasing those assets suggests Martin Potter
- DB LITE
How would you like your pension scheme?
Employers should be able to offer their staff a DB scheme adjusted according to taste says Martin Harris
- THE SURVEY: INVESTMENT
Off balance?
Multi asset seems to have toppled balanced management as the popular investment approach reports Allison Plager
- SUMMARY STATEMENTS
Check the sell by date
Out of date: is that a fair description of summary funding statements? James Atherton reports.
- SALARY SACRIFICE
What’s sauce for the goose
…is sauce for the gander. David Barker shows how to save pounds with salary sacrifice.
- DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Step change
Trustees have a legal duty to remove any barriers to entry for disabled employees, warns Claire Barker.
- THE SURVEY: PROPERTY
Pretty bubbles in the air
Is property still a good home for spare cash? Asks Allison Plager.
- PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
Changing the landscape
Spring is here. The ground has been prepared, the seeds have been sown. How will the pensions garden grow? Asks Graham Everness.
- SURVEY: BUYOUTS
A hive of activity
There’s a noticeable buzz in the buyout market. Ceri Jones looks at the increased activity on the scene.
- LONGEVITY RISK
As old as Methuselah
Longevity is the most significant risk facing pension schemes, warns Paul Jayson. Developments in the buyout market could make controlling this risk feasible.
- POINTS OF LAW
Dead or alive?
Unregistered pension schemes are in a state of suspended animation. Robin Ellison explains.
- EXCLUSIVE
History in the making
Mike O’Brien, Minister for Pensions Reform, outlines the benefits the reforms contained in the Pensions Bill 2007 should bring.
- SURVEY: EMPLOYER COVENANTS
The heart of the matter
A new responsibility for trustees is to monitor the strength of the employer covenant. Several firms are now offering a specialist service, said Allison Plager.
- RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
Money saver?
Responsible investment can offer the best of both worlds: better returns and enhanced wellbeing of beneficiaries. Raj Thamotheram explains.
- TAKEOVER BIDS
Selling the family silver
New guidance for trustees from TPR on how to handle Type A events should help to protect scheme funds, says Gary Cullen.
- PENSIONS PREDICTIONS 2008
Climate change
Tim Cooper canvassed pension experts on the outlook for 2008. The forecast was unanimous: changeable.
- SURVEY: SIPPS
Fancy a SIPP?
Since A Day, SIPPs have become fashionable and no longer the preserve of the well off. Allison Plager looks at the widening variety of choices available.
- PROFILE
Well qualified
Steve Delo, new president of the Pensions Management Institute, is keen to support trustees in their difficult and sometimes isolated role. Ceri Jones spoke to him.
- ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD
Tail wagging the dog?
Andrew Evans considers the impact of accounting standards on pension risks and the importance of liaison between finance and pension departments.
