Tuesday 22 May 2012

Poll

Should the government commit to a ten year moratorium on key pension rule changes?:

Corporate bonds

Purple Book 2010 shows DB closures continue apace

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and the Pensions Regulator) today published the latest version of the Purple Book which is required reading for all pensions professionals. This is the fifth edition of the publication which highlights trends in defined benefit pension schemes and focuses on...
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CORPORATE BONDS On closer inspection

How corporate are your bonds? Alex Pocock, Barnett Waddingham, suggests another look

The recent market crises have impacted on all asset classes. Whereas the impact on equity markets has been well documented, the impact on bond markets has not received as much coverage. With the recent and continued changes to bond markets, trustees should examine their bond investment policy to...
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FIXED INTEREST What lies beneath?

Bonds have stood firm in a sea of troubles but, like icebergs, there is hidden danger below the surface, as Simoney Girard discovers

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a pension scheme with high liabilities must be in need of some good, solid bond investments. According to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), defined benefit (DB) schemes have decreased their allocation to equities by 15% since December...
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Highly regarded guide

Guide to financial markets by Marc Levinson (250 pages), ISBN 978 184 668 173 8 £20 from www.profilebooks.com

The fifth edition of this highly regarded guide by Marc Levinson, a former finance editor of The Economist, brings the reader right up to speed with the latest developments in financial instruments and provides a clear and incisive guide to this complex world that even those who work in it often...
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