Pensions Week articles from May 2007

Pensions Week archives from May 2007

News: Unions fight with PAG for upper hand.
May 7, 2007

News: Bad forecast for Surrey.
May 7, 2007

This Week: Thinking beyond tomorrow.
May 7, 2007

News: Campaigners increase pressure on FAS extension.
May 7, 2007

News: Avon Council takes big hedge plunge.
May 7, 2007

News: Trustee alarm at UBS performance downturn.
May 7, 2007

News: Ealing Council appoints a trio of managers for 'specialist approach'.
May 7, 2007

News in Brief.
May 7, 2007

News: Trouble at mill as reporters revolt over closure plans.
May 7, 2007

News: Europe leads as UK shuns M&A lawsuits.
May 7, 2007

News: Workers could force DB reopening.
May 7, 2007

News: Industry: regulator's paper 'no real benefit'.
May 7, 2007

News: Michelin punctures final salary scheme.
May 7, 2007

News in Brief.
May 7, 2007

News: Trustees should run PAs says industry.
May 7, 2007

News: Personal account success reliant on delivering advice.
May 7, 2007

News: Pension deficits hit an all-time low.
May 7, 2007

News: PPF levies five-fold increase warning.
May 7, 2007

News: LDI just a 'snake oil' solution says fund manager.
May 7, 2007

News: DB schemes' accrual closure increase.
May 7, 2007

Current Affairs: Boiling Point.
May 7, 2007

News: All this way for (maybe) nothing.
May 7, 2007

The Insider: Personal View - Private equity as an asset class is still very much alive and kicking.
May 7, 2007

The Insider: End of term report: Blair, Anthony.
May 7, 2007

Industry Watch: Governance.
May 7, 2007

Industry Watch: View from the Bridge.
May 7, 2007

Notice board: NAPF upcoming events.(Calendar)
May 7, 2007

Pensions Workout.
May 7, 2007

On the Move: Buyout market an asset for actuaries.
May 7, 2007

On the Move: Going Places.
May 7, 2007

News: Funds stand by Shell out of court deal.
May 14, 2007

News: Dorset seeks higher returns.
May 14, 2007

This Week: The hangover from hell...
May 14, 2007

News: Hope reigns as pensions bill gets a Lords reading.
May 14, 2007

News: PPF wary as firms exploit tax loophole.
May 14, 2007

News: UK companies direct their own strategies.
May 14, 2007

News: State Street bags collateral mandate.
May 14, 2007

News in Brief.
May 14, 2007

News: Trend for diverse allocations suits boutiques in 2006.
May 14, 2007

News: Northants next in line for hedge funds.
May 14, 2007

News: FAS urges compliance.
May 14, 2007

News: MPC mirrors JPM fund.
May 14, 2007

News: Company Comment - Learn from the past, adapt for the future.
May 14, 2007

Letter.
May 14, 2007

News: Regulator vows to right DB/DC wrongs.
May 14, 2007

News: BT fund exceeds benchmark over previous 10 years.
May 14, 2007

News: Opposition objects to proposed PAs.
May 14, 2007

News: Industry fails to see benefit of reforms.
May 14, 2007

News: 30% of schemes may find plans under scrutiny.
May 14, 2007

News: Small funds must consider property.
May 14, 2007

The Insider: Personal View - Good solutions are hard to find, so it really pays to put in the work.
May 14, 2007

The Insider: Technical View - Changing rules to change behaviour.
May 14, 2007

Current Affairs: Lasting unity.
May 14, 2007

Current Affairs: CDI: The path to enlightenment?
May 14, 2007

Industry Watch: Governance - The changing landscape.
May 14, 2007

Industry Watch: Notice Board - NAPF Themes for the year ahead.
May 14, 2007

Industry Watch: View from the Bridge.
May 14, 2007... Sam Goldwyn It was Schmuel Gelbfisz (who changed his name to Goldfish when he arrived in England and to Goldwyn later on in Hollywood) who is alleged to have said "an oral contract isn't worth the paper it is written on". It appears the...

Pensions Workout: Defined contribution an advanced guide to DC pension schemes.
May 14, 2007

On the Move: Duo migrate from Hewitt to Cardano.
May 14, 2007

On the Move: Going Places.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Manage the Fear.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Multi-skilled managers.
May 14, 2007... Byline: Tessa Kohn-Speyer Liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies encompass a broad range of solutions aimed at reducing or eliminating liability risk faced by trustees and scheme sponsors. The multitude of different approaches...

Special Supplement: Defence against risk.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Perfectly clear.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Gill Wadsworth: Now LDI is established in the UK market, how is it faring?(Industry overview)
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Minding the gap.
May 14, 2007

Special Supplement: Keeping options open.
May 14, 2007... Although a small but growing proportion of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes are beginning to use interest rate swaps and inflation swaps to protect their liabilities, so far there has been little use of swaptions. Given their acceptance and use...

News: DWP denies FAS buyout rumours.
May 21, 2007

News: Macro goes to Watson.
May 21, 2007

This Week: The house of rational decisions.
May 21, 2007

News: Lords lends support to bill amendment.
May 21, 2007

News: PW poll reveals mixed views on personal accounts.
May 21, 2007

News: UK pension funds must file claims against Tyco.
May 21, 2007

News: Hammond fights for M&A freedom.
May 21, 2007

News in Brief.
May 21, 2007

News: WHSmith hit with mass grievances.
May 21, 2007

News: Amicable end to F&C/Mellon's outsourcing deal.
May 21, 2007... Byline: CD F&C Management has terminated its back office outsourcing deal with Mellon Financial Corporation, claiming it needs a consistent approach to investment administration. The decision, announced jointly between Mellon and F&C,...

News: Trustee chief brushes off staff worries.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Ryan Harrison WHSmith's chairman of trustees has dismissed a staff backlash over the termination of the firm's final salary scheme as 'minimal' and pledged his full support to the company. The high street retailer ejected all...

News: Call for radical 'middle way'.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Hannah Williams Actuaries have called for a radical extension to risk-sharing legislation to provide a middle way of pension saving, despite lukewarm enthusiasm from the government. Ian Farr, chairman of the Association of...

This Week: Now you see it, now you don't.
May 28, 2007... While pension events are normally kept lively thanks to large amounts of free booze, hosts often feel the need to employ the services of some form of entertainer. Judging by the last few events I've attended, the artistes du jour seem to...

News: Personal accounts pressure rises for UK's smaller firms.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Ryan Harrison Escalating global competition could threaten UK small businesses' ability to cope with administrative costs from the proposed personal accounts, the British Chamber of Commerce has claimed. David Frost,...

News: Hutton will take rap for trustee errors.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Ryan Harrison John Hutton, the secretary of state for work and pensions, defended the trustee-based model for personal accounts and disclosed he will take full political responsibility for any major trustee blunders. Hutton was...