interest rates
Investment
A paper from UBS Asset Management provides further evidence that lower interest rates will persist much longer than first thought. Helen Morrissey looks at how this affects schemes.
06 June 2016
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5 min read
Defined Contribution
Almost one in four workers expect to work past the age of 65 because of seven years of low interest rates according to Canada Life research.
13 April 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The average pensioner's income has risen by more than a fifth since 2002 while working-age incomes remained broadly stagnant at around 2% says the Resolution Foundation.
16 February 2016
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2 min read
Risk Management
The bulk annuity market will grow significantly over the next five years in spite of higher costs due to low interest rates and Solvency II capital requirements, according to Fitch Ratings.
09 February 2016
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1 min read
Bulk Annuities
Low & Bonar has completed a medically underwritten buy-in of £34m of liabilities within its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
03 February 2016
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1 min read
Risk Management
PP considers how big a risk this is for schemes and how they can manage it
19 January 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pensions Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 index has improved on the back of rising gilt yields.
12 January 2016
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1 min read
Investment
Andrew Milligan looks at recent market turmoil and how it can affect how investors navigate 2016.
08 January 2016
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3 min read
Investment
The Federal Reserve's landmark decision to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade paves the way for the UK to follow suit. PP looks at what could be in store for schemes.
17 December 2015
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