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Tag Archives: LDI
Are bonds “suitable” assets to meet the promises of a pension plan?
Pension funds are struggling to find suitable assets in which to invest, says Pat Race of KPMG in an article in FTfm. The headline of the article is that “North American Pension Funds grow assets faster than their … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged Accrual, Bonds, equities, IRR, John Ralfe, LDI, pensions
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We save for certainty – what LDI can learn from Funeral Plans
There’s controversy over the management and sale of Funeral Plans this morning. Fairer Finance report that many plans are simply no good and that this is often because they pay commissions of up to £1000 to those who sell … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, funeral plan, institutional, LDI, liability driven investments
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The value to me of “set and hold”!
The FT is masterful with understatement. A 2% charge can take quite a chunk out of the overall portfolio return If your predicted investment return is (say) inflation +3%, having to earn 2% to pay your investment manager, custodian … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, pensions, pot, Treasury
Tagged Asset management, cardano, LDI, Michelle McGrade, pensions, redington, Set and Go
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Diversity, Narratives* and Pensions (Con Keating)
This blog first appeared in Professional Pensions, if you’ve read it before, read it again. “What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” W. Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, Bankers, pensions
Tagged Con Keating, DB, defined benefit, LDI, pensions
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Insuring too much for living too long
I went to an interesting debate this morning about the DB deficit crisis (what crisis?). A number of interesting things emerged, such as a statement that a pension scheme cannot get a real return on its investments. I looked at … Continue reading
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Tagged buy-in, buy-out, ft, Hymans Robertson, ILC, ILC-UK, Insurance, jo cumbo, LDI, Longevity, Technology
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“Sunspots” (Con Keating)
Although not at this week’s Pension PlayPen lunch, Con asked for an account of the conversation; I mentioned that those in the room were pleased that schemes owning large amounts of index-linked gilts, had enjoyed bumper returns last year. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Bonds, Con Keating, FABI, index linked gilts, LDI, pension playpen, Sunspot
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End of the road for LDI?
Thanks to those brave souls who braved “Southern”, the tube strike and filthy weather to attend yesterday’s lunch which asked “has LDI had its day?”. One answer to that question was clear, I learnt that the top performing asset class … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank underground, Blog, Bonds, Investment, Japan, LDI, Liability Driven Investment, opportunity cost, speculation, Value at risk, VAR, yield
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Cheer up this strike’n’ing Monday with good cheer at the Playpen lunch!
For many of us, this will be the first working Monday since December 19th. Christmas and New Year holidays have immunised us against the Monday morning blues. So a return to work for Londoners that includes the ongoing disruption … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonds, Counting House, LDI, Lunch, Pension Play Pen, redington, Robert Gardner
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Con Keating reviews Dawid’s latest blog
For those interested in these things, the polarised positions of Dawid Konotey Ahulu and Con Keating represent the best articulated statements of the pension deficit funding debate. Dawid’s latest contribution can be read here. This review has not been solicited – … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Keating, Cow Driven, Dawid, Dawid Konotey Ahulu, LDI, pensions, Royal Cow Transactions, Tragi-Comedy
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What can go wrong now? Pension Play Pen 2015 risk register
The Pension Play Pen London Lunch Group met for the 62nd consecutive month to establish a Pension Risk Register for the UK in 2015. This might be considered ambitious for an hour long session, not least as our conversation competed … Continue reading
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Tagged Axa Investment Managers, Bob Campion, Bob Ward, Charles Stanley, Charles Stanley David Rowley, Charlton Frank, David Rowley, Fiduciary Mangement, Friendly Pensions, henry tapper, LBG, LDI, Mark Scantlebury, Mark Yeates, pensions, Pensions Expert, Ralph Frank, Risk, Risk Register, Scotland, Stella Eastwood, Stephanie Condra
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