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Despite weak returns, funded levels rise for the fifth consecutive month. Funding for the 100 largest US corporate pension plans, as tracked by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, improved by $67 billion in February as the plans’ aggregate funded ratio rose to 92.9% from 89.7%, thanks to a 26 basis point increase in the monthly discount rate. It was the fifth straight month funded ratios have improved. A paltry investment gain of 0.13% during the month led to a $2 billion decline in the a...

John Lowe of Money Doctors For those self-employed, or owners, directors of companies, there are a number of hugely tax efficient schemes that can be availed of and will certainly whet the investment appetite. Called Small Self Administered Pension schemes (SSAPs), Self Directed Trusts or Self Invested Personal schemes (SIPs), they open up incredible options where pension funds can now be leveraged to borrow for property on a 30/70% basis, especially now that the banks are back lending again if...

This week our reader wants to know if they should transfer their pension when they leave a company. Reader question: I have been working for a large...

LGIM sees assets jump to £1.3trn despite redemptions from index funds Investors pulled £6.8bn from LGIM index funds as DB schemes de-risked during the pandemic Legal & General Investment Management weathered Covid uncertainty last year, reporting a 7% jump in its assets under management from £1.2trn in 2019 to £1.3trn in 2020. Legal & General’s investment arm saw external net flows of £20.4bn driven by structural demand for the company’s products “against a prior year comparator whic...

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Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics closes $3.6M for pension funds transparency platform Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics has closed a £2.6 million ($3.6 million) funding round for its platform, which aims to create greater transparency on fees in the long-term savings market, such as pensions and the wider asset management market. The £2.6 million seed round includes European VC Lakestar and Outward VC, as well as several angels from both the asset management and pension fund worlds. Th...

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    Globally, matters pertaining to taking care of retired and aged citizens are of great concern to government. The concerns bother majorly on the non-availability of funds to pay the aged citizens who worked for the government, resulting in huge pension liabilities. The schemes in Nigeria prior to the commencement of the Pension reform were Pay As You Go and Defined Benefit in the public sector and Provident Fund/Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for the private sector. Whilst a f...

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...

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