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...Just a quarter of total UK pension assets — both DB and DC — are now in equities compared to about half in the US, according to advisory group Towers Watson....
...But gaining the trust of international institutions is still a challenge, he admitted....
...Still, Mr Bennedsen said brothers can be a powerful combination if they share values and trust each other....
...Essentially, as DB schemes continue to mature, the timeframe to ensure that pensions can be paid is shorter.”...
...He will also keep Nikko “battle-ready” for an initial public offering in Tokyo, which has been a longstanding aim of its two shareholders, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (92 per cent), and DBS, the Singaporean...
...The television tower at the Alexanderplatz still jabs into the sky like a shallot impaled on a knitting needle. But around it is a forest of cranes....
...So mature DB schemes tended to look for property investments that would provide secure long-term income while a less mature DB scheme could consider more illiquid investment opportunities or opportunistic...
...Another could be offering an investment strategy that reduces the probability of capital loss (for example National Employment Savings Trust or Nest)....
...From his office on the 31st floor in one of the Jakarta Stock Exchange towers, he points out the site earmarked for construction of the privately-financed Signature Tower....
...Much of the book’s focus and emphasis is on the governance of defined benefit (DB) schemes....
...The choice of L&G’s master trust may be a blow to Fidelity, which manages M&S’s current DC investments, and to Towers Watson, the scheme adviser....
...First, more and more DB plans are closing to new accruals....
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