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...Victoria Tillbrook, a UK pensions expert at consultancy PwC, said “more and more” trustees wanted to fully understand developments in what insurers were doing, what was being reinsured and the position of...
...accounts as a last resort after multiple, repeated communications over the course of many months”....
...“Large language models and automation allow us to really scale the time and energy of our people, such that we can drive more productivity gains into 2024 and beyond,” Martin Small, chief financial officer...
...“The bigger funds are more nimble and can act quickly,” said Chris Roberts, managing director at Dalriada Trustees, a firm of professional trustees....
...The chancellor’s commitment to fund the NHS productivity plan in full and invest heavily in digital transformation and patient record-keeping offers a glimpse of how the Tories believe they can save money...
...The government is concerned that pension funds, which have some of the nation’s largest pools of capital, are not putting enough money into home markets and depriving early-stage companies of seed finance...
...Consistent with the expected productivity gains, Software & Services and Commercial & Professional Services account for 30% of productivity-related AI mentions during 4Q earnings season....
...At a meeting held last month, the firm proposed to its board of trustees for Pimco Funds that it consider converting its $141mn Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund from a mutual fund into an ETF, the filing...
...But she told the Financial Times she would have “cause for concern” if ministers were to go a step further and direct trustees as to where funds should be allocated....
...“I am not sure that it is the role of the government to tell trustees where they place their money,” he said, when was asked whether he thought governments should compel pension funds to invest to help meet...
...Hang it on Hunt’s announcement of an NHS productivity plan. I want to turn their thoughts into a pamphlet. A manifesto for AI in the NHS; or maybe it’s the AINHS; the NAIHS?...
...Employers’ access to billions of pounds of surpluses in UK company pension funds would be eased under proposals set out by the government on Friday....
...Trustees of UK pension schemes would be prevented from taking “overly risky” decisions after government plans to ease employers’ access to billions of pounds in pension fund surpluses, ministers said....
...Trustees of large pension funds in the UK are already required to set a climate-related investment target, and must also consider the potential impact of climate change on a scheme’s assets and liabilities...
...The data revealed big differences between sectors, with total factor productivity in information and communication more than doubling since 2007, reflecting technological advancement in the sector....
...This results in reduced cognitive performance and an increased likelihood of errors. Frequent email checkers also exhibit higher stress levels. Instead, establish a single channel of communication....
...The NHS productivity plan — part of a wider initiative to improve output and efficiency across the public sector — will include £1bn in investment to increase the use of data and artificial intelligence...
...Alongside digital and communications problems, the commissioner cited recruitment and infrastructure as the two biggest challenges for the Bundeswehr....
...They can also limit expectations of after-dark communication....
...Trustees need to be telling advisers what to do, rather than the other way around. Rory Murphy Chair of Trustees Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund West Sussex, UK...
...Pension reforms: The chancellor has announced pension fund reforms, including a requirement for defined contribution funds to disclose their level of investment in the UK and publicly compare their performance...
...Friendships improve workplace communication, productivity and staff retention, research suggests, and bonds between colleagues have risen with the onset of hybrid working....
...Mark Cliff, chair of trustees for the Debenhams Retirement Scheme, said: “We are confident that transferring members’ benefits to Clara provides the best available outcome for them.”...
...The move to broaden out the types of collateral that liability-driven investment (LDI) funds can use to backstop their trades comes as the market explores ways to prevent a repeat of the near-implosion of...
...And finally, I just wanted to talk about communication, because it’s a huge part of productivity, because you need to be able to speak clearly about what needs to be done....
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