To understand the implications of the Chancellor’s latest proposals in his Autumn Statement (and perhaps assist in the consultations) this thought piece from Schroders examines the potential implications of the use of smoothing, and how best the DWP might address the long term affordability of

Liability Driven Investing, or LDI, is characterised by a focus on reducing the market risks of the funding status of a pension scheme in the most efficient way. This approach to investing encompasses an increasingly broad universe of investment strategies which have evolved dramatically over the

The Barclays-Russell LDI Index Series seeks to address the potential shortfalls of the indexes available today and to provide a natural next step for plans seeking to improve the hedging precision of their liability-driven investment (LDI) portfolios. This index series also seeks to meet the needs

Unprecedented events have become a regular feature in the financial markets. In the last couple of months we experienced some of the most dramatic movements since the Lehman default in 2008. How has this effected liabilty driven investment.

Investment firms are exploring ways of enabling small- to mid-sized pension funds to benefit from the kinds of tailored investment solutions that were previously only available to larger clients. To read more download the free white paper.

2011 was a turbulent year where the benefit to pension schemes of hedging interest rate and inflation risk was plain to see in a volatile market. KPMG gauged the appetite and usage of LDI in the UK pensions market through its survey of the investment manager community.

While equities can offer attractive long-term returns and therefore hope for improved funding status over the long term, their short-term behavior is so volatile as to offer no material benefit as a proper hedge for defined benefit pension liabilities.