Demarcation lines disappear
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UK pension funds have been affected by new technology and legislation. This has blurred demarcation lines as consultants have become more involved in investments and actuaries move into employee benefit consultants. The 1995 Pensions Act increases the burdens for scheme managers and outsourcing administration has become more common. Specialist administrators benefit from economies of scale when they buy software to deal with a number of coporate clients who would have found buying the software too expensive on their own.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1996
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Satellite positioning
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United Kingdom pension funds are seeking to control and monitor risk. Trustees have to assess risk in a number of areas such as the selection of fund managers, risks from volatility or underperformance, and risks that liablities may be more than cashflow. Benchmarks are one way of tackling the problem, and they can help to identify risks. Funds can use a mixure of passive and active funds, with specialist active portfolios performing the role of satellites, and passive funds forming a core.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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