Research finds businesses are unprepared for auto-enrolment

January 31, 2012 in Pensions Administration & Operations by Clear Path

Source: Nick Mann, The Actuary Over 70% of larger employers haven’t completed plans for pensions auto-enrolment with only nine months to go before the system begins to be put into [...]

Majority of large employers not ready for AE – Clear Path Analysis

January 31, 2012 in Pensions Administration & Operations by Clear Path

Source: Ilonka Oudenampsen, Pensions Age Seventy per cent of larger employers have yet to finalise preparations for auto-enrolment, new research by Clear Path Analysis has found. Three fifths of respondents [...]

Employers fail to act on auto-enrolment advice as deadline looms

January 31, 2012 in Pensions Administration & Operations by Clear Path

Source: James Cholmondley Farmer, IFA Magazine 70% of larger employers havenā€Ÿt completed plans for auto-enrolment Three fifths of pension scheme respondents are unsure about the true costs involved Ā£11 million [...]

Volatility Set to Rock Emerging Markets

January 28, 2012 in Investment Strategy by Clear Path

Whilst seeking for high yield amongst low returns, analysts claim as much as $2,000bn is likely to pour into emerging market currencies and debt resulting in volatility as the markets [...]

Island’s hedge fund industry boosted by increased regulation post Madoff/crisis

January 24, 2012 in Investment Strategy by Clear Path

By Marina Mello, The Royal Gazette Online Bermuda is gaining from heightened regulation of hedge fund managers in Europe in the wake of the Madoff fraud case and global financial [...]

Re-domiciling for funds and firms gathers pace

January 24, 2012 in Fund Management Operations by Clear Path

By Caroline Allen, Investment Europe Hedge fund and private equity investors are actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles as pressures from regulators and investors hike costs. The practice, [...]

Sector comment: IMA Sterling High Yield

January 24, 2012 in Investment Strategy by Clear Path

Investors are uncertain on high yield bonds given the current forecasts By Jenny Lowe, FT Adviser The IMA Sterling High Yield sector consists of funds that invest more than 50 [...]

Fund Managers to Reconsider Domiciles?

January 18, 2012 in Fund Management Operations by Clear Path

Source: IFA Magazine A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable [...]

It May be Time to See ā€˜Offshore’ off

January 18, 2012 in Investment Strategy by Clear Path

Source: Financial Times Is there any justification for an investment fund to be based ā€œoffshoreā€? Funds are set up in places such as the Channel Islands, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and [...]

U.S. Plans Need Lead in Pension De-Risking

January 17, 2012 in Pensions Administration & Operations by Clear Path

With the North American pension plan sector facing a funding crisis, the need for plan representatives and pension sponsors to catch up with Europe’s thinking in bulk buy-out transactions and [...]

BA to use iPad and iPhone to Promote Auto-Enrolment Scheme

January 17, 2012 in Pensions Administration & Operations by Clear Path

As British Airways targets smart devices to improve engagement, Ian Smith analyses how are using auto-enrolment as a platform to promote their scheme. Source: schemexpert.com British Airways Planning to use [...]

Insurance Linked Securities Market to hit high in 2012

January 12, 2012 in Insurance, Investment Strategy by Clear Path

With $3.4bn worth of bonds maturing this year, according to leading global reinsurers, the market for cat bonds is expected to grow for the first time since 2007 to about [...]