FTFM
Resources
FTfm reports
FTfm reports archive
View the full list of special reports
Principal content
A term with many different meanings
An assessment of the extent and competence of LDI practice in the UK
Banks woo funds with de-risking service
Any visitor to the National Association of Pension Funds’ investment seminar in Edinburgh last month would have seen some unusual names around the event
Wise to think outside the swaps box
To many, the activity that has surrounded the development of liability driven investment in the UK, has been somewhat overplayed
Case study: Luck and canniness make one of the UK’s healthiest funds
Like many a great British industrial conglomerate, ICI, the paints and chemicals giant, has slimmed down its operations considerably in recent decades
Longevity: Old age, the threat no one thought to predict
The emergence of liability-driven investment has offered pension funds the tools to hedge their interest rate and inflation risks, while techniques to protect against downside risk in asset prices are commonplace
International: Leaders of the pack on funding pensions
If regulation is the father of liability driven investing, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have a far better pedigree than the UK
Providers refine pooled swaps offerings
UK pension funds looking to manage the interest rate and inflation risks to their liabilities and match assets to cash flow are increasingly making use of the derivatives market to do so
