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Key Themes for Pensions in 2012
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Key Themes for Pensions in 2012
Robert Gardner, Redington
23rd February 2012
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Contents
1. Market Update
• Gilt and swap rates
2. Key (Investment) Themes for Pensions in 2012
• Liability Driven Investment (LDI)
• Setting Clear Goals & Objectives
Importance of Strong Governance = Ability to ACT
The Pensions Risk Management Framework
Dynamic De-Risking
Flight Plan Consistent Assets and UK infrastructure
3. Social Media and #Pensions
• An overview of using social media personally and professionally;
• And how to use social media to communicate, engage and educate key stakeholders:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
RedBlog
Mallowstreet
9. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
GBPMillions
―Actual Liabilities
∙∙∙ Assets Path
- - - Liabilities Path
―Actual Assets
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Key (Investment) Themes for 2012
The Flight Plan: From ‘set and forget’ to ‘anticipate and recalibrate’
Source: Redington
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Key (Investment) Themes for 2012
Case Study: Dynamic De-Risking
Funding level comparison
01/10/2010 – 07/09/2011
Fundinglevel
Source: Redington
Strategy Funding level
Funding level
volatility
Original 70.6% 18%
Low risk allocation 71.8% 16%
Dynamic de-risking 76.2% 13%
As of 7 September 2011:
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-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
GBPMillions
Years
Initial investment
Attractive real
returns
Inflation-linked
cashflows
Providing a match for
liabilities
Inflows
Outflows
Source: Redington
Key (Investment) Themes for 2012
Flight Plan Consistent Assets: Cashflows
12. Key (Investment) Themes for 2012
Case Study: Cambridge Water
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Cambridge Water
• Economic environment has small impact on returns
• Inflation-linked cashflows and returns
• Low regulatory risk
Water Infrastructure: Key Attractions
Image source: BM
Image source:
Cambridge First
Image source:
Cambridge Water
• Bought by HSBC in August 2011 (for
warehousing) for £74m
• Provides water for 300,000 people in
Cambridgeshire
• 2010/2011: Revenue of £20m with pre-tax
profits of £7m
• No external debt bar revolving credit facility