The Treasurer magazine is delighted to be working again with The Royal Bank of Scotland to produce a series of expert articles focusing on a topic of particular interest to treasurers. In this case, the focus is on pensions, where there is a balance to be struck between the needs of the company sponsor and those of the pension fund trustees.
We are delighted to again partner with the ACT in production of The Treasurers Challenge Series 2007. For many companies and their employees pensions are a very real concern. Through the Treasurers Challenge Series we will share our extensive experience in helping organisations navigate their way through the pensions landscape. We hope you find the series informative and of value. Andrew Walker, Managing Director, Head of Financing & Risk Solutions, Sector Corporate Finance, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Andrew Walker, Managing Director, Head of Financing & Risk Solutions, Sector Corporate Finance, The Royal Bank of Scotland
- In the first of the series, Sinead Leahy, Eddie Doyle and Guy Whitby-Smith of the Pension Solutions Group, RBS Global Banking & Markets consider the importance of establishing a risk framework.
- In the second article, Paul Greenwood, Marcus Mollan and Andrew Walker of RBS consider how to translate objectives coherently into an appropriate asset allocation strategy.
- In the third article in this series, Ian Cooper, Sian Hurrell and Guy Whitby-Smith of RBS look at some of the key liability hedging solutions for pension schemes and consider some implementation issues.
- In the fourth article in this series, Paul Greenwood, Marcus Mollan and Udit Kapoor of RBS consider some of the alternative investment solutions available for diversification and efficient portfolio management, together with some of the challenges associated with credit mandates.
- In the final article from the series, Peter Williams covers The Treasurer’s Roundtable on Pensions which examines the current state of the pension debate, reflecting on the issues raised in the previous articles. Attending the Roundtable were Dr. Reg Hinkley, BP Pensions Trustees, Paul Wilkinson, Tomkins, Jonathan Clarke, RHM, David Swann, BAT, Kerrigan Proctor, L&G, Stephen Woodcock, Mercer Consulting and Marcus Mollan of RBS.
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