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What is the next stage in the evolution of your investment strategy towards your de-risking endgame?

Evolving your de-risking strategy to include longevity hedges, transitioning assets to be more cashflow aware and increasing the focus on a more diverse range of high-quality credit assets as funding levels improve can help you to reach your endgame with more certainty. We call this a self-managed buy-in (SMBI).

A self-managed buy-in: an efficient path to your endgame

While an insurance buy-in may be perceived to be beneficial, it can increase the target returns required from the remaining ‘free’ assets, make liability hedging more challenging and/or increase the expected timeframe for achieving a buy-out.

A SMBI approach may provide greater value for money than a conventional insurance buy-in, with similar characteristics but at a lower cost, and help to provide greater flexibility to deal with unexpected events which cannot be hedged.

Related materials:

  • An objective assessment of the impact of a buy-in: Make a more informed de-risking choice by considering a wider range of factors. Hamish Watson, UK HR Director at ScottishPower, also describes their de-risking journey. 
  • Introducing LE01: With input from industry experts, we have developed a measure of liability exposure to help you manage the impact of future longevity improvements
  • How to hedge longevity risk: Read how Insight’s longevity platform can help you achieve an effective and efficient longevity hedge while maintaining flexibility for the future
  • Longevity hedging roundtable: encouraging innovation in the longevity market 
  • An SMBI overview: What is a self-managed buy-in and how can it help reach your endgame with more certainty?
  • Addressing the funding challenge: Log-in to our November Client Training session to hear our CEO explain how investors can reach their endgame with greater certainty
  • Comparing buy-outs and buy-ins: Buy-outs and buy-ins differ fundamentally in three ways: their purpose, practicalities and potential investment impact. Consequently, the analysis you should conduct when considering them needs to be different.

Helping you make a more informed de-risking decision

There is no single de-risking solution that is right for all schemes. To help you make a more informed choice, we present a series of short videos from industry practitioners and Insight experts:

  • Andrew Clare: Professor of Asset Management (Cass Business School)
  • Huw Evans: Independent trustee (BESTrustees)
  • Pádraig Floyd: Former trustee (Pearson Pension Plan)
  • Gavin Hill: Trustee and Chair of Investment Committee (Yorkshire and Clydeside Bank Pension Scheme)
  • Heneg Parthenay: Head of Insurance
  • Jos Vermeulen: Head of Solutions Design
  • Ren Lin: Head of Client Strategy and Innovation

 

 

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Andrew Clare, Huw Evans and Gavin Hill discuss what are the biggest influences on the endgame.

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Gavin Hill, Huw Evans and Pádraig Floyd discuss which factors are commonly underestimated when schemes de-risk.

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Andrew Clare discusses how the industry can help stakeholders make a more informed de-risking decision.

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How can pension schemes use an objective analytical framework to assess whether to pursue a buy-in or a self-managed approach?

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How can schemes assess an insurance buy-in and how does it compare to a self-managed approach?

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There is no single de-risking solution that is right for all schemes. To help you make a more informed de-risking choice, we present views from Heneg Parthenay, Insight Investments’ Head of Insurance.

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