TPR and FCA publish guidance on LDI

Investment, buffers and governance

Jasmine Urquhart
clock • 6 min read

The Pensions Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority have published guidance on liability-driven investments.

The TPR guidance, published today (24 April), set out practical steps for trustees to manage risks - stressing the importance of good governance, controls to reduce risks, and the ability to react to events quickly, making clear that "trustees are ultimately responsible for how the assets in their scheme are invested". It explained that trustees should only invest in leveraged LDI arrangements which have put in place an appropriately-sized buffer, which must include an operational buffer specific to the arrangement to manage day-to-day changes. The guidance said there should also be a...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

Jasmine Urquhart
Author spotlight

Jasmine Urquhart

Senior Correspondent at Professional Pensions

More on Pensions

Trustpilot