The document outlines Redington's pension risk management framework, which provides tools to help trustees and sponsors meet objectives like reaching full funding by 2020 through regular monitoring of risk targets and performance indicators, and investing in assets that match the framework's "flight plan" like secured long-term leases, social housing, and infrastructure projects. The framework is meant to allow for calls to action to recalibrate the investment strategy and anticipate changing risks and targets.
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Objective
Risk
Targets
Aspirational
Targets
Scheme
Constraints
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The pension risk management framework is a market consistent, transparent and actionable tool which is key for any trustee, sponsor or member
Objective Triggers Performance Indicators
What is the overall objective? To reach full funding on self-sufficiency basis By 2020 on a Swaps +75bps with £50m of
contributions p/yr
How will we measure the objective? Using the required return on the Scheme’s assets Required Return of assets is Swaps +160bps
What are the primary risk targets? Required rate of Return at Risk (RRaR)
Contributions at Risk (CaR)
RRaR should be no more than 300bps
CaR should be kept below £50m
What is the secondary risk target? Value at Risk (VaR) VaR should not exceed 20% of the liabilities
What are the primary aspirational targets? To increase interest rate and inflation hedge ratios Hedge ratios equal to funding level
What is the secondary aspirational target? Dynamic de-risking Based upon regular monitoring
What is the primary Scheme constraint? Liquidity Enough liquidity to pay pension payments
What is the secondary Scheme constraint? Collateral Requirements Enough eligible collateral to cover the 1yr derivative
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Regular monitoring allows a call to action that enables trustees and sponsors to anticipate and recalibrate the investment strategy
Pension Risk Management Framework (PRMF)
6. SECURED LEASES
• Take advantage of attractive yields on long-term secured property leases
• Yields may be in excess of yields on corporate bonds issued by same borrower
• Long-dated (up to 25 years) index-linked cashflows - helps hedge inflation risks
SOCIAL HOUSING
• Low-cost rental housing provided for disadvantaged people in need of housing
• Generally provided by local councils and housing associations
• Offers long-dated, inflation-linked cashflows from secured borrowers (i.e. housing
associations) with quasi-government guarantee
INFRASTRUCTURE
•Investing in public sector projects through Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs)
•PFIs enable government to fund new infrastructure projects
•Long-term, potentially inflation-linked revenue streams
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Pension Risk Management Framework (PRMF)
“Flight Plan Consistent” Assets
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