Pensions Lite
Pensions Lite
Defined benefit pension funds have faced significant challenges over the last decade due to factors such as volatile equity returns, low bond yields, the exposure to alternative asset classes and pensioner longevity improving faster than expected.
This has lead to the introduction of more sophisticated techniques for managing the risks inherent within a pension fund and a growing trend towards market-based measures of economic valuation.
The demands of stakeholders such as sponsors, trustees and members have resulted in a more active approach to managing their respective interests within pension funds.
Without a robust measurement of risk and potential reward, it is difficult to assess the merits of a fund’s current strategy and any prospective risk management strategy, especially as the potential investment solutions available to pension funds are numerous and complex.
The PensionsLite from Barrie & Hibbert gives our clients access to a comprehensive modelling framework that will help them measure and manage the risks facing their pension funds.
Our solution is a sophisticated asset-liability model that takes a holistic approach to analysing the risks underlying pension funds.
Features:
- A simple and easy to configure user interface, with fast runtimes, means PensionsLite can be used interactively with trustees and corporate sponsors.
- Integrated stochastic asset-liability modelling tool that covers interest rates, multiple equity and property indices, credit risk and alternative asset classes using B&H’s scenario set service.
- Assess the efficient frontier within an asset only or asset-liability space.
- Investigate the expected impact on the risk and return of a pension fund under different investment strategies.
- Understand the significance of individual risks and their contribution to the aggregate risk.
- Asset how investment strategy can influence the level of contributions.
Product Fact Sheet:
Pensions Lite Fact Sheet
The fact sheet for our Pensions Lite service.