Pensions risk breakfast briefing
9 November 2011 8:20AM

Pension risks: understanding and managing their impact.

The events of Summer 2011 have served as another grim reminder that volatile stock markets and unstable economic conditions are real threats to companies sponsoring pension schemes. Together with increasing life expectancies, changing legislation and increasing public disclosure, pension risks are under more scrutiny than ever. It is important to assess the potential impact of these risks on your business now, and take appropriate action. This briefing uses UK and international case studies to explore practical ways to better manage these risks, and address issues such as:

• How are companies measuring their pension risks and ensuring that they are appropriately managed?
• What is the "appropriate" level of pension risk for a business?
• How do you manage your pension risk to reduce immediate cash flow requirements, such as the Pension Protection Fund levy?
• What do the forthcoming changes to IAS19 international accounting standards mean for pension risk disclosures?
• How do you communicate pension risk across your business, and externally, in a way that is understood and useful?

This briefing is appropriate for Chief Executives, Finance Directors, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Risk Officers, Financial Controllers, other senior corporate decision makers and trustees looking to better understand the strength of their sponsor's covenant.