Agecroft Partners predicts that United States public pension funds will increase their allocation to hedge funds at faster rate than corporate pension plans due to sweeping new corporate pension legislation that is just beginning to take hold in the industry. The new legislation does not directly impact public pension funds. Corporate pension fund allocations have historically targeted a higher risk and return profile than public pension funds, but that may be changing due to the passage of the 2006 Pension Protection Act that became effective in 2008. This was the most dramatic pension legislation in the US since the passage of ERISA back in the early 1970s and the legislation will have major implications for corporate pension funds asset ...
What is Life Assurance
Most people who are married or who have any dependents would be horrified by the thought of their untimely death leaving their family with hefty bills to pay, an outstanding mortgage to struggle to meet, or a sudden decline in their standard of living Life assurance - which guarantees an agreed lump sum benefit in the event of the policy holder's death - is designed to take the sting out of just such worries
Life Insurance: 12 Things You Should Know About Life Insurance
A Life assurance policy is a contract between an insurance firm and an insured person which endeavors to pay out a certain sum of money to the beneficiaries of the policy as a direct result of the insured person's death There are essentially 2 primary forms of life insurance policies
