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NewsUK targets first digital gilt issuance by early 2027
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Industry bodies urge phased auto-enrolment reforms, higher contributions and broader coverage to improve long-term retirement adequacy
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European mid-market real estate lending is no longer an immature or lightly competed market. It is well developed, highly intermediated and, in some respects, mature.
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The Pensions Regulator’s five-year strategy focuses on sustainable income in retirement
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NewsUK government proposes phased implementation of Value for Money framework
Master trusts and large schemes will undergo first VfM assessment in 2028, with smaller schemes to follow in 2029
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Germany’s emerging pension buyout market is attracting new entrants with competing approaches to de-risking liabilities
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We are living through an extraordinary market environment. The level of concentration in many equity benchmarks has increased significantly.
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