Taha Lokhandwala
Reporter
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- +44 (0)20 3465 9322
- Email:
- taha.lokhandwala@ipe.com
NewsPension fund for Royal Mail grows assets by £2.1bn as yields plummet
Royal Mail Pension Plan sees 50% return on LDI portfolios
NewsLong-dated UK bonds drive 20% return at BBC Pension Scheme
Pension fund increases assets by £2bn with short-term gain in UK Gilt holdings
NewsMerseyside tenders for manager, adviser on £400m property portfolio
Local authority fund tenders position currently held by CBRE
NewsStrathclyde adds £300m multi-asset credit for ‘enhanced yield’ shift
Pension fund begins move to new strategy by tendering for high-yield and syndicated loans manager
NewsCurrency devaluations to put more pressure on emerging markets
Columbia Threadneedle suggests opportunities can arise in emerging market currency sell-off
NewsUK diversified growth fund market market to grow 75% – report
Growth expectations around DC outweigh DB after disappointing 2014, says Spence Johnson
NewsCass proposes new ALM model linked with asset allocation
Business school’s model moves away from current silo valuations
NewsWelsh pension funds to merge passive equity holdings
Welsh schemes follow London, Midlands funds to save costs
NewsAberdeen continues spree with fund-of-funds manager purchase
UK manager adds to private equity, hedge fund purchases with emerging market firm
NewsScottish & Newcastle pension fund shifts £2.4bn of longevity risk
Scheme secures longevity risk for approximately 19,000 pensioners
NewsLongevity risk market to spread across Europe, says Prudential
Market worth $250bn set to double as popularity of longevity swaps spreads to other markets
NewsUSS returns 18% amid tactical shift into commodities
UK pension fund doubles investment return, recategorises asset classes
NewsSeven LGPS move towards passive investment collaboration
Midlands grouping to combine assets into pooled fund mandate to save 30% in management fees
NewsSmart beta growth hits 29%, as demand for minimum variance takes hold
Spence Johnson research shows passive minimum variance strategies growing in popularity
NewsTesco drops DB pension fund in favour of defined contribution offering
Supermarket confirms closure of DB scheme to future accrual with DC replacement
Special ReportUK: A year of implementation
This year has seen the rushed implementation of the dramatic changes introduced to the UK defined contribution sector in 2014
Special ReportTop 1000: Europe's slimmer regulatory agenda
The Juncker Commission is targeting the Capital Markets Union and a legislative agenda that focuses on engaging long-term capital
- Special Report
Belgium: Second-pillar reforms back on the agenda
Discussions about restricting access to the second-pillar defined-contribution scheme are under way, while the pension industry association has called for improved risk management
FeaturesHow we run our money: PPF
Barry Kenneth, chief investment officer at the Pension Protection Fund, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the UK’s lifeboat fund’s innovative strategies
- Country Report
Pensions in the UK: A 10-year scorecard
The advent of The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund in 2005 changed the UK occupational pensions sector for good. But have they changed it for the better?
