All Bank of England articles
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NewsPerformance fee work among ‘productive finance’ group action proposals
UK working group was convened by official sector to propose solutions to barriers to investment in less liquid assets
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BoE sets out CBPS greening options after net-zero remit update
Central bank proposes balance sheet use be to prod ‘decisive’ net-zero action
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Budget: UK schemes to have more flexibility to invest in illiquid assets
The £375m UK-wide Future Fund will invest in highly innovative companies such as those working in life sciences, quantum computing, or clean tech
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DC investments on the agenda of new UK ‘productive finance’ group
HM Treasury, Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority to convene industry working group
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: UK superfunds – Super fast, or dead in the water?
Will the superfund ship lawfully leave port any time soon? Following the UK pension regulator’s publication of its interim regime for superfunds in June 2020, there is much talk about scheme transfers to superfund being imminent. Clive Weber , pensions partner, and Paul Ashcroft , solicitor, Wedlake Bell LLP, explain ...
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Mercer survey reveals FTSE 350 DB accounting deficits skyrocket by £13bn
Total DB liabilities reached £970bn at the end of July
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People moves: Bos added to EIOPA management board [updated]
EIOPA, Willis Towers Watson, Bank of England, Cardano, APG, DWS, ERAFP, Isio, Carmignac, HarbourVest
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COVID-19 roundup: $2.3trn Fed package, TPR auto-enrolment update
A weekly roundup of select COVID-19-related policy and market developments
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UK’s FCA calls on listed companies to improve climate-related disclosures
‘The FCA should just make the TCFD recommendations mandatory for all listed companies’
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MSCI warns of €1bn-plus funds running liquidity risks
Data group analyses 400 UCITS funds and reports on liquidity profiles in wake of high-profile suspension of LF Woodford Equity Income fund
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Fitch warns on liquidity risk in European high-yield bond funds
Comments follow high-profile liquidity issues affecting H2O Asset Management, GAM and Woodford Investment Management
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Funds invested in illiquid assets are ‘built on a lie’: Mark Carney [updated]
Bank of England governor warns of ‘potential developing systemic issue’ regarding funds promising daily liquidity while investing in illiquid markets
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UK and US agree post-Brexit derivatives clearing pact
Senior figures on both sides of the Atlantic have agreed to extend existing oversight powers to cover the UK when it quits the EU next month
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Regulator warns on liquidity if Brexit deal fails
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says liquidity shortfalls could push up costs and make it harder to execute large transactions
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People moves: More departures from DWS as new COO appointed [updated]
DWS, FSB, Dimensional, Lyxor, AXA IM, Hewlett-Packard, Sabic, Detailhandel, KPMG, Lifesight, AZL, ShareAction
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Brexit: UK regulator warns on derivatives, reassures on passporting
Financial Conduct Authority lays out vision for transition from EU to UK rulebooks
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TCFD launches online resource hub for investors and companies
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure teams up with Climate Disclosure Standards Board for “Knowledge Hub”
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One year to go: Brexit’s impact in four charts
12 months away from Brexit, IPE looks at what the decision to leave the EU has – and hasn’t – done for the pensions and investment sectors
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Why quantitative tightening won’t happen
Asset owners and economists argue that the UK central bank will struggle to ‘normalise’ its balance sheet any time soon
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UK regulator’s stance has let sponsors keep investing: BoE
Bank says macroeconomic fallout from big DB deficits has been “relatively small”
