IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 102
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Opinion PiecesCan superfunds be the silver bullet for DB woes?
Consolidation as a means of achieving better outcomes for pension schemes is a growing trend. This was highlighted in the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) 2018 White Paper on protecting defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Lothian Pension Fund
Bruce Miller (pictured), CIO at the Lothian Pension Fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s inclination towards equities and internal management
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Special ReportFiduciary Management: Reshaping the pensions landscape
Mandatory tendering in the UK market has fuelled rapid growth in the fiduciary management industry
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FeaturesAccounting Matters: Who sets the standards?
You are what you know, the saying goes. And it goes without saying that the 211 comment letters the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) received on its Primary Financial Statements (PFS) project will represent some diverse viewpoints.
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Aviva links with Prudential Financial on funded reinsurance deal
Funded reinsurance allows an insurer to transfer both asset risk and longevity risk associated with pension and annuity liabilities
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Brunel chooses three for £1.2bn sustainable equities fund
Strategy goes beyond ESG risk to target exposure to companies providing sustainability solutions
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NewsUK pension dashboards team sets out project timetable
PLSA welcomes ‘realistic’ timeline, but Smart Pension wishes for swifter progress
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UK standards body delivers second sustainable finance ‘specification’
‘PAS 7341’ distinguishes between, and sets requirements for responsible investment management and sustainable investment management
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DWP reveals ‘stronger nudge’ plans to increase guidance uptake
Pension Wise service was created to help savers navigate DC pot access ‘freedoms’
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NewsMPs warned about DB sponsor cost hit from proposed funding rules
Pension Schemes Bill due to be scrutinised by the Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons next week
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Wales Pension Partnership launches fixed income platform
Russell Investments to manage all but the UK credit sub-fund
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NewsNearly two-thirds of listed DB sponsors have warned on profits this year
UK-listed DB sponsors are concentrated in industrial and consumer discretionary FTSE sectors
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NewsProgress on diversity in investment ‘disappointingly slow’, says WTW
Consultancy aims to seek out more new managers that have diverse teams
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Asset managers split over UK corporate TCFD reporting rule approach
Aviva backs comply-or-explain rather than mandatory route, but with annual AGM vote
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ESG roundup: Northern LGPS targets ‘100% Paris alignment’
Plus: More consolidation in ESG data market; Banking group seeks civil society input
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Stirring the pot - government review should open VC for pension funds
DC pension review: why there should be an opening for venture capital investment
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Old British Steel Scheme set for £2bn buyout with PIC
The transaction will secure the pensions of 30,000 former steelworkers and keep them out of the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsUK regulator delivers superfund guidance for trustees, sponsors
Guidance follows the announcement of an interim regime for superfunds in the summer
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New DB consolidator targets UK’s small schemes
Stoneport bids to serve as ‘wider solution to address inherent structural issue of sub-scale schemes’
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UK roundup: Brickmaker scheme completes £340m buy-in
Deal covers more than half of Ibstock Pension Scheme’s liabilities
