IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 105
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News
Hymans calls on trustees to consider commercial consolidators
DB scheme members of weaker employers have 50% chance of benefits cuts
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PKA and PenSam buy into UK electric trains PPP in €460m deal
Danish pension fund pair buy John Laing’s 30% stake in Agility Trains East
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NewsUK pension schemes ‘over-dependent’ on equity performance, says WTW
‘Simply putting all your eggs in one basket and hoping for unlikely events will not be enough to solve the funding gap’
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NewsPartnership sets up UK coalition for carbon accounting
Financial firms ‘must measure and report the emissions generated by the companies they invest in and lend to’
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LPP investment arm creates new due diligence role
Jadeja will work across all the asset classes in conjunction with LPPI’s specialist portfolio management teams
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NewsMercer starts master trust for UK DB schemes
Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and PTL have been appointed as additional professional trustees
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UK DC consultation encourages investment in VC, green infrastructure
The government is proposing amendments to the charge cap to accommodate performance fees
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UK secretary confirms plan to match ambition of EU sustainable finance
‘We want to help asset managers become effective stewards on behalf of clients’
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USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
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NewsAon: buy-ins are ‘increasingly established part of the UK pensions scene’
Buy-ins offer liquidity benefits when compared to a buyout
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Civil Aviation scheme awards £4bn fiduciary mandate
The contract includes asset allocation and manager selection decisions across all asset classes
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NewsUK consultants push for improved sustainable investment practices
More urgent and constructive action needs to be taken to address systemic challenges, particularly in relation to climate change
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NewsUK roundup: LCP, Royal London call for more support in DB transfer advice
Plus: Strathclyde scheme tenders custodian contract; UK confirms pension freedom age rise
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Aon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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Marathon Service scheme signs £610m employer-initiated buy-in
Transaction covers more than 1,400 members
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Features
Accounting matters: Totalling the sub-totals
A project that at its simplest is about the layout of financial statements should be uncontroversial. But the International Accounting Standards Board’s Primary Financial Statements project faces a potentially big test.
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Special ReportUK: Consolidation remains controversial
Guidance on the long-awaited legislation setting out a regulatory framework for superfunds is finally released
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NewsDashboard onboarding process should not be rushed, says PLSA
Dashboards providing an incomplete picture of savers’ entitlements risked project falling ‘at the starter’s pistol’
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Risk that large DB employer insolvencies could ‘seriously strain’ PPF
LCP sees PPF well-placed to withstand deep COVID-19-related downturn, but fate of firms with large DB deficits key
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UK proposes mandatory pension scheme climate risk ‘action’
DWP consults on proposals spanning governance and risk management, and disclosure, with TCFD as key framework
