IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 106
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Government urged to ‘come clean’ about dashboard data approach [updated]
LCP’s Webb warns of ‘multi-million’ compliance bill if data has to be standardised on basis of new definitions
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Hitachi scheme completes buy-in journey ahead of schedule
Aon accompanies sole corporate trustee to final £275m deal with Legal & General
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NewsSurvey: FTSE 350 discount rates narrow
‘Market volatility in the first half of 2020 led to falls in discount rates’
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UK roundup: Somerset CC scheme faces Extinction Rebellion protests
Plus: Aon sees small bulk annuity transactions increase; PLSA’s climate indexes guide
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NewsPLSA warns of trust hit from RPI-to-CPIH switch, ‘hopeful’ about decision
Industry group recommends formation of working group, as used for LIBOR-SONIA shift, to determine most equitable transition away from RPI
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NewsPPF issues first RI report as part of move to ‘share more widely’ [updated]
Inaugural report reveals reporting and stewardship policy plans; annual report and accounts delayed until autumn
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LGPS advisory board chair welcomes national knowledge test
Councillor Roger Phillips says it will feed into LGPS good governance project
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NewsSiemens Benefits Scheme signs £530m buy-in
The pension fund chose an umbrella contract to allow for potential future transactions to be completed quickly and easily
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UK roundup: Pension investors join internships for black youths initiative
Plus: One more for DB consolidation; Warnings about re-opened property fund pension treatment uncertainty
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ICI fund teams up with Legal & General for 17th buy-in
£10.3bn DB fund has also been liquidating return-seeking assets
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Littlewoods scheme completes de-risking with £930m buy-in
Rothesay Life deal covers liabilities of retail scheme’s remaining 6,454 uninsured members
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NewsNEST appoints leader of new service delivery unit
New unit to bring together existing capabilities to drive next development of scheme’s service delivery
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NewsUK roundup: COVID-19 pushes back FTSE350 DB endgames
Plus: Exeter Uni in Mercer-Aon switch for investment advice
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Strathclyde ups cash balance in case of COVID-19 interruption
Year-end cash balance was ‘unusually high’ at the Scottish local government pension scheme
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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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TPR: Difficult COVID-19 decisions may call for ‘conflict management advice’
CEO of UK pensions regulator sets out how DB trustees can hold ‘first line of defence’ for members
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LAPFF warns IASB proposals fail to satisfy UK post-Brexit legal test
The forum said that without ‘further substantial changes’ the new IFRS ‘as it stands is un-endorseable’.
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NewsAon: FTSE 350 DB scheme funding gap widens
The top 10% of DB schemes were funded to at least 115% last year, while the bottom 10% were less than 80% funded
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NewsAsset management roundup: LGIM launches secure income range for DB plans
Plus: Franklin Templeton-Legg Mason deal done; AXA IM sees potential for hybrid AGMs
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NewsPLSA delivers guide to ‘new discipline’ of implementation disclosures
Trustees encouraged to take time to produce meaningful reporting about about how investment principles were implemented
