IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 108
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NewsMaster trusts set for further adoption as companies’ main DC vehicle
Increased use of master trusts has been more at expense of own-trust-based DC schemes than contract-based schemes
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Financial firms to get black students’ input on their diversity work
Redington leading intiative also involving the likes of Aon, Invesco, LCP, Lincoln Pensions, and Wellington
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UK pension infrastructure platform to be acquired by Foresight
Entire Pensions Infrastructure Platform team to transfer to Foresight
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NewsBrazil ministers meet investors to discuss deforestation fears
Meeting follows open letter backed by many heavyweight investors
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BT Pension Scheme names head of sustainable investment
Victoria Barron joins from Newton Investment Management
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NewsLarge cap value, global HY mandates put out to tender via IPE Quest
Scandi pension fund and UK-based institutional investor are behind the searches
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UK roundup: Rally planned to protest proposed Nissan DB closure
Plus: Publisher to resume deficit contributions, Prudential hails ‘vibrancy’ in UK bulk annuity market
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Considerations around consolidation vehicles
Much of the debate around consolidation vehicles thus far has focused on the comparison between the security provided by consolidators and that provided by a traditional insurance company.
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UBS UK pension scheme enters into £1.4bn longevity hedge
DB scheme looking to ‘reduce uncertainties’ as it approaches maturity
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NewsCompanies behaving badly will be post-crisis losers, say USS, BTPS
Universities’ scheme shifts to UK bonds after US debt soars
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Strathclyde backs new life sciences venture fund
‘This is an equity investment which balances our portfolio in terms of diversification’
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£900m in new UK pension allocations to climate-tilted tracker funds
UBS UK’s DC scheme and Tyne & Wear DB scheme invest in UBS AM, LGIM funds
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Peers vote for separate regulatory approach to open DB schemes
Amendment addresses risk of open plans being forced to de-risk prematurely
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UK roundup: Survey points to annual ‘tax drag’ of up to £250m
Plus: 120-member scheme secures all benefits with L&G buyout; Analytics platform boosted with GMP feature
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Pension SuperFund gets HMRC OK after switch on TPR request
Regulator asked emerging commercial DB consolidator to set up a new occupational pension scheme
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AAE wants discussions with IFoA to cover MRA legal challenge
Chair of AAE says questions of arbitrage surrounding actuarial qualifications need to be looked into
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NewsWillis pension scheme strikes £1bn longevity hedge with Munich Re
Transaction is Willis Pension Scheme’s first step to ensure members’ benefits are secured against future improvements in life expectancy
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NewsAsset manager roundup: Natixis and La Banque Postale agree merger
New Ostrum Asset Management to fixed income and credit-focussed joint entity to be owned 55%/45% by Natixis and La Banque Postale
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InterviewsOn the record: Safety in asset-backed credits
Simon Davy, head of private markets at the UK’s Local Pensions Partnership, discusses the outlook for alternative credit
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NewsDWP weighing measures to restrict flat fees in default DC funds
Feedback sought as part of consultation on charge cap for default arrangements and standardised cost disclosure
