IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 116
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UK roundup: NEST Invest receives FCA green light
Plus: Brunel PP reaches 50% mark of transitioned client funds
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NewsBlackRock hires in readiness for boom in fiduciary activity
Alex Pollak to join the asset manager’s UK fiduciary business as head of clients ahead of an expected increase in tenders
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Special ReportUK: More needs to be done to address post-retirement challenges
The industry has been slow to address the challenges posed by pension freedoms
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Special ReportUK auto-enrolment: Solutions needed for retirees
Auto-enrolment for employees has been a success. Why not take the same approach for retirees?
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FeaturesAccounting Matters: Inflation measurement dilemma
If there is one issue that has seized the attention of defined benefit (DB) sponsors this reporting season, it is whether inflation should be measured using the consumer prices index (CPI) or the retail prices index (RPI). And Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) partner Alex Waite is clear why: “There is a formula [for RPI] and the formula is wrong. It is like having an error in a spreadsheet,” he says.
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NewsUK’s NEST eyes 1.5°C scenario, ‘braver’ communication, physical risks
Master trust testing climate aware fund rejig to incorporate 1.5°C instead of 2°C warming scenario
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NewsWellcome Trust warns of slowdown after 6.9% return
‘The portfolio has performed well in challenging macro circumstances’
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UK industry digests minimum income test in ECJ pensions guarantee ruling
ECJ rejects previous contention that all DB pension rights must be protected on employer insolvency
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UK roundup: Queen’s speech brings back pensions bill
Plus: PPF introduces insolvency risk services
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NewsRedington pursues backing from Phoenix Equity Partners as long-term investor
The firm’s ambitious strategy is ‘to help make 100 million people financially secure’
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NewsUK consultants flag up divergent IAS19 practice over inflation, mortality assumptions
‘The big issue to watch for is whether companies reduce the assumed gap between RPI and CPI for this year end’
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London Stock Exchange consults on trading hours change
A reduction of 90 minutes in European markets would bring significant benefits to the market structure
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UK roundup: £1.06bn added to bulk annuity 2019 books
Plus: Hymans Robertson’s master trust report; Opperman retains pensions minister job
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders low vol brief via IPE Quest
Plus: Brunel picks BlackRock for risk management framework
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Governance fixes, dual discount rate proposed for UK’s largest scheme
Joint expert panel says valuation governance ‘not fit for purpose’
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UK election: PLSA urges new government to commit to better retirement income
Significant questions still remain as to the next stages of the Brexit process
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS Central, Scandi investor initiate EM searches
UK asset pool targets emerging market debt, Scandi investor EM equities
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UK pension policy fails construction workers
‘Rampant casualisation and bogus self-employment’ cause low numbers of workers contributing to pensions
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders EM mandate via IPE Quest
Plus: UK’s Brunel PP awards global high alpha brief
