IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 117
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NewsNordic, UK pension funds join soy buyers in Brazil deforestation warning
Seven major European funds call on Brazillian government to honour 2006 agreement
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CIO to leave Church pensions board
CEPB was one of the first UK institutional investors in private debt
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NewsIASB agrees DB pensions disclosures package
The IASB board decided to take a blank page approach to explore whether new or different information about employee benefits would be more effective
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Fiduciary managers and consultants set for UK rule change
Providers hiring staff, recalibrating services to prepare for mandatory tendering rules that come into force on 10 December
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA ‘very disappointed’ over DWP general levy proposals
Trade body calls for levy freeze and full structural review
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Opinion PiecesThe fiscal shift is no solution
There is a growing consensus that there needs to be a shift from extraordinary monetary policy to fiscal activism. Although quantitative easing (QE) will continue, there is a widespread recognition that its effects are diminishing.
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FeaturesCorporate reporting: Where were the parents?
Financial reports are normally dull affairs. Apart from the endless reams of paper detailing figures that few people understand, most of us just want to know a few key facts: whether the bottom line profit number is higher or lower than last year; whether the overall balance sheet can be summed up with a correspondingly big number – big is always better; and, critically, whether there will be a dividend.
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FeaturesESG: UK regulator turns sights on climate disclosures
With environmental risks taking a more central role in investment strategies, regulators have also been looking at what actions they can take.
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NewsPLSA supports auto-enrolment, discrepancies review in Parties’ manifestos
‘Nationalisation is a complicated and cumbersome process, and would have a significant impact on UK pension funds’
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National Grid UK pension scheme de-risks further with £1.6bn buy-in
Deal with Legal & General covers more than 6,000 pensioner members in Section B
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders CHF150m property mandate
Plus: UK’s Merseyside scheme commits £10m to PE
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NewsAccounting roundup: EFRAG proposes new approaches for pension promises
FRC completes annual survey of pension assumptions
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NewsAegon UK, family business plans add £153m to 2019 bulk annuity activity
Aegon UK scheme strikes deal with Phoenix, Carter & Parker scheme with Canada Life
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No UK input to IORP stress test as EIOPA flags ‘insufficient coverage’
Lack of UK participation seen as unsurprising given Brexit process
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Storebrand, PensionDanmark, Alecta sign mass letter to energy agency on climate
Fully-transparent Sustainable Development Scenario must be central reference in next WEO report, signatories write
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NewsSmart Pension adds Australia’s Link Group as shareholder in partnership
UK and Australian pension firms join forces to expand business internationally
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Energy scheme completes rare longevity swap to buy-in conversion
£750m deal between Scottish & Southern Energy scheme and PIC marks fifth conversion
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UK roundup: LGPS pools announce EM sub-fund launch, PE milestone
Plus: High Court approves settlement ending six-year dispute between BA and pension fund
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NewsNEST, Railpen plug cyber security advice gap for pension fund trustees
High-profile pension investors warn their peers about cyber security risk in their portfolios
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Tesco’s strike-off bid fails to halt investor lawsuit [updated]
Investors claim Tesco made misleading statements about its profits
