IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 119
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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
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New pensions climate risk group targets consultation in early 2020
Group was set up by the pensions regulator together with government departments
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NewsAccounting roundup: FRC targets ESG for next reporting season
PIRC suggests FRC ignored s172, IASB completes hedge accounting amendments
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NewsAuthorisation regime slashes size of UK master trust market
Market now comprises 53 fewer schemes, with one new prospective entry being assessed
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NewsLondon pension pool launches infra fund, preps real estate vehicles [updated]
Six London pension funds commit £399m to London CIV’s infrastructure fund
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE350 pension deficit shrinks as bond yields rise
Plus: Government responds to cross-party MPs on costs and transparency, private members’ bill introduced
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NewsDWP cites Swedish example in consultation on pension statements
Pensions minister threatens regulation if no action from industry
