IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 122
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UK roundup: LGPS pool names managers for £2bn sterling credit fund
Plus: Master trust The People’s Pension is allocating to an ‘adaptive cap’ equity index managed by SSGA
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PLSA urges regulator to give small, good quality schemes ‘space to thrive’
The trade body has come to the defence of smaller schemes in a consultation response after the UK regulator called for small schemes to be merged away
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Technology company seals record £4.7bn buyout with Rothesay
The GEC 1972 Plan will be insured through a buy-in before transferring to a full buyout ‘before the end of 2022’
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Mark Thompson leaves London CIV as investment chief
The CIO’s decision was for ‘personal and family reasons’ and not a comment on the asset pool and its objectives, Thompson said
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UK roundup: Steering group appointed to lead pensions dashboard work
Also: DC schemes ‘missing out on returns’ through lack of investment in UK companies; AA pension fund seals de-risking deal with unnamed insurer
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NewsLGPS asset pool tenders sustainable equities mandate for up to £1.5bn
Brunel Pension Partnership says it will be looking for managers whose approach ‘embraces the vision of sustainable economic growth’
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NewsNOW: Pensions authorised by UK regulator
Four more defined contribution master trusts have been signed off by The Pensions Regulator, bringing the total number of authorised providers to 31
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NewsUK schemes preparing for endgame with equity cuts and liability hedges
Aon survey shows pension funds are stepping up de-risking activity and allocating more to alternative asset classes
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Travel company’s £1.4bn scheme heads for PPF assessment [updated]
Thomas Cook’s UK pension plans are ‘marginally overfunded’ according to the lifeboat fund, meaning an insurance deal could avoid pension cuts
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PPF finance chief exits amid board reshuffle
Rodney Norman, Nailesh Rambhai and Anna Troup appointed non-executive directors, as chief financial officer Andy McKinnon departs
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USS ‘pushing regulator to the limit’ on risk, says CEO
£68.5bn scheme’s leaders say they have taken a position of ‘maximum flexibility’ in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over contributions
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Responsible investment policies ‘could boost contributions by £1.2bn’
Franklin Templeton recommends schemes align with member values via better integration of responsible investment into DC strategies
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Tate & Lyle agrees £930m buy-in with L&G
The food and beverage company has now insured its entire £1.2bn pension scheme with Legal & General, covering 6,700 members
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UK trustees ready for ESG reporting rules despite implementation challenge
A Hymans Robertson poll shines a light on how pension fund supervisors will handle new reporting rules coming into force in October
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Former head of Berkshire Pension Fund dies
Nick Greenwood led the now-£2.2bn fund from 2007 to 2018, implementing a variety of innovative investment and risk management strategies
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More UK trustees add support to climate charter
Industry forum has signed up 76 trustees and pension managers responsible for £367bn of assets in a bid to step up scrutiny of asset managers
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NEST to launch regulated investment arm
The £8bn multi-employer scheme has requested authorisation from the UK regulator to set up NEST Invest to allow co-investments and derivatives use
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NewsNEST names managers for first move into private markets
Amundi and BlackRock will manage roughly 5% of the DC master trust’s default funds with inflows expected to start in October
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NewsUK Law Commission calls for input on pooled fund voting laws
The Law Commission was asked by the UK government to carry out a study about the system of ‘intermediated securities’
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NewsRothesay Life to raise £500m in preparation for DB insurance deals
Plus: Legal & General has insured a UK law firm’s £35m scheme, transferring from its fiduciary management business
