IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 127
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NewsStrathclyde pension fund gains 5.9%, Lothian rejigs allocation categories
Two largest Scottish local authority pension funds report on performance in the year to the end of March
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UK regulator toughens stance on poorly performing pension schemes
The UK’s Pensions Regulator (TPR) is seeking to accelerate pension scheme consolidation to raise governance standards. In a consultation paper launched today, TPR said it wanted to ensure all pension savers were in schemes with “excellent standards of governance that deliver good value” – which would mean “fewer but ...
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NewsUK to explore mandatory climate reporting for pension funds, companies
Government green finance strategy welcomed, but investors emphasise it must only be seen as a first step
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Half of FTSE 100 companies could buy out DB funds in 10 years: report
Diverting an additional 6% of profits would let 70% of FTSE 100 schemes buy out within a decade, says Barnett Waddingham
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UK pension fund figures sign climate impact pledge
Signatories pledge to push asset managers to engage with investee companies about their impact on climate and plans to transition to a low-carbon future
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British Steel buyout ‘could affect pension insurance market capacity’
British Steel Pension Scheme trustees are reportedly in early stage talks regarding a pension risk transfer deal to secure the pensions of its 81,000 members
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NewsFRC board warns over government delays to budget sign-off
Delays to agreeing the audit regulator’s budget for 2019-20 could hamper work on the transition to the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
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Liability Strategies - Consolidator funds: New tools, new models
Can consolidator funds provide an additional tool for UK pension schemes approaching the defined benefit endgame?
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Special ReportCommentary: The endgame
UK pension funds should consider nine dimensions as they move to deris
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FeaturesAdequacy: the all-important question
How do you measure success when it comes to pension reform? In the UK, it is clear that the government measures the success of auto-enrolment by some numbers, but not others.
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Politician demands answers over regulator’s oversight of USS
Frank Field writes to the Pensions Regulator as dispute emerges between UK’s largest pension fund and a former trustee over valuation concerns
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NewsUK regulator sets out climate change investment guidance for DC schemes
TPR also urges trustees to consider the liquidity requirements of their members as spotlight falls on daily dealing investment funds
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NOW: Pensions CEO exits as part of Cardano acquisition
Troy Clutterbuck steps down after two years leading one of the UK’s biggest multi-employer defined contribution schemes
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NewsNorthern Trust transfers private equity blockchain tech to Broadridge
Broadridge will develop technology ‘to provide data and analytics tools connecting private equity lifecycle for all market participants’
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Funds invested in illiquid assets are ‘built on a lie’: Mark Carney [updated]
Bank of England governor warns of ‘potential developing systemic issue’ regarding funds promising daily liquidity while investing in illiquid markets
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NewsUK asset managers target DC schemes with long-term investing fund structure
The Investment Association wants to create a vehicle for long-term and illiquid asset investing suitable for DC pension schemes
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Regulator voices ‘real concerns’ over small DC schemes
Charles Counsell comments on consolidation, defined contribution and risk management in his first speech after taking over as chief executive of the UK’s Pensions Regulator
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Italian, UK institutional investors back private debt funds
Italian banking sector pension fund and others join European Investment Fund in backing Anthilia BIT III; Merseyside LGPS fund invests £30m with Funding Circle
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University staff threaten to boycott Cambridge college over USS withdrawal
Withdrawal from multi-employer scheme for the higher education sector will cost 2% of Trinity College’s assets; USS plays down impact on funding and covenant
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NewsLGIM sees results from ‘engagement with consequences’ over climate
UK’s largest asset manager reports improvements at companies in sectors that are pivotal to low carbon transition, but has axed companies including ExxonMobil and MetLife
