IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 129
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ESG roundup: LSE buys analytics provider Beyond Ratings
Also: Exclusions lead sustainable investment surge in Switzerland; EIOPA consults on climate change and Solvency II; UK minister says schemes ‘doing the right thing’ on climate change
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Academics call for government inquiry into USS governance
More than 1,000 UK-based professors and university staff have demanded action over governance concerns at the UK’s largest pension fund
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UK seeks to boost impact investing sector with new initiative
The Impact Investing Institute brings together two existing bodies that have been working to expand impact investing in the UK
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UK regulator adopts rules to boost stewardship transparency
New rules to implement revised Shareholder Rights Directive push asset managers to disclose engagement policy and explain contribution to long-term value
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Staff and students protest as college threatens exit from USS
Council in charge of Trinity College, Cambridge wants to extract itself from USS in a move that could cost it £30m
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FCA urged to investigate fund manager voting policy ‘market failure’ [updated]
Pensions minister tells ‘obstructive’ fund managers to shape up on corporate governance after trustee association files official complaint with UK regulator
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Border to Coast primes managers ahead of £6bn fixed income search
£45bn local authority pension pool will soon start the manager selection process for sterling investment grade and multi-asset credit mandates
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NewsCost transparency poses threat to asset managers, says Moody’s
The UK’s Cost Transparency Initiative will ‘encourage institutional investors to negotiate rebates’, according to credit rating agency
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London pension funds appoint CIO for £36bn asset pool
Former Coal Pension Trustees CIO Michael Pratten moves from insurance company Canopius to take on interim position at London CIV
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NewsStudy highlights imbalance between dividends and pension payments
LCP found that FTSE 100 companies paid £90bn to shareholders and just £13bn to pension funds in 2018
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Brexit: UK recession warning as prime minister quits party leadership
Economists have issued renewed warnings of a possible UK recession after prime minister Theresa May this morning announced her resignation. May, who was appointed prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the country’s 2016 referendum on EU membership, said she would resign as leader of the ruling Conservative Party on ...
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£45bn local authority investment pool appoints permanent chair
Gerald Cooney, vice-deputy of Greater Manchester Pension Fund, has taken over from Paul Doughty at the Northern LGPS
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Marks & Spencer strikes fresh buy-ins worth £1.4bn with PIC, Phoenix
The UK high street chain has now insured ‘approximately two thirds’ of its pensioner liabilities to reduce exposure to longevity changes and other risks
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NewsChurch of England warns on volatility after 1.8% return for 2018
Allocations to private equity and strategic land post gains in excess of 20% as listed equity portfolio hammered by market volatility
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NewsManagers urged to comply with new cost disclosure templates
Minister warns government could legislate to enforce new transparency codes if managers fail to adopt the templates voluntarily
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Largest UK pension scheme names new investment chief
Former CEO of fixed income at M&G Prudential to join USS in October
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Chart of the Week: At the precipice of cost transparency
Cost disclosure templates for UK institutional investors could emerge as soon as next week, conference delegates heard on Tuesday
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Nordic insurer hunts UK equity exposure via IPE Quest
The insurance company has intiated a search for a UK equity fund to be added to its ‘guided’ fund range
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UK regulator to expand scope and powers [updated]
The Pensions Regulator says it will take a greater interest in more pension schemes as part of its latest corporate strategy
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LGPS investment costs hit £1bn as cost code sheds light on fees
Public sector pension funds in England and Wales reported higher investment costs after a new code of transparency started to take effect
