IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 138
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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Special Report
UK: Learning from the lab rat
The UK has got many things right when it comes to auto-enrolment. What should other countries learn from the policy?
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NewsAccounting roundup: Discount rates on the rise
Also: DB, DC plan definitions under IAS 19; IASB staff still working on DC discount rate anomaly
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NewsUK schemes in race against time to deal with GMP ruling
Actuaries warn companies and schemes have very little time left to deal with the impact of October’s equality ruling
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EU sets out derivatives rules for no-deal Brexit
‘Temporary and conditional equivalence decision’ would allow counterparties in the UK to keep operating for another 12 months
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Public pension funds ‘underwhelmed’ by managers on ESG
LAPFF report ‘throws down the gauntlet’ for managers to up their stewardship
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USS: Further delay to funding agreement risks regulatory action
Universities scheme proposes completing 2017 valuation without incorporating joint expert panel’s recommendations
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NewsUK roundup: Schroders’ DC funds pass ‘value for money’ test
Also: Reuters seals £625m risk transfer deal; DWP attempts to reassure on post-Brexit state pension payments
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Scheme consolidator secures £225m funding from credit specialist
TPG Sixth Street Partners to invest in Clara-Pensions, with backing set to rise to £500m
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Kingman review proposes replacing FRC with new, stronger regulator
Recommendation echoes demands of stakeholders to disband audit watchdog
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UK pensions watchdog appoints new chief executive [updated]
Charles Counsell will take over from Lesley Titcomb in April
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Beyond pensions: Debating auto-enrolment’s potential
Could auto-enrolment pension savings be used to pay off loans or buy a house?
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NewsConsultants’ ESG advice ‘paramount’ given new regulations
UK trustee organisation and UKSIF report on consultants’ pledge to bring ESG requirements to trustees’ attention
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Country ReportConsultants satisfied with competition inquiry outcome
Most institutional advisers accept CMA’s recommendations after months of robust debate with regulators
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Country ReportPension funds must tender fiduciary mandates, regulator says
UK pension funds must conduct competitive tender for any fiduciary mandate covering more than 20% of assets
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Railpen chief executive exits after less than a year
Phil Willcock joined at the start of 2018 to replace Chris Hitchen
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UK master trusts suffering DC skill shortage: PMI
Pensions Management Institute finds UK pension professionals are concerned about expertise at schemes and regulator
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Cardano: Brexit deal failure ‘could see deficits soar by a third’
DB schemes’ collective shortfall could increase dramatically if withdrawal agreement fails, and improve if it passes
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UK roundup: £29bn LGPS pool appoints manager trio for UK equities
Plus: Access pool preps £650m global equity mandate; UK pension fund seeks value equities manager via IPE Quest
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NewsIPE Conference: Quantitative v qualitative in impact investing
Asset owners from Ireland, Sweden, France and the UK argue that numbers aren’t the only way of measuring impacts
