IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 150
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UK high street chain de-risks with £880m bulk annuity deal
Scottish Widows takes on its biggest single bulk annuity deal to date
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UK pensions regulator chief exec to exit in February
Former pensions minister Steve Webb criticises recent “inappropriate personal vilification” of Lesley Titcomb
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Industry hits back at UK proposal for scheme funding requirements
DB white paper’s proposals for clearer, simpler funding regime is not necessary, industry and unions argue
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KPMG: Low interest rates pushing schemes to innovative accounting
Annual pensions accounting survey also finds life expectancy assumptions are being updated more often
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NewsUK parliamentary committee admits error on climate change assessment
Lloyds Banking Group’s schemes were deemed less engaged, but committee has amended its report
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Committee warns ‘complacent’ large schemes over climate change [updated]
Majority of schemes taking steps to counter climate change risk, Environmental Audit Committee reports
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DC consolidation could come at expense of members, experts warn
UK government estimates master trust market could shrink by a third through consolidation
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Universities finalise panel to scrutinise USS valuations
Influential pensions industry figures to assist in evaluating calculations and methodologies
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NewsRegulator warns on public sector pension governance standards
TPR chief executive tells local authority conference there are “a number of gaps around good governance”
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UK pension lifeboat fund makes two senior appointments
PPF has hired a head of ESG and a new chief risk officer
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NewsLGPS assets grow 21% but active equity disappoints
Total assets across English and Welsh local authority schemes hit £263bn
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FTSE 100 companies report first pension surplus in 10 years
Changes to longevity and discount rate assumptions among main reasons for rise
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News'Sharp decline' in UK scheme retendering for investment consultants
Share of schemes retendering down 16 percentage points over past 10 years, according to IC Select
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Joanne Segars to chair USS valuation expert panel
Former PLSA CEO pledges regular reporting on panel’s work
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ITV to appeal after court rules in favour of UK pensions regulator
Regulator says judgement sends ’clear message to companies with DB schemes’
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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Pensions at UK subsidiaries ‘an extra burden for French firms’
Report finds British DB schemes account for third of French parent company liabilities
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UK pension lifeboat fund to support Mothercare’s voluntary restructuring
High street retailer provided ‘suitable assurances’ about pension schemes’ position, says PPF
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Revamped British Steel scheme reports £2.2bn accounting surplus
Steelworkers’ union calls for surplus to be passed on to members
