IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 155
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RBS agrees ‘final deficit contributions’ for £45bn scheme
UK bank agrees to match shareholder payouts with pension fund contributions
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Joseph Mariathasan: Why a Danish inn suggests a post-Brexit trade problem
The restoration of Danish links with India suggest post-Brexit trade deals for the UK will not be straightforward
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Country ReportUK roundup: Agreement struck on USS valuations; UK approaching peak LDI
Plus: UK approaching ‘peak LDI’; Xafinity Punter Southall calls for legal separation of consultants and fiduciary managers
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Interview: Hermes targets North America under new owners
Hermes’ CEO Saker Nusseibeh and Federated Investors’ vice-chairman Gordon Ceresino speak to IPE
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Country ReportFiduciary managers back performance reporting standard
IC Select’s guidelines come amid unprecedented regulatory pressure on fiduciary providers
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Royal Mail presents government with alternative paths to CDC
Letter to Work and Pensions Select Committee outlines easier route to the first private sector collective DC fund
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NewsESG roundup: Danish pension funds sharpen climate focus
Also: PKA blacklists 35 oil firms; Transition Pathways Initiative partners with PRI
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BT Pension Scheme sells majority stake in in-house asset manager
US investment group Federated Investors buys 60% stake in Hermes Fund Managers for £246m
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Dutch pensions expert: ‘Never introduce average contribution model’
Experts from the UK and Netherlands gathered in London this week to share ideas in DC and retirement options
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Tesco halves pension deficit through accounting change
£3bn wiped off DB scheme shortfall after an update to its discount rate model
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Country ReportPLSA warns CMA against adding to ‘crowded trustee guidance space’
Competition watchdog also considering measures to inform trustees about switching costs
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NewsUK roundup: Lowest-paid workers ‘missing out’ on pension tax relief
Plus: Pension freedoms three years on; Teachers’ Pension Scheme benefit changes; DB deficit latest
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NewsParliamentary committee launches ‘inquiry’ into DB reform plans
Work and Pensions Committee wants to influence government consultation on DB white paper proposals
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The European asset owners aiming to make an ‘impact’
Various investors are prepping or considering impact-oriented investments
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NewsUK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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NewsReport outlines the pros and cons of collective DC
The Dutch experience could “usefully inform the thinking on the legal and regulatory framework for a UK CDC scheme”, authors argue.
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NewsUK government exploring options for CDC
Department for Work and Pensions to explore existing legislation for ways to provide legal backing for CDC
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Asset management roundup: DWS integrates UN SDGs
Plus: Trade body links with careers group for diversity push; La Banque Postale’s SRI pledge; more managers sign LGPS code
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NewsUK financial regulator cuts back to deal with Brexit
Leaving the EU will cost the FCA £30m, according to its annual business plan
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Fund manager rules ‘will hurt margins and boost passives’
Moody’s says new rules are “credit negative” for UK active managers, eroding firms’ profit margins
