IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 171
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News
Dutch government fears losing UK as partner on EU pensions
State secretary Jetta Klijnsma stresses that the Netherlands need to stay focused
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NewsUK election: Rising interest rates could help cut DB liabilities
Public spending boosts aimed at wooing voters could end up helping underfunded pension schemes
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UK election: Questions over DB reform as Conservatives seek coalition
Green paper review of defined benefit pension system unlikely to be carried forward in its current format
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ESG roundup: AP2 backs impact investment fund with $50m
Also: UK public pension funds team up with 50/50 Climate Project; KLP excludes 10 companies
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UK schemes failing to plan for cashflow negative future: survey
Majority of UK funds sell assets to meet payments rather than planning income
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News
£25bn LGPS partnership seeks CEO and other senior executives
Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd will manage the assets of 10 UK local government pension funds
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Special Report
Europe's political outlook: Shifting to a new politics
The distinctions that have characterised politics for over two centuries could be coming to an end
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Special Report
The UK mould could be broken
The Labour party did much better than expected in the election but over the longer term the system of government that has existed for a century could crumble
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Special Report
UK's Pension Protection Fund: A smooth transition
Trevor Welsh, the UK’s Pension Protection Fund’s head of liability-driven investment, discusses how it manages interest rate and inflation risk
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Asset Class Reports
Gilts still retain some lustre
Even when offering negative real returns, Gilts are generating interest as a risk-free asset
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Features
Corporate transactions: Is compulsory clearance ahead?
Increased regulatory powers over UK corporate transactions could harm sponsors; The regulator would need enhanced powers to process applications efficiently
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: EU seeks to avert Brexit arbitrage
Strong words on Brexit are flying in political circles. But behind the theatre, concerns about the future of London’s fund management sector are emerging
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NewsESMA opines on supervisory approach to Brexit-related relocations
Plus: UK regulator writes to asset managers about their Brexit plans
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NewsUK roundup: LGPS returns, Milk Pension Fund, 3i pension buy-in
Local authority returns surpassed 20% in 2016-17; private sector DB deficits hold steady during May
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NewsUK pension governance framework ‘not fit for purpose’: Cardano
Trustees should be held to same standards as corporate boards, says consultancy
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NewsHoover strikes deal to offload UK pension scheme [updated]
Trustees express regret no long-term funding plan could be reached to meet £530m liabilities
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Railpen CEO Chris Hitchen to leave
Hitchen to exit ‘within the next year’ after 13-year tenure in charge of £25bn scheme
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Richard Butcher to chair UK pensions trade body
Butcher to replace Lesley Williams in late October
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BT mulls contingent asset deal as pension deficit swells
Company considering several options to plug shortfall in £50bn scheme
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NewsDiversity, ESG relatively low scheme governance priorities: survey
Regular board meetings were ranked most important for good governance by UK trustees
