IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 187
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UK roundup: John Lewis, British Steel Pension Scheme
Retailer John Lewis sees deficit increase by £500m as it applies negative real discount rate
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UK pension funding levels continue to slide as deficits hit £460bn
Pension system only 76% funded based on lifeboat fund’s minimum standard
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UK pensions association calls for 'compulsion' on consolidation
PLSA calls for ‘radical’ measures to increase scale of UK pension schemes
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Investment Association seeks 'reset' after controversial report on costs
Report ‘inadvertently but understandably upset people’, chair says
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NewsUK master trusts collaborate to launch pensions dashboard
Government threatens regulation if industry fails support providers leading way
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HarbourVest Bidco bids £1bn for UK private equity firm SVG Capital
US private equity firm launches unsolicited offer for smaller UK-listed private equity investor
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Hermes attracts cornerstone investor to new direct lending strategy
Asset manager refuses to name institution or disclose whether it is pension fund
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Brunel Pension Partnership first to seek formal review of strategy
Investment consultancy bfinance to advise on portfolios, internal versus external management
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Opposition at Sports Direct AGM a sign of 'strong stewardship' [updated]
Several large investors vote against UK retailer’s board recommendations
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Strathclyde Pension Fund OKs renewables, private equity commitments
Local government pension scheme to increase investment in offshore wind fund
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UK roundup: Mercer, FTSE 350, Marks & Spencer
Mercer sees listed company deficits at highest level ever
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Fiduciary management fees of little concern to pension funds – survey
Fees one of least important considerations to those using fiduciary management in UK, survey shows
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Northern Irish LGPS hires Unigestion for low-volatility mandate
NILGOSC appoints Swiss asset manager as part of further diversification
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Friday people roundup
Schroders, Morgan Stanley, QIC, Vontobel, Woodman, Kames, Fisch, Aries Insight, JLT, BMO
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Pensions In UK: Of Brexit, deficits and LDI
With a potential Brexit in sight, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo asks whether the assumptions underlying liability-driven investment (LDI) need to be reconsidered
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Liquidity warnings
Regulation is constraining pension funds’ ability to manage risk and they should prepare for future illiquidity
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Pensions Accounting: Managing change
UK defined-benefit deficits are ballooning. The Brexit vote might initiate behavioural change, Stephen Bouvier writes
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DC Income Strategies: Another egg in the NEST?
As the UK government consults on whether NEST should be allowed to enter the drawdown market, Jonathan Williams examines the arguments for and against its entry, and what the fund can learn from Australia
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Diversified Growth Funds: Diffusing the risk
Katherine Lynas and Adam Gillespie point out that strong diversified growth funds distinguish themselves in performance terms at times of heightened market stress
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Master Trusts: A DC default for the future
Pádraig Floyd assesses how master trust providers are shaping the design of defined contribution default funds
