IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 2
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NewsMorrisons retirement saver plan in £270m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction benefits over 32,000 deferred members of the plan
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NewsSmart Pension commits 15% of default fund to private markets
The new commitment exceeds the 10% commitment to private markets agreed under Mansion House Accord
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NewsUK businesses plan to access DB pension surplus – research
UK government estimates that total surplus within DB pension schemes stands at £160bn
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NewsRailpen offloads third-party admin to Broadstone
Railpen’s third-party admin clients and employees will transfer to Broadstone
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NewsUK DB funding levels hit record high with £160bn ready to boost growth
UK government is expected to publish a response to surplus extraction rules in coming weeks
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NewsUK biggest funds renew call for investment independence
Outsourcing investment decisions to the government or regulators would be ‘seriously damaging’, asset owners warn
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NewsUK launches investor taskforce to support sustainable growth in EMDEs
Church of England Pensions Board, NEST and People’s Pension are among the investor representatives
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NewsUK funds consider reducing US exposure amid tariff uncertainty
Pension funds have responded to market volatility driven by US tariffs through a combination of rebalancing, diversification, and governance reviews
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NewsUK pensions industry builds on Mansion House Compact with Accord launch
The new initiative has increased private markets’ commitment size from 5% to 10%, with half being directed to UK investment
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NewsScottish Widows opts not to sign Mansion House Accord
The provider has previously signed up to the Mansion House Compact, committing to investing 5% of its default fund into unlisted equities
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NewsUK relieved as government backs off from forced economic growth investment
The government previously toyed with the idea of mandating DC providers to invest in productive assets
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NewsAdam Matthews expresses responsible investor support for Brunel
Writing in a personal capacity, Matthews says Brunel is ‘one of the most credible practical examples of what it is to be a responsible investor’
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NewsUK extends investment research payment optionality to pooled funds
New rules remove huge potential roadblock to the return to client-funded research budgets
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NewsAQA Education completes £120m full scheme buy-in with Rothesay
The transaction insures the benefits of all 869 scheme members, comprising 471 pensioners and dependants, as well as 398 deferred members
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NewsWales Pension Partnership launches £25bn pooled investment company
The company will consolidate assets of 22 local authority pension funds representing 412,000 members
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Green light to six ‘fit-for-the-future’ pitches from investment pools
Plus: Pension dashboards, small post consolidator and multi-employer CDC
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NewsUK’s TPT to launch collective defined contribution pension fund
Authorisation for the multi-employer CDC fund is expected by the end of 2026, with TPT also planning bespoke single-employer CDC schemes for larger businesses
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NewsCancer Research UK pension fund in £280m buy-in with Standard Life
Th fund worked closely with Standard Life to meet its de-risking objectives and secure the buy-in deal through a ‘bespoke’ offering
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NewsUK market at ‘inflection point’ for tackling systemic risks, says report
But panellist describes systemic risk as another term that is ‘bandied about’ without being clearly understood
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NewsBritish Growth Partnership takes first step with regulatory nod for third-party arm
The British Growth Partnership creation was announced at the International Investment Summit in October 2024
