IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 206
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NEST tenders standalone emerging market bond mandate
UK pension fund further expands standalone mandate as it seeks higher returns offered by emerging market debt
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NewsWednesday people roundup
AP3, Pension Protection Fund, Aviva Staff Pension Scheme, Arabesque, UN Global Compact, M&G, Impax, AXA IM, Independent Trustee Services, Mercer, Aon, AMP Capital
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Tesco drops DB pension fund in favour of defined contribution offering
Supermarket confirms closure of DB scheme to future accrual with DC replacement
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Church of England Pensions Board issues £100m bond
Proceeds to be used to acquire properties for Church Housing Assistance for Retired Ministers scheme
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Country Report
Pensions in the UK: A 10-year scorecard
The advent of The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund in 2005 changed the UK occupational pensions sector for good. But have they changed it for the better?
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Country Report
UK Pensions Governance: The head and the heart
Trustees are at the heart of UK pension funds. Do they need to get better at what they do?
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Country Report
Derisking: Unintended risks
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo asks whether UK trustees are taking the right approach to interest rate and inflation risk
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Country Report
Derisking: Granular buy-ins
James Mullins expects medically underwritten buy-ins to gain popularity, with market volume set to reach £1.5bn this year
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Country Report
Defined Contribution: An innovation conundrum
The end to compulsory annuitisation poses questions. When and how will Britons save, invest and draw down their DC savings?
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Country Report
Local Government Pension Scheme: Is bigger always better?
After years of discussing local government pension reform, the government is no closer to a formal policy to restructure the system. This has not deterred frontrunners from exploring different methods of achieving scale and lowering costs
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Country Report
Asset Management: The rise of multi-asset
Gill Wadsworth looks at the changes adopted by pension funds as they seek investment opportunites that offer stability, diversification and healthy returns
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Country Report
UK Budget Changes: Further nails in the coffin
Kevin Davey assesses pension changes announced by the government in its July Budget
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Special ReportUK: A year of implementation
This year has seen the rushed implementation of the dramatic changes introduced to the UK defined contribution sector in 2014
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News
Consultants' fixation on short-term holding back green asset growth
Report by University of Oxford spreads blame for lack of green growth between asset owners, consultants
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Longevity bigger risk than rates to corporate DB, says Fitch
Ratings agency warns over complacency in longevity assumptions and excessive focus on discount rates
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NewsPPF grows in-house management team with hire of LDI head
UK lifeboat fund hires from Aviva Staff Pension Scheme as it begins building in-house management team
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Buyout costs could rise 10% over Solvency II capital reserves
Cost of insuring deferred and younger members to rise due to indeterminable liability coverage
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NewsWednesday people roundup
SNPF, SBMN, Nomura, Royal London Asset Management, Towers Watson, Delta Lloyd, AFM
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PPF awards £400m direct lending mandate in 'hybrid' asset boost
UK lifeboat fund opts for single manager to build direct lending portfolio
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Institutions urge action by food companies on water management
Asset managers and owners worth $2.6trn call for action by food giants including Kraft Heinz and Dr Pepper Snapple
