IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 208
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UK's Pensions Infrastructure Platform makes senior hires
PIP hires COO, investment director in push for FCA authorisation
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British Airways sacks pension fund chairman over investment dispute
De-risking strategy sparks disagreement between Paul Spencer, British Airways management
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NewsUK roundup: BT Pension Scheme, Accenture, HM Treasury
Pension scheme extends administration contract with Accenture after two-year review
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Institutional hedge fund allocations remain ‘steadfast’, survey shows
Credit Suisse sees increasing appetite among institutional investors for global macro strategies
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UK roundup: IBM, UK Court of Appeal, Northumbrian Water, GMB
US computer firm warns of $250m hit should appeal fail in UK court next year
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USS enters direct inflation-swap deal with Yorkshire Water
UK’s largest scheme began talks one year ago, knowing it would require inflation-linked financing
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Irwin Mitchell, Principal Global Investors, PwC, Friends Life, Newton, Sackers, Schroders, UBS
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IFRS Committee breaks ranks with ESMA over IAS 19 asset-ceiling test
International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee confirms it will not develop guidance
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UK pension fund shuns PPF protection to secure full buyout
UK MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme fully insured by Pension Insurance Corporation
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Pension Protection Fund accepts improbability of CPI-linked market
Lifeboat fund updates assumptions, including risk of mismatched inflation hedge
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NewsFTSE 350 companies saddled with £100bn of investment risk – research
Analysis shows schemes ignoring covenant, investment risk
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LAPFF joins campaign demanding pharmaceutical trial transparency
UK’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum joins group of investors lobbying pharmaceutical companies to improve clinical-trial transparency
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NewsPension funds initiate £300m class action claim over Lloyds HBOS takeover
Local government pension schemes among 6,000 claims over directors’ breech of duty
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London government calls on LPFA to divest fossil fuels
Pension fund rejects Assembly’s calls, citing fiduciary duty
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LGPS framework project to hire dedicated staff
Project run by Norfolk County Council set to hire dedicated staff after ‘significant value’ established
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EAPF prioritises private debt over hedge funds in alternatives push
Fund returns 15.1%, overhauls investment strategy as it lowers equity exposure
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SAUL to end final salary link over pension deficit concerns
University of London’s £2bn pension scheme shifts members to career-average
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Aviation Authority pension fund secures £1.6bn buy-in
Rothesay begins to dominate 2015 market as scheme insures pensioner members
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UK pension funds flirting with 40% bond allocation – UBS GAM
Average scheme returns 11.7% over 2014, with real estate and government bonds offsetting weak UK equities
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Pension Protection Fund assets hit £22bn as LDI drives 26% return
UK lifeboat fund sees growth assets return 7%
