IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 212
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EAPF hires Union Investment for sustainable equity mandate
Appointment complements previous allocation to Ownership Capital, sees fund exceed 25% sustainable investment allocation
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BBC scheme seeks to cap inflation increases with risk-transfer exercise
BBC Pension Scheme hopes as much as 10% of members will sign away need to offer inflation-proofed benefits
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
BMO GAM, Insight Investments, Mercer, Aberdeen, Forum Pour L’Investment Responsible, Hermes, Tikehau Capital, NN Investment Partners, Schroders, MSCI, Mirabaud, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Pioneer, Allianz GI, City Noble, Arabesque
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AnalysisAnalysis: How NEST wants to shape the future of retirement
Taha Lokhandwala studies the details of NEST’s planned at-retirement investment and decumulation strategy
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UK roundup: KPMG LDI survey, Pension Insurance Corporation, PICA
LDI market sees £32bn of new business over 2014, according to KPMG survey
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NEST to blend deferred annuities, income drawdown in redesign
UK master trust to create three-phased retirement default system, providing members with income drawdown, cash and annuity
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Faull leaves financial services department over UK referendum
Senior Commission civil servant in financial regulation to return to UK as country votes on EU membership in 2017
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Strathclyde returns 13.4% on strength of equity holdings
Underperformance by some equity managers ‘detracts’ from returns over five-year period
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Investment professionals must focus on clients over profits – CFA Institute
President likens industry to medical profession, arguing focus should always be on patient’s health
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NewsUK announces 'staged privatisation' of Green Investment Bank
Government to sell majority stake in institution by 2020, minister announces
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Syntrus Achmea, State Street Global Advisors, NN IP, AXA IM, EFAMA, EY, Vontobel
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UK regulator warns of action against schemes neglecting quality standards
Regulator urges use of master trusts as research shows wilful neglect of quality standards among smaller schemes
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Friends Life mandate with AXA IM handed over to Aviva Investors
Friends Life was one of UK’s largest insurers before its takeover by rival Aviva
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Private equity drives 15% return at West Midlands Pension Fund
Scheme sees bumper returns from listed, unlisted equity, sells out of commodities, hedge funds
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Lothian sees returns boosted by listed infrastructure, timber
Local authority fund returns 16.5% over 2014-15 financial year, ahead of benchmark
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Former UK minister elected chair of pensions committee
Parliamentarians elect former minister Frank Field as chair of work and pensions select committee
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NewsUK pensions infrastructure fund marks milestone on solar investment
Pensions Infrastructure Platform announces soft close of new Aviva Investors’ solar panel investment fund
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NewsJoanne Segars opens London Stock Exchange for IPE
PensionsEurope chair and NAPF CEO conducts proceedings on day of IPE’s risk and asset allocation conference
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Royal Mail Pension Plan awards £700m equity options mandate
Postal pension scheme increases derivatives usage after implementing synthetic equity exposure via River & Mercantile
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Transport for London pension fund drops LGIM for BlackRock
Pension scheme for transport workers hands over majority of assets to BlackRock in LDI, passive equity mandates
