IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 215
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Lehmans scheme insured in £675m deal with Rothesay after TPR action
Rothesay takes market lead in 2015, picking up Lehmans scheme following six-year legal action
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UK roundup: Mercer on DB-to-DC transfers, JLT on deficits
Mercer statistics show spike in number of DB pot value requests as members investigate possibility of DC transfer
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NewsPension funds, SRI advocates clash on UK plans for investment regulations
Responses to DWP consultation on amending investment rules see NAPF advise against additions while ShareAction, UKSIF demand changes
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Climate policy at Church of England lacking urgency, critic laments
Church agrees to reduce holdings in coal, tar sand across its £9bn in pension and charitable funds, but critics accuse new strategy – which falls short of divesting from all fossil fuels – of lacking urgency
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UK DC schemes take dim view of default retirement options, study shows
Research into scheme plans post-Budget shows large DC schemes in no rush to implement change
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NewsSchemes, insurers and unions call for independent pensions commission
Report calling for commission receives wide range of support
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NewsCourt rules against Olympic but PPF entry expected after DWP intervention
Uncertainty remains over who will cover pension payments, costs since 2010 insolvency
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ABP, AP4 rise up ranking of asset owners assessing climate risk
Report by Asset Owners Disclosure Project finds only 7% of global asset owners calculate carbon footprint
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NewsECB should not consider European pension funds as 'collateral damage'
PensionsEurope calls for regulatory changes to ease burden on pension funds affected by European Central Bank programme
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UK roundup: BlackRock, Aberdeen Asset Management
World’s largest asset manager enters UK retirement income solutions market
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Lancashire fund makes 53 appointments to investment framework
Local government scheme appoints consultants to advise on asset classes, governance
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NewsLGPS funds could consider legal action over mandatory passive shift
South Yorkshire fund weighs becoming collective vehicle for other LGPS funds should new UK government choose shift to passive investment
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'Tensions' to blame for UK government's delay on LGPS reforms
Senior civil servant says government position on merger, shift to passive investment ‘way, way overdue’
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UK roundup: Tesco Pension Scheme, Barnett Waddingham
UK supermarket pension fund sees actuarial deficit spike 200% in three years
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PensionDanmark secures DKK200m compensation after VAT win
ATP, PensionDanmark began challenging Danish tax authority in 1992
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NewsPension funds score victory with BP climate change resolution
Resolution championed by investors including AP funds, NBIM and Church of England Pension Board overwhelmingly endorsed by shareholders
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NewsNorway’s oil fund backs BP, Shell shareholder resolutions on climate change
Public support marks first time sovereign fund declares voting intention ahead of comany AGM
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Strathclyde slashes equities in shift to ‘enhanced yield’ strategies
UK’s largest LGPS moves away from 70% equity allocation to absolute return, hedge funds and debt
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Towers Watson, SCA, MN, Vanguard, AXA Investment Managers, State Street Global Markets, Mandatum Life
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UK roundup: Pension Protection Fund, UK election, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Deficits on the rise after February dip, still lower than the historical high in January
