IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 218
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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NAPF sees merger talks with PMI collapse
PMI pulls out of merger discussions despite ‘extremely positive’ dialogue
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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BT agrees £1.5bn pension contribution as deficit jumps by one-third
UK telecoms provider extends recovery period six years after deficit increases by £3.1bn
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NewsUK pension funds ‘feast’ on pre-election index-linked Gilt auction
Last major Gilt auction before election nearly four times oversubscribed
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Collective defined contribution: It's about commitment
Con Keating, head of research at BrightonRock Group, considers the ‘main’ advantage of the CDC model
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UK roundup: Budget reforms, TPR, auto-enrolment
Requirement for pension funds to provide independent financial advice on transfers relaxed as DC freedoms approach
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UK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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Special ReportOracle board's refusal to engage with shareholders ‘untenable’ – PGGM
Dutch pension manager joined by Railpen in calling on US company to engage over governance concerns
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Fund managers must improve 'underdeveloped' RI reporting framework
Coalition of 16 UK pension funds calls on industry to increase level of social impact monitoring
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ECB move provides ‘toxic cocktail’ for pension scheme funding
Lower yields to hit funding levels in euro-zone and UK
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UK defined benefit pension funds return 11% in 2014 – State Street
Best-performing funds with relatively high bond exposure, according to State Street Investment Analytics
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LPFA, Greater Manchester launch £500m infrastructure vehicle
Shared vehicle to have London, Manchester focus but look to invest in national projects
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UK roundup: Towers Watson, FTSE 350, Hymans Robertson
Consultancy launches independently governed DC master trust to embed into growing UK DC market
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Local council rejects Berkshire claims over failed scheme merger
Failure of tri-country scheme merger unrelated to separate local council agreements, says Buckinghamshire
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NewsUK government schemes abandon merger after last-minute U-turn
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire cite LGPS consultation as reason for volte-face but continue discussions without Berkshire
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UK roundup: DC Investment Forum, Tennants, Buck Consultants, JLT
Organisation of asset managers suggests default fund charge cap will hamper SME access to quality DC strategies
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UK foundation Wellcome Trust prices first euro bond
Trust initially issued bonds in sterling in 2006, the first UK charity to do so
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Pensions industry debates treatment of protection schemes in HBS
Organisations disagree over use of protection schemes as balancing items
