IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 219
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Cornwall Pension Fund chooses Man for hedge fund strategy
Fund invests in Man FRM’s LGPS-specific fund with sliding fee scale
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USS career-average proposals go to members as unions, employers settle
Ending of final-salary to begin in March 2016 if trade union members accept negotiated proposals
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Railpen appoints APG industry veteran to board
Board seeks to further strengthen governance at UK pension fund
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Schroders mimics insurance volatility cap with post-Budget DC strategy
UK fund manager creates multi-asset fund with downside risk management
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European pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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UK roundup: Threadneedle, Columbia, State Street
Threadneedle Investments to rebrand after merging with sister company Columbia Management
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Actuaries raise alarm over ability to transfer pension assets cross border
Association says companies will be ‘extremely reluctant to invest’ with cross-border transfer veto in place
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Deficit levels at UK pension funds soar as low yields increase pain
Deficit levels rise £275bn over 2014 for PPF universe as falling Gilt yields undo 10% rise in value of assets
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DC investors 'unaware' of true economic exposure from equities
Study shows UK DC investment funds have significantly higher emerging market exposure than geographical allocation
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UK 'should issue RPI-linked debt' despite change to inflation measure
Call comes in wake of report for UK Statistics Authority that recommends switching to new indexation measure that accounts for housing costs
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UK trustees may be forced to disclose details of asset management tenders
Government commits to consult on proposals put forward in backbench amendment allowing members to request details on ‘selection, appointment’ of managers
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Tesco to consult on closure of defined benefit pension fund
Retailer to consult on closure of career-average scheme to employees in June
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PIC sees opportunity in ‘particularly attractive’ Thames sewer construction
Insurer says governments ‘talked up’ infrastructure pipelines, but projects have failed to materialise
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MNOPF launches captive insurer to cover £1.5bn in longevity risk
Industry-wide fund follows in footsteps of BT Pension Scheme, bypassing insurance intermediaries with launch of own company
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UK Coal scheme lodges legal complaint over Towers Watson advice
Trustee body for industry-wide fund alleges ‘negligent’ investment advice led to multi-million loss on currency hedge
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UK government report on long-termism criticised for failure to offer definition
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills criticised for ‘incredible’ oversight to offer even theoretical parameters on long-termism
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NewsUK local authority funds appoint law firms to national framework agreement
National framework agreement for legal advice follows similar initiatives for custodian, investment consultancy services
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Aberdeen Asset Management
The timing of Aberdeen Asset Management’s £600m (€757m) acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) at the start of 2014 could not have been better.
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Hagendijk to step down as MN CEO, confirms commitment to UK
Veteran steps down after 18 years at company
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Wellcome sees 15% return boosted by in-house capacity
UK’s largest charitable asset owner benefits from listing of private equity holdings
