IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 221
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News
London, Lancashire schemes to create £10bn pooled investment fund
Partnership will see UK pension funds merge investment expertise, liability management
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NewsConvertible bond specialist leaves Avoca Capital for ING IM
Former APG strategist leaves asset manager sold to US private equity firm KKR
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IPE Views: Lessons learned on the UK Invensys Pension Scheme
Robin Claessens, former chief executive and CIO of the UK’s Invensys Pension Scheme, talks about the lessons he learned overhauling its management structures
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Final IORP II draft ahead relaxes depository, prudent person rules
Latest compromise draft to be used as basis for negotiation with European Parliament, with EU member states hoping for swift passage of agreed text
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PensionDanmark dismisses green bonds, increases grid investments
Danish fund says green bonds ‘marketing cover’ for corporate bond issuance
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NewsUK schemes able to expedite wind-up process after High Court ruling
Ruling allows pension schemes to sell s75 debt to third-parties, speeding up winding-up process after sponsor insolvencies
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Special Report
Special Report, Fees & Costs: Winds of change
Brendan Maton reports on the anxious vigilance around costs in pension fund management, but finds progress to be frustrated and incomplete.
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Features
Global rating of pension systems, interview with David Knox, Melbourne Mercer Global Pensions index
Now in its sixth year, the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index has become a yardstick for the world’s industry to assess the successes and failures of pensions policy.
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NewsFriday people roundup
SPF Beheer, Swiss Life, Mercer, Woodford IM, Jupiter, Aegon AM, VAM Group
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News
Regulatory expectations of engagement a 'systemic flaw', says USS
Pension fund’s internal asset manager says investors should not be expected to fix society’s ills
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TRW pension fund breaks buyout record with £2.5bn L&G deal
L&G has now written more than £8bn in liabilities in 2014
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PensionDanmark invests DKK1.4bn in second UK biomass power plant
Deal follows similar project last year via Copenhagen Infrastructure I fund
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Survey: UK schemes more aware of stewardship when vetting managers
Some 94% of funds recognise duty to engage with companies they invest in, NAPF poll shows
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NewsFriends Life merger to bolster Aviva's asset management division
Asset manager set to benefit from Friends Life assets, shift from current management providers
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Oxford move could herald Church of England fossil fuel divestment
Diocese calls on Church to divest from fossil fuel companies
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UK Pensions Regulator makes chief executive appointment
COO at financial services regulator to take charge in March 2015, almost two years after Galvin departure
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IPE Awards: Asset allocation key when making 'in-house' decision
Pension fund managers debate reasoning for utilising in-house investment expertise
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IPE Awards: Humility key to managing relationships in pensions (video)
Robin Claessens, managing director at Redington, gives his top tips on pension fund management
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IPE Awards: Room for improvement from asset managers (video)
Stefan Dunatov, CIO at Coal Pensions Trustees, says asset managers should be more ‘solution focused’
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Mandate roundup: Publica, IPE-Quest, Newham Pension Fund
Swiss pension fund adds private placement mandate in investment overhaul
