IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 223
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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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
Oxford move could herald Church of England fossil fuel divestment
Diocese calls on Church to divest from fossil fuel companies
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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
Mandate roundup: Publica, IPE-Quest, Newham Pension Fund
Swiss pension fund adds private placement mandate in investment overhaul
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News
PPF throws down gauntlet to advisers on ABC valuation ‘duty of care’
Lifeboat fund defends demands for independent valuation of ABCs in levy calculation with legal duty of care
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News
USS to delegate investment decisions to internal experts
Chief executive Bill Galvin says move to give USSIM delegated responsibilities over investments to take place soon
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News
Hearthstone aims for £150m investments as Scottish housing fund launches
Manager in talks with other Scottish pension funds following Falkirk commitment
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News
Dorset pension fund awards £40m infrastructure mandate to Hermes
Investment manager offers discount for LGPS investors
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News
Insurance lobby head set to become NEST chairman
ABI director general Otto Thoresen to take over from Lawrence Churchill from February 2015
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News
UK roundup: NEST, TPR, Budget reforms, DWP
Government-backed master trust completes voluntary statement on governance and administration, commits to independent assurance
