IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 224
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Switzerland's SYZ opens institutional office in Scotland
Asset manager wants to strengthen UK presence, seeking clients via segregated mandates, fund offerings
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Unions, universities in stalemate over USS benefits reform
Social partners agree to consult on postponement of industrial action; reform decision to be finalised in January
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Consultants criticise liability extension in PPF levy consultation [amended]
Extension of adviser’s ‘duty of care’ over ABC valuation deemed unnecessary, unachievable
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UK roundup: Tesco Pension Scheme, Makro Staff Pension Scheme, Rothesay Life
Tesco pension fund adds to £800m property portfolio with purchase of shopping centre in east of England
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UK local authority pension funds call for global tax reform at G20
Transparency, disclosure should be core principles in tax treaties, investors say
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UK roundup: Zurich UK Pension Schemes, PPF 7800 Index
Insurance provider to close DB offering to future accrual after schemes leave £648m deficit
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Bulk annuity pricing power to ‘see-saw’ between UK schemes, insurers
Report from LCP shows potential for £125bn in premiums by 2017 as FTSE schemes’ funding improves
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Avon Pension Fund searches for hedge fund managers for £165m mandate
Mandate equates to 5% of total assets
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Local authority funds cash-flow positive 'due to investment return' – report
Inaugural annual report by LGPS advisory board shows funds in England, Wales 79% funded on average
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UK roundup: Aon Minet Pension Scheme, PIC, Aon Hewitt
Insurance brokerage scheme completes second buy-in, taking insured pensioner liabilities to £310m
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Pension funds split over meaning, duration of long-termism
IPE survey reveals diverging views on definition of ‘long term’, with some citing 25 years and others just five
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European asset managers, pension funds question value of commodities
Hermes shuts down active commodities business, citing waning interest among clients
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Country ReportUK fiduciary-management market now has £70bn in assets, says KPMG
One-third of schemes to switch managers by 2017, KPMG survey predicts
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UK master trusts question legitimacy of latest NEST consultation
Now Pensions, People’s Pension suggest consultation is ‘pointless’, question impact of lifting restrictions
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University calls for alternative USS pension proposal instead of strike
Battle over USS pension reform continues as expected £8bn deficit forces changes to benefit structure
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UK pension funds shy from liability-matching in favour of alternatives
Purple Book shows slowdown in shift from equities to bonds and from Gilts to index-linked investments
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NewsRevised IORP II Directive ‘at odds’ with proposed Capital Markets Union
Latest draft’s removal of all mentions of using delegated acts could lead to significant delays in IORP II implementation, law firm warns
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UK roundup: Ashridge Pension Scheme, P-Solve, Legal & General, PRIAC
The £50m Ashridge scheme selects P-Solve for fiduciary mandate focusing on manager selection, tactical allocations
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USS, RPMI to sit on UK Investor Forum board
Investor Forum also announces John Kay, author of key report that led to its foundation, as board member
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UK roundup: Tesco vs Texan firemen, PPF, Monarch, Greybull Capital
Retailer Tesco sued by US pension plan after accounting error caused it to overstate profit
