IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 234
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NewsVervoer confirms court date in GSAM case
Dutch fund seeking up to €250m in damages against Goldman Sachs Asset Management
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UK minister rebuffs calls for delay to DC charge cap, Budget proposals
Liberal Democrat MP says proposed 0.75% charge cap would be delayed ‘over his dead body’
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UK roundup: NAPF, LGPS, PPI, bulk annuities, Aon Hewitt
NAPF urges that reform of local government system should be about value, not cost-cutting
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DB supervision squeezed as UK regulator budgets to manage auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment to account for 52% of budget, sees 90% increase in funding as DB budget falls 10%
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NewsUK pension reforms a tax grab, alleges influential committee chair
Chair of work and pensions committee also expresses concerns speed of Budget chages to DC will pose a challenge
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European institutions to allocate €211bn to smart beta by 2018
Research finds UK and rest of Europe differ in reasoning for allocations, market dominated by institutional allocations
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IASB mounts charm offensive to address long-term UK investor concerns
Accounting board expresses sympathy for concerns voiced over prudence under revised conceptual framework
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UK local government funds appoint to custodian framework
Norfolk, Suffolk, Hackney use global custodian framework agreement to appoint HSBC Securities to £5.2bn asset mandate
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UK roundup: TPR, Pensions Act, RetailLink Pensions Plan, L&G
Regulator survey shows DC schemes still ignoring regulations on investment principles
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Wellcome Trust prices £400m bond with maturity of 45 years
Foundation offers tightest spread for non-government related issuer in sterling market since financial crisis
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NewsInstitutional investors inflating catastrophe bond prices, expert says
Twelve Capital chairman says Solvency II will ‘create opportunities’ for European pension funds
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UK travel firm TUI adds to Dutch closure with PIE, shift to DC
TUI Travel offers pensioners incentive to remove future increase, closes Norwegian scheme
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UK roundup: Pension Insurance Corporation, Pension Protection Fund
Pension scheme completes £47m insurance contract covering pensioners, deferred members
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Wellcome Trust complains to chancellor over possible AstraZeneca deal
Foundation raises ‘major concerns’ over proposed takeover of Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical AstraZeneca by US multinational Pfizer
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European pension funds warm to LDI as derivative allocations grow
Mercer asset allocation survey shows schemes calling halt to equity exodus on back of bull markets
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UK public pension funds blast GlencoreXstrata over Hayward appointment
Forum of 60 pension funds to oppose appointment over role as nomination committee chair, all-male appointments
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FTSE defined contribution funds to increase exposure to alternatives
Average allocation among funds investing in alternatives growing, says Schroders
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UK consultant tenders large-cap equity mandate using IPE-Quest
Client expresses preference for bottom-up, fundamental stock-picking approach
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UK roundup: BT Pension Scheme, Charity Commission, Mercer, Thomas Cook, Barnett Waddingham
Former public sector fund provides £40m for new ESG global equity strategy
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Pension funds slam Commission over 'irrespective effect' of FTT
Algirdas Šemeta praises victory for enhanced cooperation in ECJ, welcomes roadmap for tax implementation
