IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 250
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Country Report
UK: The buyout market in 2011
Clive Wellsteed reviews the findings of LCP’s fourth annual report on the buyout market
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Country Report
UK: PPF: Protector of the UK system
Nina Röhrbein assesses the Pension Protection Fund’s investment strategy
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UK: Not so gold plated
Brendan Maton considers the policy and operational challenges faced by local government pension funds – whose benefits are often described as ‘gold plated’
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UK: Risk takers
Nina Röhrbein outlines investment strategies of funds in the local government sector Reaching full funding is a concern to local authority pension funds. As the funding level for most larger local authority pension funds implies that a significant allocation to growth assets is required, there has been only a moderate ...
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Country Report
UK: Bucking the governance trend
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Paul Myners, chairman and partner at Cevian Capital, and Harlan Zimmerman
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Country Report
UK: NEST and the competition
Next year NEST opens for contributions. But competitors are also hunting on the same turf, writes Kalpana Fitzpatrick
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UK: Re-thinking fiduciary duty
John Dickson argues that with a little introspection, trustees can show the true power of the trustee model
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UK: A breakdown in communication
Sarah Dudney sees frustration in the way asset managers communicate with tustees
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News
UK banks' pension liabilities exceed market cap, Citi says
Lloyds Banking Group sees worst market cap to liabilities ratio of 115%, Citibank says.
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NewsUSS sees funding level recover, plans spin-off of in-house investment team
Funding level rises by 7 percentage points, with scheme now managing £32.2bn (€36.3bn) in assets.
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NewsPoor pension fund assumptions led to London agency's insolvency – report
Assumption that new tourist agency would take on Visit London's liabilities was 'madness'.
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NewsRailways pension fund shifts portfolio toward 'simplicity'
€11.5bn SPF cuts number of companies in strategic equity portfolio to 70 high performers.
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NewsNEST denies default options are too low risk
Sources deny default option is low risk as NEST unveils research on member reactions to volatility.
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NewsUK public pension liabilities total £1.1trn – for now
Office for Budget Responsibility figures jibe with external estimates, but rankle unions.
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NewsBA trustees chairman scotches hopes for RPI restoration
Trustee chairman says BA 'not strongest' company, suggests change would increase uncertainty.
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NewsUK roundup: Pitmans Trustees on DC governance, Pension Protection Fund 7800 index
DC pension schemes failing to achieve most basic governance requirements, says Pitmans.
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NewsUK roundup: Financial Services Research Forum, JLT Pension Capital Strategies, PwC
Institute of Directors' Malcom Small says retirement age should be made 70 'as soon as possible'.
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NewsLittle appetite for buyouts of large pension schemes, says BlackRock
LDI head Tarik Ben-Saud says companies to avoid larger schemes in bid to diversify.
