IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 250
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NewsBerkshire rejects disclosure of council tax data in pension scheme funding
UK – Percentage of council taxes used in local pensions a 'meaningless statistic', county says.
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NewsActuaries enabling LGPS to 'postpone' funding decisions
UK – Local authorities putting off tough deficit decisions, Pensions Institute warns.
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UK Pension Protection Fund to maintain levy payments at current rate
UK – Lifeboat scheme responds to industry concerns that 25% increase would be unsustainable.
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NewsDeficit at Universities Superannuation Scheme balloons to £9.8bn
UK – Funding ratio at pension fund drops from 92% in 2011 to just 77%.
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NewsMNOPF debates complete buyout and winding down of fund's Old Section
UK – Buyout could be completed by autumn, fund tells members in letter seen by IPE.
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UK: The third way
Nearly two decades after Tony Blair espoused a ‘third way’ in UK politics, the current government is in favour of a defined ambition approach in occupational pensions that would combine elements of DB and DC. Jonathan Williams asks whether the industry wants it
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UK: Reassurance needed, not insurance
As longevity improves and fewer people are saving for pensions, Malcolm McLean argues for the industry to rebuild confidence
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UK: Super trusts – how they work
Gail Moss takes the NAPF’s super trust idea and runs an international comparison
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UK: Questions remain
With auto-enrolment just a few months away, Pádraig Floyd assesses the future shape of DC pensions
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UK: How to aim for the impossible
Rudyard Ekindi, director at NEST, discusses how the scheme hopes to achieve long-term and strong performance
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UK: Challenges ahead
Pete Drewienkiewicz outlines the broader range of tools available to pension funds to hedge liability risk
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UK: Contributions and deficits to increase
Nick Bunch reviews the findings of LCP’s nineteenth annual report on the UK’s defined benefit landscape
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UK: Trustee power
Matthew Claisse and Lorant Porkolab highlight important new proposals regarding the powers of pension fund trustees in corporate transactions
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UK: Bucking the trend
Jonathan Williams reviews the Strathclyde Pension Fund, a defined benefit scheme which is still open to new members as well as net cashflow positive.
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UK: Flawed model
Iain Morse reviews the market for custody services for UK pension funds
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UK: No more ‘set and forget’
Gill Wadsworth examines current practice among UK pension funds and their trustees in the management of liability risk
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NewsRoyal Mail appoints new chair of trustee, reviews strategy
UK – Pension fund transferred £27.5bn in assets to Treasury in April.
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NewsDawson enters administration after PPF rejects offer
UK – Pension Protection Fund refuses to sever link between Scottish company and pension fund.
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NewsBBC pension fund deficit almost doubles due to interest rates
UK – Scheme for public service broadcaster sees funding ratio fall to 78% despite £170m deficit reduction payments.
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UK coal schemes to buy controlling stake in property company
UK – Restructuring will also see pension deficit reduction payments suspended for two years.
