IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 251
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NewsThree-quarters of UK trustees plan to reduce equity allocation
Survey by Pension Corporation shows 22% of trustees expect an upturn in contingent asset use.
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NewsUK signals U-turn on contribution hikes for local pension schemes
Government concession on eve of industrial action welcomed by critics who feared opt-outs.
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NewsUK roundup: LGPS, Baroness Eaton, Aviva, Carlyle, Hymans Robertson, NEST, NAPF
Government to reconsider contribution increases for local government pension schemes.
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NewsUK roundup: PensionsFirst, ONS, PPF, NUT, Unison
Higher than expected inflation could reduce pension deficits, PensionsFirst claims.
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NewsUK roundup: DWP, Financial Assistance Scheme, PPF, NEST
Department for Work and Pensions opens consultation on Financial Assistance Scheme regulations.
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NewsUK government set to absorb Royal Mail pension fund deficit
Parliament agrees to keep scheme's £26bn assets, £8.4bn deficit in state ownership.
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NewsBuy-outs to increase as corporates shelve pension risks, says LCP
Consultancy argued insurers were already pricing in cost of Solvency II regulation.
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NewsUK roundup: Redington, Pension Corporation, WS Atkins, Scottish & Newcastle
WS Atkins has reached agreement with the trustee of the firm’s pension plan.
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NewsUK roundup: Prudential, Rothesay Life, Xafinity, Takeover Panel
Prudential Retirement completes first longevity reinsurance deal with Rothesay Life.
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Hewitt, MetLife, Aviva Investors
Impact of changes to accounting standards could be as high as £10bn (€11.4bn), predicts Aon Hewitt.
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NewsUK Treasury must define 'sustainable level' of public pension payments
Parliamentary committee criticises lack of consideration of how contribution hikes affect funds.
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NewsUK roundup: HMRC, Deloitte, Mercer, M&S, Aviva, auto-enrolment
Government opens consultation period on asset-backed contributions' reform.
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NewsBT Pension Scheme deficit falls by £4.3bn as TPR suspends review
Drop result of deficit reduction payments and asset returns, company says.
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NewsUK roundup: Thomas Cook, PPF, TPR, MetLife, DWP
Thomas Cook has closed its UK defined benefit plan, transferring members to its DC scheme.
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Uniq 'transformed' after selling 90% of company to pay pensions
Chief executive tells shareholders: ‘It’s this – or insolvency’.
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Business body lashes out at 'unfair' public sector pensions
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce calls on Scottish government to abandon DB model.
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NewsUK roundup: Self-administered schemes, PZ Cussons, Mercer
Self-administered pension schemes registered £70bn in income last year – close to 2006 peak.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Unilever
Pensions Regulator publishes 'how-to' guide on administration in drive to improve procedures.
