IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 57
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NewsPPF expands sustainability drive with new strategy
Plus: Church Commissioners’ sustainability report shows farmland to be highest carbon emitter
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NewsABP sold €170m Thames Water stake in 2022
The sale came shortly after the Dutch civil service scheme had engaged with the troubled water firm on ‘several issues’ in 2021
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NewsWTW recommends policy changes to fuel UK economic growth
Plus: ABI calls on industry to put savers at the heart of plans to boost pension investment
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Opinion PiecesUK venture capital: spinning out for success
Academic research produces excellent technology and medical firms, but the funding is not always available to take things further
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FeaturesFixed income, rates & currency: US debt crisis averted – what next?
The US debt ceiling crisis was resolved in June, avoiding potentially major fireworks, with a suspension of the limit until early 2025. This ensures that the next time the politicians have to fight about it will be after the November 2024 presidential election. Although markets were relieved at the temporary resolution, the process of rebuilding the very depleted Treasury cash balances – with some huge bill auctions planned – will drain significant liquidity from the system, which could put pressure on the rates market.
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: UK defined contribution market
Many investors nearing retirement are unable or unwilling to take on the volatility associated with a more aggressive portfolio
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NewsThames Water crisis: Investors dive deep into water sector’s future prospects
UK ministers are discussing temporary nationalisation of Thames Water as investors and the government braced for the potential collapse of the firm
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NewsPension funds see private equity as impact investing leader
Pension funds’ primary motive for impact private equity investment is to secure a more sustainable future
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NewsWPP launches new sustainable global active equity sub-fund
The new sub-fund has launched with £1.2bn, with all eight Welsh Funds participating, and will be managed by Russell Investments.
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NewsUK pension funds tell FCA to put the brakes on UK listing regime reforms
’As they are set, the current proposals may not result in more companies listing, but will reduce the standards expected of existing companies,’ says PLSA
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NewsLGPS climate reporting rules delayed
‘The absence of a reporting regime only adds to the already considerable pressure placed on funds from lobby groups,’ says SAB
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NewsTPR’s new general code to improve outcomes for members
The new code will introduce new pension scheme governance responsibilities
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NewsIOSCO calls on regulatory cooperation to allow innovation
‘Globally we do not have a strong model of how to encourage innovation in a highly regulated sector like finance,’ says IOSCO
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NewsUK pensions regulator in hot seat over lax governance of LDI
The Pensions Regulator was not able to monitor whether its LDI guidance on managing risk was being followed, Work and Pensions Select Committee finds
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NewsStandardised mortality rates 3% lower in 2022
The CMI model found that mortality in 2020 to 2022 was significantly higher than before the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsUK’s position as financial capital called into question amid regulatory burden
The UK is ‘losing ground to other jurisdictions’, says Investment Association
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NewsChurch of England, Commissioners cut oil and gas companies from investment portfolios
‘Some progress has been made, but not nearly enough,’ says the chair of the Church Commissioners for England
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NewsFCA seeks feedback on plans to make investors explain voting decisions
Asset owners are not receiving sufficient information regarding the reason that asset managers had cast votes a particular way
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NewsNationwide Pension Fund completes £1.7bn UK longevity risk transaction
Plus: DWP publishes review of pension transfer regulations; NEST reappoints TCS for admin services
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NewsUK state pension in need of reform to prevent poverty, says Phoenix
There is most concern for those unable to remain in work and without sufficient resources to draw upon, report shows
