IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 70
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Investment Association members’ AUM reaches £10trn
UK continues to be leading centre for investment management, second only to US internationally
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Railpen launches sustainable ownership review based on member feedback
The review explains how Railpen encourages portfolio companies to address governance and sustainability issues
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UK’s growth plan promises to unlock DC investment opportunities
Pensions regulatory charge cap, hurdles to overcome, Solvency II reform, DB scheme deficits to reduce further
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NewsPPI urges DC schemes to consider greater inflation protection in portfolios
‘Any changes to investment strategy need to be approached pragmatically,’ PPI warns
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UK Roundup: Yell Pension Plan completes £370m buy-in deal with PIC
Plus: Automatic enrolment: ‘slipping through the net’; Contributions of FTSE 350 companies’ DB schemes outweigh their DC plans
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Centrica picks Redington as OCIO oversight provider for DB schemes
The company has three pension schemes with more than 36,000 members and assets totalling approximately £10bn
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NewsUK roundup: DWP ministers urged to review pension policy priorities
Plus: FRC adds 43 new signatories to stewardship code
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NewsBarloworld UK scheme completes £484m buy-in deal with Just Group
The deal insures the benefits of around 3,000 pensioners and 1,800 deferred members.
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NewsUK roundup: Pension funds achieve 100% funding on long-term targets
Plus: FTSE 350 pension schemes surplus continues to fend off impact of rising costs
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Dutch funding ratios hit highest levels
At 128%, average funding ratios of Dutch pension funds have hit their highest levels since 2008 despite heavy investment losses
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UK trustees disappointed with High Court’s RPI judicial judgement
This would reduce pension transfer values and lifetime incomes by 10% to 15% or more, says Insight Investment
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Special ReportUK: Going green amid a regulatory overhaul
The industry is concerned about a focus on derisking as the regulator’s new funding code takes shape this autumn
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NewsUK roundup: DB schemes’ health reaches new high
Plus: Further analysis on Pensions Dashboards Programme’s design standards; Actuaries urged to consider impact of high inflation
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NewsL&G’s risk transfer monitor shows increased momentum, sees strong H1
The group expects the overall volume in 2022 will reach £30-35bn and is likely to be the second largest year ever in the UK market
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NewsData is now key focus for UK pension schemes pursuing endgame
‘There is a direct link between data quality and pricing, with insurers more inclined to quote on the best-prepared schemes and reducing ‘prudence’ for data unknowns,’ says Aon
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: New UK government taskforce signals importance of ESG
There has been substantial progress in climate-related and governance issues, but social factors, have not always received as much attention.
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NewsUK DB pension scheme funding proposal ‘risks corporate insolvencies, asset fire sales’
Consultants warn on ‘dramatic’ impact of new UK DB pension scheme funding rules as DWP proposal raises insolvency risks
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NewsFCA issues warning to alternative investment bosses via open letter
For the UK’s status to be retained, its markets must remain clean, liquid, and orderly, letter states
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Schroders identifies persistence in private equity returns [updated]
Research by Schroders Capital finds that past performance could be more instructive for some parts of the private equity market than others
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NewsPPF 7800 Index dipped in July, but funding levels remain robust, for now
The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 schemes in the UK’s PPF 7800 index dipped in July to £254.3bn
