IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 78
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Opinion PiecesNews Notes: Private investing ‘levels up’ playing field
The UK’s recent government white paper – ‘Levelling up the United Kingdom’ – forcefully pushes for private investing. In it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims he is determined to “break that link between geography and destiny, so that it makes good business sense for the private sector to invest in areas that have for too long felt left behind”.
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Church Commissioners for England
Church Commissioners for England CIO, Tom Joy, tells Susanna Rust about the fund’s pursuit of genuine diversification and responsible investment.
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FeaturesAccounting: DB sponsors at a crossroads
If a decade ago the talk was of defined-benefit (DB) scheme sponsors locked in an infernal struggle against the dizzying gravity of spiralling accounting deficits, thoughts now are turning to the end game.
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FeaturesPerspective – Liability-driven investing: DIY LDI
A multi-decade trend of falling interest rates, the increased complexity of financial markets and the growing burden of regulation have conspired to turn pension provision into an extremely sophisticated activity. This is especially true for defined benefit pension funds, which may be facing a gradual decline in number, but remain a key source of retirement income.
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Opinion Pieces‘Levelling up’ white paper targets LGPS funds to support local areas
The UK government’s long-awaited ‘Levelling Up the United Kingdom’ white paper, published last month, includes several bold missions to help achieve greater equality. One is to call on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds to publish plans for increasing local investment.
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Special ReportPensions regulation in the UK
Developments in the pensions landscape in the United Kingdom
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Fees for core asset classes level off, but rise for private markets
‘Value for money is more important than simply reducing costs,’ says LCP
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UK roundup: Railpen backs recipe box company Gousto
Plus: PLSA voting and stewardship guidelines; TPR’s extra help with new climate-related rules; Club Vita restructures
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Universities flag importance of investment performance after USS reforms passed
Chair of stakeholder forum exercises casting vote to pass employer-proposed reforms
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UK roundup: £23m bulk annuity duo; Brunel bolsters sustainable equities
LGPS pool’s sustainable equities portfolio has grown from £1.2bn to £2.5bn since October 2020
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Employers down on UCU proposal for resolving USS dispute
93 of 97 employers did not support the proposal, according to UUK
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UK trustees called to re-think journey planning – survey
70% of participants said they should reassess their engagement model, i.e. advisory or fiduciary management
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Lloyds Banking Group agrees £5.5bn longevity swap
Scottish Widows acts as an intermediary insurer while SCOR provides 100% reinsurance coverage
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USS sees new £500m private markets move as net-zero help
University scheme announces interim net-zero targets
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NewsDB schemes urged to negotiate fee levels – LCP
Impressive fee savings could be achieved without needing to use fiduciary managers
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UK roundup: LPFA removes last extractive fossil fuel company investment
Plus: Growth of professional trustees; Master trust warns of costly mandatory single charging structure; Cushon buys Better with Money
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NewsUK DB schemes maintain surplus despite fall in asset and liability values
Plus: UK-listed companies with DB schemes see profit warnings increase
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NewsJoint effort delivers template for pension funds’ TCFD duties
New template an example of necessary collaboration across the investment chain
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PPF creates advisory panel for overfunded pension schemes [updated]
DB lifeboat fund also announces update to existing legal panel following new procurement process
