IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 8
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NewsSpecialty materials producer completes buy-in deal with Rothesay
The full scheme buy-in deal, worth £105m, protects the pensions of 1,341 members across two pension funds
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NewsBarnett Waddingham rolls out new service to help trustees track investment strategy
Lighthouse, the new service, is a smarter, more responsive way to monitor investments
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NewsHymans Robertson unveils service for defined benefit funds to strengthen governance
The new service aims to help companies develop thorough oversight of their pension funds
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Serious concerns remain on Pension Schemes Bill proposed ‘mandation’ powers
Plus: Surplus extraction; LGPS
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NewsFRC pressed to add FCA-backed vote template to UK Stewardship Code
UKSIF says that adding the template to the Code will enhance transparency and standardisation in voting disclosures
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NewsPensions minister says UK fiduciary duty has stalled in past decade
Sophia Singleton and Helen Forrest Hall urge UK government to reconsider ‘mandation’ power
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News‘Reserve power’ will ensure targets are delivered, claims UK pensions minister
UK pensions minister claims there is a reason Mansion House Compact has not delivered
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NewsLGPS advisory board may seek further legal advice over Gaza allegations
Fresh legal opinion circulated by Palestine Solidary Campaign presents ‘more extensive, complex and specialist legal arguments’, says Scheme Advisory Board
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NewsUK pensions industry ‘does not recognise’ populist party’s LGPS claims
Reform UK claims that inadequate performance is costing LGPS £8bn to £10bn annually
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NewsNEST Invest strengthens board with new governance structure
Sally Bridgeland was appointed as chair of NEST Invest with effect from October
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NewsITN Pension Scheme picks Van Lanschot Kempen as fiduciary manager
The appointment contributes £250m to Van Lanschot Kempen’s total client assets under management
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NewsUK pensions industry calls for removal of ‘mandation’ power in Pension Schemes Bill
Retaining the mandation power may cause conflicts between mandated investment and legal duties such as fiduciary responsibility and Value for Money
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NewsDC providers reassess US allocations amid tariff turmoil
DC providers were urged not to panic the growth phase and diversify appropriately in retirement
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NewsLocal authority funds, NEST ‘strongly welcome’ healthy food sales reporting plan
Investors appealing to the UK government include Greater Manchester Pension Fund, West Yorkshire Pension Fund and Brunel Pension Partnership
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NewsQuest UK Pension Scheme completes £134m buy-in with Aviva
The deal marks the second transaction between the plan sponsor, flavours and fragrances company Givaudan UK, and Aviva
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NewsClothing retailer pension scheme rescued following regulator’s intervention
Members are now expected to receive their full benefits under the pension plan as they fall due
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NewsScottish Widows granted FCA approval to launch long term asset fund
Three funds should be ready for the provider’s workplace pension customers later this year
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NewsTrustees: Strong governance will be key for CDC schemes
IPE’s Pamela Kokoszka captures the trustee view on ‘a landmark improvement in UK pensions’
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NewsABB Plan completes £700m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of more than 4,450 pensioner members and over 2,900 deferred members.
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NewsUK body proposes guidelines for identifying credible transition finance
Entities will not need to have a 2050 public net-zero target to be able to count as credibly transitioning
