IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 83
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NewsMaster trust roundup: People’s Pension cuts £226m based on ESG standards
River and Mercantile hires head to develop master trust offer
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UK roundup: Lockdown life reflected in updated PLSA retirement living standards
Plus: Hymans research shows a third of DB schemes likely to meet ‘Fast Track’ requirements
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New regs expected to drive up DB running costs, survey says
‘Regulatory pressures are causing company resource to be diverted away from the next generation of retirement savers’
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NewsSanofi UK pension scheme agrees £760m buy-in with L&G
First pension risk transfer with the insurer after being a long-term asset management client
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News£36bn HSBC Bank scheme joins ranks of net-zero target-setters
Scheme says ‘time is right to take next steps’
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UK scheme for construction group awards fiduciary mandate
The pension fund will gain access to private market investments, including private debt
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NewsGreen Gilt follow-up confirmed, BTPS, USS pass on debut
The next issue will mature in 2053, a better fit for LDI portfolios
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DC and retirement tech provider Smart draws DWS as latest investor
DWS says minority stake ‘exciting’ given DC growth outlook
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Avon shifts £780m into Paris-Aligned Benchmark, cuts EM
Local authority pension fund aiming to reduce absolute emissions in equity portfolios by 43% by 2025
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NewsMetal Box scheme in wind-up mode after striking £2.2bn buyout
UK packaging scheme poised to move to full buyout next month
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NewsUK lawmakers back government stewardship-over-divestment stance
MPs also call for UK to use COP26 to make progress on reporting harmonisation
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FeaturesAccounting: A costly mistake
Maybe you missed it. Or perhaps you were stuck in some interminable queue at an airport. But the United Kingdom’s audit watchdog revealed in August that a disciplinary tribunal had slapped audit giant KPMG with a £13m (€15m) fine, parked it on the naughty step with a severe reprimand, and ordered it to conduct a series of reviews into what went wrong.
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FeaturesStrategically Speaking: Aviva Investors
Insurance-owned asset managers can be difficult to pigeonhole. Some have forged strong specialisms, often in fixed income, but now also in alternatives like property or niche credit. Others have remained a corporate backwater absorbed by group general-account assets.
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NewsTPR releases criminal sanctions guidance, consults further on new pensions act powers
The new legislation created two new criminal offences, which take effect from Friday 1 October
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BT pension plan adopts cloud platform from Publicis Sapient
‘The new platform has changed the way we manage data, enabling us to focus on more valued-added research and analyses,’ says Kevin Samborn
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NewsCapita pension scheme awards fiduciary mandate to Russell Investments
Particular emphasis will be placed on the inclusion of ESG considerations
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UK roundup: PPF consults on levy, to collect £415m
Atkinson Northern scheme in buy-in deal with Legal & General
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NewsPerformance fee work among ‘productive finance’ group action proposals
UK working group was convened by official sector to propose solutions to barriers to investment in less liquid assets
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Uber to launch pension plan for UK drivers
Taxi company offers invitation to work with other operators to create a cross-industry pension scheme
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London CIV hires for new role of public markets head
The new position will focus on investments across listed equities, fixed income, and multi-asset funds
