IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 86
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NewsAon launches CDC quiz to help UK employers, pension funds
Respondents can establish which ‘flavour’ of CDC might be suitable for their circumstances
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NewsPlan sponsors can reduce DB scheme cash costs by 30%, says Hymans
Schemes taking a bespoke route will have more time to recover from any funding shocks compared to following expected ‘Fast Track’ requirements
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People’s Pension CIO Aspinall joins asset manager Connected
Aspinall ‘an astonishingly brilliant appointment’ for the firm, says Connected
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UK roundup: PASA sets up benefit statements working group
Proposed changes to benefit statements ‘have far-reaching consequences for pension administrators’
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NewsLGPS pools secure £45m Haringey investment for London Fund
London CIV and LPPI CEOs see investment as ‘really positive moment’
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NewsLaw Commission fiduciary duty work needs ‘urgent review’, say experts
Statutory body’s guidance created ‘false dichotomy between financial and non-financial factors’, say IFoA, ICSWG
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NewsPreqin buys Colmore to help clients through private market investment lifecycle
Acquisition to boost transparency in alternative assets
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UK government urged to consult LGPS pools for domestic infra boost bid
‘Onus on government to invite leading UK pension funds to the consultation table,’ says Brunel CIO
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NewsTPR executive director makes case for trustees’ energy transition influence
David Fairs disagrees trustees can do little in the face of global temperature rises
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Jewellers’ pension fund agrees £236m buy-in deal with Rothesay
Plus: Brent Group’s £3m buy-in deal with Just Group
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Brunel PP launches £2.1bn corporate bond fund
The pool received 26 tenders, ultimately choosing five potential managers for further due diligence
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NewsL&G sees 2021 pension risk transfer volumes ending up at £25bn
Around £5bn of bulk annuity transactions have been publicly declared so far this year
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NewsAccounting round-up: FRC ups enforcement, focuses on DB accounting
Plus: IASB disclosure requirements project; FRC’s feedback statement on non-financial reporting
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NewsIndustry calls on UK government to remove barriers for ‘investment big bang’
Over 80% of UK DC pension funds’ investments are in mostly listed securities, which represent only 20% of the UK’s assets
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NewsFRC fines KPMG £13m, sanctions restructuring unit partner [updated]
KPMG and Costley-Wood’s actions allowed HIG Group to snap up Silentnight out of insolvency while £100m of pension liabilities were transferred to the PPF
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London pension fund swaps investment for greener solution
This decision further excludes fossil fuel extraction companies from the scheme’s portfolio
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NewsSwiss scheme seeks adviser for multi-manager allocation of $500-800m
Plus: UK Tate Galleries seeks DC pensions provider
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Pension funds, investors set grand plan to make steel sector decarbonise
‘Business as usual no longer acceptable,’ says Sweden’s AP funds ethics chief
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NatWest Group DB scheme in 15-year ‘later living’ JV with L&G
The pension fund has also committed to acquiring all the developed fully-occupied villages outright
