IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 90
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NewsTPR consults on guidance, penalties for new climate regs
UK pensions regulator determined to drive positive change in behaviour
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NewsLCH, Insight moves make cleared repo accessible to more schemes
Cleared repo brings new sources of liquidity
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NewsUK reveals plan for economy-wide climate impact reporting regime
Government says ‘Sustainability Disclosure Requirements’ to cover corporates, financial services firms, and pension schemes
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NewsLifesight commits to halving portfolio emissions by 2030, then net-zero
Master trust targeting consistency with IIGCC net-zero investment framework
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UK actuaries concerned over government’s proposed reg changes
IFoA said there is a critical need for clarity regarding the scope of ARGA’s actuarial technical standards role, including who and what ARGA will regulate
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NewsUK issues response to TPR’s extended powers consultation
Regulations are expected to come into force in October 2021
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Opinion PiecesESG: progress but still much road to travel
Good things are happening in the land of ESG. Aspects of the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan regulation have certainly been frustrating, but the sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR), for example, does look like it could end up having a beneficial effect, even though there are still problems associated with it and the effect is perhaps not the one that was envisaged for the SFDR.
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Opinion PiecesSocial risks impact on employer covenant
The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recent consultation – Consideration of social risks and opportunities by occupational pension schemes – seeks to assess how trustees understand ‘social’ factors and how they aim to integrate financially material social factors into investment and stewardship activities.
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NEST says gender-neutral language drew women as analytics interns
Auto-enrolment pension scheme looking to build a data community and open the data analytics field to women
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TPR to lead by example in equality, diversity and inclusion
The UK regulator should be able to influence and drive change across the pensions industry
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NewsNBIM urges UK’s FCA to press on with trading data transparency
Norwegian SWF on UK MiFID consultation – OK to drop execution quality reports, but transparency rules needed
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Regulation on performance fees expected in October 2021
Draft regulation to help DC schemes invest in illiquid investments like private equity and venture capital
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FCA delivers asset manager TCFD proposals, discusses ESG bond, rating action
Regulator asks for views on policy intervention regarding use-of-proceed bonds and ESG data and rating providers, in addition to consulting on further TCFD-aligned disclosure proposals
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NewsUK roundup: Cardano announces net zero plan
Plus: Eastman UK funds appoint Willis Towers Watson’s OneDB; Church of Scotland schemes pick XPS
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NewsNOW: Pensions’ strategy to invest 50% in sustainable bonds, equities
Committed to reach net zero by 2050, with an interim target of 2030
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NewsUK roundup: Railway schemes to offer flexible retirement
Plus: QinetiQ buy-in deal with Legal & General; CAB International picks Aon as admin of pension fund
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LGPS Central plans £1bn sustainable equities investment
The pool will set up three investment strategies – Broad, Thematic and Targeted –as sub-funds
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Industry warns of effects of social risks on occupational pensions
The DWP should clarify governance requirements on social risks and opportunities, including investment policies, trustee skills, integration and disclosure
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NewsActive management of public equities bolsters Church’s 10.4% return
The Church’s active fund management approach helped maintain its funding despite last year’s uncertainty that hit some financial markets
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NewsPensions industry group joins forces to study ‘S’ factors
PLSA, Railpen, CIPD and High Pay Centre to start research on what key workforce metrics are of most value to investors
