IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 116
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NewsMercer starts master trust for UK DB schemes
Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and PTL have been appointed as additional professional trustees
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UK DC consultation encourages investment in VC, green infrastructure
The government is proposing amendments to the charge cap to accommodate performance fees
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UK secretary confirms plan to match ambition of EU sustainable finance
‘We want to help asset managers become effective stewards on behalf of clients’
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USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
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NewsAon: buy-ins are ‘increasingly established part of the UK pensions scene’
Buy-ins offer liquidity benefits when compared to a buyout
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Civil Aviation scheme awards £4bn fiduciary mandate
The contract includes asset allocation and manager selection decisions across all asset classes
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NewsUK consultants push for improved sustainable investment practices
More urgent and constructive action needs to be taken to address systemic challenges, particularly in relation to climate change
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NewsUK roundup: LCP, Royal London call for more support in DB transfer advice
Plus: Strathclyde scheme tenders custodian contract; UK confirms pension freedom age rise
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Aon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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Marathon Service scheme signs £610m employer-initiated buy-in
Transaction covers more than 1,400 members
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Features
Accounting matters: Totalling the sub-totals
A project that at its simplest is about the layout of financial statements should be uncontroversial. But the International Accounting Standards Board’s Primary Financial Statements project faces a potentially big test.
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Special ReportUK: Consolidation remains controversial
Guidance on the long-awaited legislation setting out a regulatory framework for superfunds is finally released
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NewsDashboard onboarding process should not be rushed, says PLSA
Dashboards providing an incomplete picture of savers’ entitlements risked project falling ‘at the starter’s pistol’
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Risk that large DB employer insolvencies could ‘seriously strain’ PPF
LCP sees PPF well-placed to withstand deep COVID-19-related downturn, but fate of firms with large DB deficits key
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UK proposes mandatory pension scheme climate risk ‘action’
DWP consults on proposals spanning governance and risk management, and disclosure, with TCFD as key framework
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Government urged to ‘come clean’ about dashboard data approach [updated]
LCP’s Webb warns of ‘multi-million’ compliance bill if data has to be standardised on basis of new definitions
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Hitachi scheme completes buy-in journey ahead of schedule
Aon accompanies sole corporate trustee to final £275m deal with Legal & General
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NewsSurvey: FTSE 350 discount rates narrow
‘Market volatility in the first half of 2020 led to falls in discount rates’
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UK roundup: Somerset CC scheme faces Extinction Rebellion protests
Plus: Aon sees small bulk annuity transactions increase; PLSA’s climate indexes guide
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NewsPLSA warns of trust hit from RPI-to-CPIH switch, ‘hopeful’ about decision
Industry group recommends formation of working group, as used for LIBOR-SONIA shift, to determine most equitable transition away from RPI
