IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 128
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TPR orders former owner of retailer BHS to pay £9.5m into schemes
Decision to issue contribution notices stands after upper tribunal ruling against Dominic Chappell
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Church’s new valuation methodology brings deficit reduction
Significantly reduced funding deficit of £50m, compared with £236m at the last valuation
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UK roundup: National Grid scheme names renewables manager
Plus: PPF reaches 1,000 schemes, hires at Cambridge Associates
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NewsNew UK government quick to re-introduce pension schemes bill
October 2019 bill didn’t make further legislative passage given general election
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Border to Coast picks core manager for multi-asset credit fund
’Core-satellite’ strategy of up to £3bn being prepared for launch next year
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Pension funds file fossil fuel financing resolution at Barclays
UK-listed bank being asked to set out targets to stop financing fossil fuel companies
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UK’s USS adds to investor disapproval of SEC proxy rule proposals
Critics argue SEC’s proposals would undermine the implementation of shareholder rights and a conduit for holding companies to account
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NewsUK’s NEST seeks infrastructure managers
‘Managed carefully unlisted infrastructure equity typically offers stable, long-term returns even in difficult market conditions’
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£30bn local authority pension pool names new CEO
Laura Chappell permanently replaces Dawn Turner
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UK roundup: NEST Invest receives FCA green light
Plus: Brunel PP reaches 50% mark of transitioned client funds
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NewsBlackRock hires in readiness for boom in fiduciary activity
Alex Pollak to join the asset manager’s UK fiduciary business as head of clients ahead of an expected increase in tenders
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Special ReportUK: More needs to be done to address post-retirement challenges
The industry has been slow to address the challenges posed by pension freedoms
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Special ReportUK auto-enrolment: Solutions needed for retirees
Auto-enrolment for employees has been a success. Why not take the same approach for retirees?
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FeaturesAccounting Matters: Inflation measurement dilemma
If there is one issue that has seized the attention of defined benefit (DB) sponsors this reporting season, it is whether inflation should be measured using the consumer prices index (CPI) or the retail prices index (RPI). And Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) partner Alex Waite is clear why: “There is a formula [for RPI] and the formula is wrong. It is like having an error in a spreadsheet,” he says.
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NewsUK’s NEST eyes 1.5°C scenario, ‘braver’ communication, physical risks
Master trust testing climate aware fund rejig to incorporate 1.5°C instead of 2°C warming scenario
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NewsWellcome Trust warns of slowdown after 6.9% return
‘The portfolio has performed well in challenging macro circumstances’
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UK industry digests minimum income test in ECJ pensions guarantee ruling
ECJ rejects previous contention that all DB pension rights must be protected on employer insolvency
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UK roundup: Queen’s speech brings back pensions bill
Plus: PPF introduces insolvency risk services
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NewsRedington pursues backing from Phoenix Equity Partners as long-term investor
The firm’s ambitious strategy is ‘to help make 100 million people financially secure’
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NewsUK consultants flag up divergent IAS19 practice over inflation, mortality assumptions
‘The big issue to watch for is whether companies reduce the assumed gap between RPI and CPI for this year end’
