IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 129
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London Stock Exchange consults on trading hours change
A reduction of 90 minutes in European markets would bring significant benefits to the market structure
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UK roundup: £1.06bn added to bulk annuity 2019 books
Plus: Hymans Robertson’s master trust report; Opperman retains pensions minister job
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders low vol brief via IPE Quest
Plus: Brunel picks BlackRock for risk management framework
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Governance fixes, dual discount rate proposed for UK’s largest scheme
Joint expert panel says valuation governance ‘not fit for purpose’
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UK election: PLSA urges new government to commit to better retirement income
Significant questions still remain as to the next stages of the Brexit process
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS Central, Scandi investor initiate EM searches
UK asset pool targets emerging market debt, Scandi investor EM equities
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UK pension policy fails construction workers
‘Rampant casualisation and bogus self-employment’ cause low numbers of workers contributing to pensions
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders EM mandate via IPE Quest
Plus: UK’s Brunel PP awards global high alpha brief
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NewsNordic, UK pension funds join soy buyers in Brazil deforestation warning
Seven major European funds call on Brazillian government to honour 2006 agreement
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CIO to leave Church pensions board
CEPB was one of the first UK institutional investors in private debt
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NewsIASB agrees DB pensions disclosures package
The IASB board decided to take a blank page approach to explore whether new or different information about employee benefits would be more effective
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Fiduciary managers and consultants set for UK rule change
Providers hiring staff, recalibrating services to prepare for mandatory tendering rules that come into force on 10 December
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA ‘very disappointed’ over DWP general levy proposals
Trade body calls for levy freeze and full structural review
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Opinion PiecesThe fiscal shift is no solution
There is a growing consensus that there needs to be a shift from extraordinary monetary policy to fiscal activism. Although quantitative easing (QE) will continue, there is a widespread recognition that its effects are diminishing.
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FeaturesCorporate reporting: Where were the parents?
Financial reports are normally dull affairs. Apart from the endless reams of paper detailing figures that few people understand, most of us just want to know a few key facts: whether the bottom line profit number is higher or lower than last year; whether the overall balance sheet can be summed up with a correspondingly big number – big is always better; and, critically, whether there will be a dividend.
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FeaturesESG: UK regulator turns sights on climate disclosures
With environmental risks taking a more central role in investment strategies, regulators have also been looking at what actions they can take.
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NewsPLSA supports auto-enrolment, discrepancies review in Parties’ manifestos
‘Nationalisation is a complicated and cumbersome process, and would have a significant impact on UK pension funds’
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National Grid UK pension scheme de-risks further with £1.6bn buy-in
Deal with Legal & General covers more than 6,000 pensioner members in Section B
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders CHF150m property mandate
Plus: UK’s Merseyside scheme commits £10m to PE
