IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 131
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Fiduciary market growing, ESG action minimal, says survey
Assets under management up 21%, number of mandates 10%
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Aviva Staff Pension Scheme agrees £1.7bn buy-in with sponsors Aviva
Bulk annuity is on top of a £5bn longevity swap the scheme completed in 2014
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NewsFRC reworks stewardship definition in more demanding Code
New Stewardship Code sets the bar higher, reflecting changing expectations of investors and industry developments
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Inflation measure changes could shift pension funding by up to 10%
Consultancy says prospective new measure could be 1% a year less than current RPI
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Church of England investment arm names new chief executive
Current CEO Andrew Brown will retire at the end of January
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NewsUK roundup: BlackRock creates head of LGPS role
Plus: DWP plans general levy hike, schemes urged to equalise GMPs
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Netherlands, Denmark first class in Melbourne Mercer pensions index
Employers may have to do more to close pensions gap in C+ rated UK, says consultancy
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Regulator plans two track approval system for DB scheme funding
‘Fast track’ approval for well-run DB schemes, and ‘bespoke’ option for more complex cases
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Schemes ‘must invest more in data and admin’ to support dashboards
The new Pension Schemes Bill provides for schemes to be compelled to supply data
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Bulk annuities market nears £35bn as Asda strikes £3.8bn deal
Full scheme buy-in expected to be followed by a buy-out
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Brexit deal seen giving ‘clear target’ for UK asset managers on EU access
… DB funding boost unlikely, says AXA IM
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FTSE 100 firms urged to check group, parent assets balance
Corporate governance specialist says companies should prominently display a parent company balance sheet
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UK master trust NEST awards diversified private credit mandate
DC master trust is targeting a 5-7% allocation across a trio of private credit mandates
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Pension bosses call for flexible systems to support increased savings
Women and self-employed in particular need more flexibility
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PLSA devises 3-level retirement living standards to engage savers
Industry group wants schemes representing 90% of active savers to adopt standards by 2025
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NewsAccounting roundup: FRC raises going concern sign-off standards
Watchdog says auditors face ‘significantly stronger requirements’
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NewsUK government due to present long-awaited pensions legislation
Pensions bill to cover greater powers for regulator and frameworks for CDC provision and pension dashboards
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NewsInvestors welcome new corporate green debt structure
APG and MP Pension positive on Enel’s general purpose bond with higher coupon on offer if environmental targets missed
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NewsLGPS Central launches £2bn multi-factor equity climate fund
The initial investment comes from two of the nine local authority pension funds in the asset pooling vehicle
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NewsUK regulator mulls trustee board diversity reporting requirement
TPR’s policy lead says reporting requirements ‘start to change behaviour’
