IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 146
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NewsFund managers to turn up pressure on director remuneration
Pension payments to executives and diversity issues will take centre stage at AGMs in 2019
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NewsUK regulator authorises first DC master trust
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust is first over the line as UK brings in new rules
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AkzoNobel pays off shortfall at UK subsidiary pension funds [updated]
Sponsor pays €639m in final payments to two schemes to bridge funding gaps
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UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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RBS incurs £102m cost of equalising pension payments
UK’s third-biggest pension scheme reveals GMP equalisation costs and slashes equity exposure
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NewsPension dashboard should display impact information, says taskforce
Social impact investing ‘implementation taskforce’ responds to government consultation
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Chart of the Week: DC overtakes DB in top seven pension markets
€35.6trn invested in 22 markets, Willis Towers Watson reports, with DC making headway in the UK, Canada and Japan
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NewsCardano buys NOW: Pensions from ATP
Anglo-Dutch consultant and fiduciary manager to acquire UK’s third largest DC master trust
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Ex-pension infrastructure platform chief to lead local government pool
Mike Weston appointed CEO of LGPS Central, John Burns promoted to deputy CEO
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NewsUK proposes seven years in jail for ‘mishandling’ pension funds
The Pensions Regulator to get more powers to investigate schemes and gather information
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Local government pool launches private equity platform targeting £2bn
2018-19 vintage vehicle raises money from five LGPS funds to invest in pooled private equity funds and direct assets
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NEST looks to add global corporate bonds to growing portfolio
Tender launched for DC master trust’s first allocation to global investment grade bonds
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Chart of the Week: UK asset managers target £15trn AUM
The Investment Association wants the UK to be a ‘world class economic forum… to attract the world’s most significant investors’
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UK government seeks to open up illiquid assets to DC funds
DWP proposes illiquids allocation reporting and consolidation review duties, plus charge cap calculation addition
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UK roundup: Pfizer subsidiary agrees £158m buy-in deal
Plus: Apollo agrees further funding arrangements with RPC schemes; JP Morgan invests in Smart Pension
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Consolidation: Simplify benefits to aid transfers, say experts
UK government ‘has not gone far enough’ to protect members’ interests in proposed rules for commercial DB consolidators
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Investors call for action after Brazilian mining disaster
The collapse of a dam at a mine in Brumadinho has killed at least 99 people with 200 still missing
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UK and EU regulators agree on contingencies for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA says agreements will allow UK-based asset managers to continue to run money for EU entities
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Roger Gray to step down as USS investment chief
CEO of higher education scheme’s investment operations to exit after a decade in charge
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Chart of the Week: 2018’s most popular asset classes
Public sector funds in the UK and US awarded almost 1,000 private equity mandates last year
