IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 148
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NewsBrexit: Fund managers predict Article 50 extension
Extension to negotiations is likely but many difficulties remain for all options, investors warn
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Scottish councils plan merger of bus driver pension schemes
Strathclyde and North East Scotland pension funds to create £300m scheme for legacy pension arrangements
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Frustration as UK parliament rejects Brexit deal
‘Time is almost up,’ warns European Commission president as withdrawal agreement is overwhelmingly rejected
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Joseph Mariathasan: Nuclear needs warming up
Hitachi seems likely to abandon plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales due to a lack of firm investor commitments. This follows the abandonment by Toshiba of a nuclear project in Cumbria last year. The loss of several nuclear power plants not only leaves a gaping hole in ...
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DB consolidators pose covenant trade-off questions for trustees: study
Trustees must weigh strength of existing sponsor covenant against replacement financial covenant
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FCA warns on 'technology-led' asset management decisions
One of five issues in investment management that could threaten stability
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NewsIndustry working group to develop pension equalisation guidance
UK regulator backs working group set up to produce best practice guidance following guaranteed minimum pension ruling
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Campaign group to challenge government power over LGPS investments
Palestine Solidarity Campaign wins right to appeal a UK court ruling that could restrict public sector funds’ ability to divest from companies on ethical grounds
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UK roundup: Cold-calling ban comes into force
Plus: Local authority funds urge regulatory rethink on data standards
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News£42bn LGPS asset pool readies double global equity launch
M&G and Longview have been appointed to run global equity mandates by the ACCESS LGPS pool
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LGPS pool backs renewables fund, begins EM equity search
Legal & General, European Investment Bank and Trinity College Dublin all commit funds to wind and solar investment portfolio
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New USS valuation could slash deficit, ‘notably’ lower contributions
Pension scheme seeks employer views on 31 March 2018 valuation, including raising retirement age
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NewsInvestors ‘too risk averse’ on challenging executive pay – report
Companies and investors wary of impact of cutting exec pay to potentially more socially acceptable levels
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NewsPensions Infrastructure Platform appoints new chief exec
Mike Weston exits after four years at the helm of the asset owner-backed infrastructure specialist
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AnalysisAnalysis: First estimates of UK equality ruling costs emerge
Equalising guaranteed minimum pensions estimated to cost between 0.2% and 1.7% of liabilities, according to early company estimates
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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Special Report
UK: Learning from the lab rat
The UK has got many things right when it comes to auto-enrolment. What should other countries learn from the policy?
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NewsAccounting roundup: Discount rates on the rise
Also: DB, DC plan definitions under IAS 19; IASB staff still working on DC discount rate anomaly
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NewsUK schemes in race against time to deal with GMP ruling
Actuaries warn companies and schemes have very little time left to deal with the impact of October’s equality ruling
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EU sets out derivatives rules for no-deal Brexit
‘Temporary and conditional equivalence decision’ would allow counterparties in the UK to keep operating for another 12 months
