IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 163
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NewsLGPS assets grow 21% but active equity disappoints
Total assets across English and Welsh local authority schemes hit £263bn
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FTSE 100 companies report first pension surplus in 10 years
Changes to longevity and discount rate assumptions among main reasons for rise
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News'Sharp decline' in UK scheme retendering for investment consultants
Share of schemes retendering down 16 percentage points over past 10 years, according to IC Select
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Joanne Segars to chair USS valuation expert panel
Former PLSA CEO pledges regular reporting on panel’s work
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ITV to appeal after court rules in favour of UK pensions regulator
Regulator says judgement sends ’clear message to companies with DB schemes’
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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Pensions at UK subsidiaries ‘an extra burden for French firms’
Report finds British DB schemes account for third of French parent company liabilities
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UK pension lifeboat fund to support Mothercare’s voluntary restructuring
High street retailer provided ‘suitable assurances’ about pension schemes’ position, says PPF
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Revamped British Steel scheme reports £2.2bn accounting surplus
Steelworkers’ union calls for surplus to be passed on to members
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Marks & Spencer seals £1.4bn buy-in deals with Aviva, Phoenix Life
Simultaneous buy-ins include Aviva’s biggest de-risking transaction and Phoenix’s first external deal
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NewsM&G to transfer €39bn of non-sterling client assets to Luxembourg
Transfers are in addition to €7bn from four funds that moved last year, asset manager says
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Clean energy investment needs policy clarity on carbon price, say MPs
Committee says UK government must ‘urgently plug policy gap’ on pricing of carbon emissions
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NewsGovernment must ensure cultural change at UK regulator, say politicians
MPs set out stance on TPR and other regulators in report on collapse of Carillion
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National Grid seals £2bn longevity risk transfer with Zurich
Deal is Zurich’s first large-scale longevity swap
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Legal & General sets up Irish base for post-Brexit business
Central Bank of Ireland has authorised LGIM’s Dublin-based subsidiary; MFS plans Luxembourg expansion
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NewsSterling rebound dampens Church Commissioners’ 2017 return
Church of England’s investment portfolio gains 7.1% as managers warn of subdued earnings in near term
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UK launches £500m venture capital fund to attract institutional money
Launch from British Business Bank forms part of government’s aim to get more pension funds investing in VC
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UK urged not to backtrack on auto-enrolment contribution hikes
Pension coverage at record high but level of payments into DC funds still ‘inadequate’
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Broadcaster eradicates £83m pension deficit in first quarter
ITV has reduced its net DB shortfall from £328m at the end of 2016 to zero at the end of March
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Industry urges caution as UK government mulls ESG rules for trustees
Department for Work and Pensions is expected a consultation next month
