IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 164
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BT agrees £13bn funding plan to plug pension scheme deficit
Telecoms group will pay £4.5bn in the enxt three years to improve the funding of the UK’s biggest single-employer scheme
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‘Clearer, quicker, tougher’: UK regulator sets out three-year plan
TPR will hire more staff to implement new powers granted by UK government
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Pension Corp strikes £900m reinsurance deal with Prudential
Latest transaction covers 7,500 pensioners across two UK pension schemes insured by PIC
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NewsColumbia Threadneedle to transfer funds to Luxembourg ahead of Brexit
Asset manager to launch 13 new funds to accommodate switch, subject to approval from investors and regulators
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Rolls-Royce to save £145m in pensions overhaul
DC plan contributions doubled and DB scheme to remain open until 2024 after union agreement
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France’s FRR addresses Brexit concerns in manager search
Pension reserve fund proposes workaround for UK managers bidding for small-cap equity mandates
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Fitch: CDC will attract interest from private and public sector schemes
But those that have already made the move to DC are unlikely to move back, rating agency says
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Sharp improvement in UK DB funding during April
Rising assets, falling liabilities put FTSE 100 company schemes in best position for 10 years
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Scottish Widows, Standard Life Aberdeen disputing £109bn contract
Newly merged asset management group is fighting insurer’s decision to put management contract out to tender
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More UK DB schemes shut their doors to new members
New survey shows only 4% of schemes still open to new members
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UK pensions regulator flags asset seizing as last resort enforcement
Appointment of high court enforcement officers linked to desire to portray stronger image
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AP7, Church of England defeated at Rio Tinto shareholder meeting
Shareholders rejected resolution calling for improved governance over company’s membership of lobbying groups
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Public pension fund adopts equity protection for £1.2bn portfolio
Solution was deemed better way to derisk than moving away from equities
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Toshiba offloads UK scheme in £170m buyout deal
Rothesay Life backs transaction insuring benefits for 1,350 staff
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Sainsbury’s-Asda deal to come under regulatory scrutiny
The Pensions Regulator steps in after intervention from parliamentary committee
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Asset managers warn on delegation oversight plans amid talk of relief
Financial Times report suggests ESMA could scrap power to oversee authorisation of non-EU companies
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London CIV appoints chief of staff to aid governance overhaul
Kristina Ingate brings extensive governance experience, asset pooling manager says
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Asset managers urged to collaborate on cybersecurity
Dedicated forum for collaboration would allow pooling of intelligence, ideas and resources, says UK trade body
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NewsUBS proposes alternative approach to liability calculations
Actuaries supportive but call for more work on ‘deficit repair’ idea
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Walmart to fund Asda scheme as part of UK supermarket merger deal
Sainsbury’s and Asda in talks to merge, potentially creating the UK’s largest supermarket group
