IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 223
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NEST to blend deferred annuities, income drawdown in redesign
UK master trust to create three-phased retirement default system, providing members with income drawdown, cash and annuity
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Faull leaves financial services department over UK referendum
Senior Commission civil servant in financial regulation to return to UK as country votes on EU membership in 2017
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Strathclyde returns 13.4% on strength of equity holdings
Underperformance by some equity managers ‘detracts’ from returns over five-year period
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Investment professionals must focus on clients over profits – CFA Institute
President likens industry to medical profession, arguing focus should always be on patient’s health
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NewsUK announces 'staged privatisation' of Green Investment Bank
Government to sell majority stake in institution by 2020, minister announces
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Syntrus Achmea, State Street Global Advisors, NN IP, AXA IM, EFAMA, EY, Vontobel
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UK regulator warns of action against schemes neglecting quality standards
Regulator urges use of master trusts as research shows wilful neglect of quality standards among smaller schemes
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Friends Life mandate with AXA IM handed over to Aviva Investors
Friends Life was one of UK’s largest insurers before its takeover by rival Aviva
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Private equity drives 15% return at West Midlands Pension Fund
Scheme sees bumper returns from listed, unlisted equity, sells out of commodities, hedge funds
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Lothian sees returns boosted by listed infrastructure, timber
Local authority fund returns 16.5% over 2014-15 financial year, ahead of benchmark
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Former UK minister elected chair of pensions committee
Parliamentarians elect former minister Frank Field as chair of work and pensions select committee
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NewsUK pensions infrastructure fund marks milestone on solar investment
Pensions Infrastructure Platform announces soft close of new Aviva Investors’ solar panel investment fund
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NewsJoanne Segars opens London Stock Exchange for IPE
PensionsEurope chair and NAPF CEO conducts proceedings on day of IPE’s risk and asset allocation conference
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Royal Mail Pension Plan awards £700m equity options mandate
Postal pension scheme increases derivatives usage after implementing synthetic equity exposure via River & Mercantile
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Transport for London pension fund drops LGIM for BlackRock
Pension scheme for transport workers hands over majority of assets to BlackRock in LDI, passive equity mandates
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Oxford University Endowment Fund returns 9.1% over 2014
Results takes annualised net return for five years to end of 2014 to 8.9%
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IPE Views: DC trustee boards should think professional
A professional trustee can change the focus of a pension fund from being adviser-led to trustee-led, says Dalriada’s Chris Roberts
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UK trade union targets LGPS with Israeli divestment campaign
Second-largest trade union asks members to lobby pension funds to divest from companies ‘supporting’ Israeli occupation of Palestine
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UK bulk annuity market spikes with Prudential, Northern Bank deal
Prudential enters 2015 lumpy bulk annuity market announcing largest deal this year and taking business over £2bn
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NewsAP2 backs call for Shell to turn back on climate-sceptic lobby group
Letter signed by 19 institutions urges Shell to reconsider membership in US, EU trade associations
