IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 230
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Half of UK schemes set to insure risk as market momentum continues
Two-thirds of schemes to incorporate bulk annuity deal or longevity insurance into long-term plans
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Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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IPE Views: Pension 'liberation'
More must be done to narrow the disparity between the UK’s richest and poorest retirement cohorts, says JP Morgan’s Benjie Fraser
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LSE confirms sale of Russell Investments asset management business
Stock exchange and indices group confirms sale at end of investment management business review
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NewsFriday people roundup
Lancashire County Pension Fund, Irish Pensions Council, DIF, Insight Investment, Société Générale Securities Services
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NewsBP follows Shell to back climate change resolution
Company says move ‘not influenced’ by Shell’s own decision to back similar resolution
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Lancashire shuffles management team for LPFA partnership
UK pension fund to become standalone entity as partnership with London nears
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HSBC Pension Scheme banks on annuities amid DC investment shake-up
UK pension fund to offer drawdown investment strategy as it prepares for DB member influx
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West Midlands ditches hedge funds to reach benchmark allocation
£10.1bn local government scheme to divest £200m from hedge fund partners
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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NAPF sees merger talks with PMI collapse
PMI pulls out of merger discussions despite ‘extremely positive’ dialogue
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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BT agrees £1.5bn pension contribution as deficit jumps by one-third
UK telecoms provider extends recovery period six years after deficit increases by £3.1bn
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NewsUK pension funds ‘feast’ on pre-election index-linked Gilt auction
Last major Gilt auction before election nearly four times oversubscribed
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Collective defined contribution: It's about commitment
Con Keating, head of research at BrightonRock Group, considers the ‘main’ advantage of the CDC model
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UK roundup: Budget reforms, TPR, auto-enrolment
Requirement for pension funds to provide independent financial advice on transfers relaxed as DC freedoms approach
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UK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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Special ReportOracle board's refusal to engage with shareholders ‘untenable’ – PGGM
Dutch pension manager joined by Railpen in calling on US company to engage over governance concerns
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Fund managers must improve 'underdeveloped' RI reporting framework
Coalition of 16 UK pension funds calls on industry to increase level of social impact monitoring
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ECB move provides ‘toxic cocktail’ for pension scheme funding
Lower yields to hit funding levels in euro-zone and UK
