IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 232
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Tesco to consult on closure of defined benefit pension fund
Retailer to consult on closure of career-average scheme to employees in June
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PIC sees opportunity in ‘particularly attractive’ Thames sewer construction
Insurer says governments ‘talked up’ infrastructure pipelines, but projects have failed to materialise
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MNOPF launches captive insurer to cover £1.5bn in longevity risk
Industry-wide fund follows in footsteps of BT Pension Scheme, bypassing insurance intermediaries with launch of own company
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UK Coal scheme lodges legal complaint over Towers Watson advice
Trustee body for industry-wide fund alleges ‘negligent’ investment advice led to multi-million loss on currency hedge
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UK government report on long-termism criticised for failure to offer definition
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills criticised for ‘incredible’ oversight to offer even theoretical parameters on long-termism
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NewsUK local authority funds appoint law firms to national framework agreement
National framework agreement for legal advice follows similar initiatives for custodian, investment consultancy services
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Aberdeen Asset Management
The timing of Aberdeen Asset Management’s £600m (€757m) acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) at the start of 2014 could not have been better.
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Hagendijk to step down as MN CEO, confirms commitment to UK
Veteran steps down after 18 years at company
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Wellcome sees 15% return boosted by in-house capacity
UK’s largest charitable asset owner benefits from listing of private equity holdings
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UK accountants, actuaries welcome amended FRC proposals
Proposals by UK watchdog welcomed by industry despite initial concerns about £25bn balance sheet hit
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NewsChurch of England boosts forestry stake
Church Commissioners grow UK forestry stake to £100m following acquistion of over dozen forests
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PPF stands by duty of care demand on ABC valuations
UK lifeboat fund publishes final levy determination documents, leaving structure agreed in October intact
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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NewsWednesday people roundup
EU Single Resolution Board, Aviva Investors, PGGM, EFG Asset Management, BNP Paribas, PineBridge, BlueBay, Tikehau
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UK roundup: Lancashire County Pension Fund, PIC, Hannover Re, RGA
Lancashire fund tenders investment consultancy framework agreement as it reviews investment arrangements
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UK institutions begin hearing against RBS over £12bn share issue
Hearing to discuss case against RBS over allegedly misleading information in 2008 issue
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NewsNortel scheme moves to next judgment after £340m win in Canadian case
Lawyers for trustees, PPF lose argument for issuing FSD against Canadian estate but secure £340m funding for deficit
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Towers Watson challenges intermediary insurers in longevity swap market
Consultancy to create Jersey-based insurance cells capable of transacting with reinsurance market directly
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Strathclyde boosts New Opportunities portfolio with new mandates
UK’s largest local government fund to move into social infrastructure, renewable energy production
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
Folksam, Varma, BRAM, Covip, Cometa, UBS GAM, Ukraine National Bank, Carne, Investec, William Blair, Irish Life
