IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 239
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NGO urges pension investors to 'demand' oil firm abandon project in world heritage site
Investors in London-listed Soco, including Aviva Investors, say firm could be at ‘serious risk’ of responsible oil extraction goal
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PPF to increase alternatives portfolio with £500m energy mandate
Lifeboat fund says tender for up to £500m will sit within its alternatives portfolio, accounting for a fifth of assets
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UK roundup: NEST, 300 Club, Society of Pension Consultants (SPC)
Government confirms plans to lift restictions on NEST following state aid ruling by European Commission
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DB members in ‘riskier situation’ through Scottish independence
Concerns relate to PPF-style coverage for Scottish DB members if independent country creates own lifeboat fund
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Strathclyde in debut deal for new Clydebuilt venture
First investment for local opportunity fund launched by UK’s largest local authority pension scheme
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NewsFriday people roundup
Caisse de prévoyance de l’Etat de Genève, BT, BlueBay Asset Management, JLT Employee Benefits, Sacker & Partners
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USS warns of 'substantial' deficit as fund returns 7.6%
UK universities fund continues drive from equities, consults stakeholders on funding issues
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Mazars to pay £2m after failing pension fund client over Pension Corporation deal
FRC reprimands accountants over First Quench pension fund advice that potentially adversely affected scheme beneficiaries
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Environment Agency tenders £250m 'evergreen' sustainable equity mandate
Local authority fund tenders agreement that could be renewed indefinitely as long as asset manager meets financial and non-financial targets
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Independent EIOPA funding will be ‘difficult to resist’ - NAPF
UK pension fund lobby group will look to offset potential new levy in reduced levies elsewhere
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UK government seeks ‘allies’ in challenging Brussels on IORP II
Treasury minister to approach EU countries that banded together to fight off solvency requirements in Directive
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NewsPhil Dawes takes over as head of UK institutional at AllianzGI
Role expanded following departure of Andy Wiggins in July
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NewsLPFA seeking alternative credit managers for £100m-plus mandate
Portfolio to hold illiquid and liquid higher-yielding debt
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Invensys pension fund moves to surplus after sponsor sale, takeover
Fund size increases despite being significantly cash-flow negative
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Country Report
Liberalising ambitions
This looks set to be a defining year for UK pensions, as auto-enrolment shapes up and key reforms for defined ambition pensions are introduced, writes Taha Lokhandwala
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Country Report
All change
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo outlines how auto enrolment is changing the defined contribution pension landscape
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An emotional business
Tim Jones, CEO of NEST, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo how the master trust is dealing with its customer base in its attempt to raise awareness of pensions and its model to reduce transaction
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A national rule for local funds
Taha Lokhandwala looks at radical proposals to reform local government pension investment in England and Wales
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Ten years of LDI
Barry Jones wonders how many people in 2004 would have thought investments would be the single biggest investment exposure for UK schemes by 2014
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Risk off
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo looks at the supply and demand issues shaping the pension de-risking market
