IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 51
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NewsNEST appoints Ian Cornelius as interim CEO
Ian Cornelius will become Interim CEO on 1 May 2024 following a short handover period from Helen Dean who leaves the scheme on 30 April
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NewsCDC should be innovative and diverse, urges Hymans Robertson
Hymans Robertson highlights four areas of focus for the development of CDC: intergenerational fairness, benefits through scale, harnessing inertia, and regulation
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NewsUK master trusts’ overseas equities post three times higher returns than domestic investments
Overseas equity investments do not align with chancellor of the exchequer’s plan to help grow the nation’s economy
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NewsDe Beers Pension Scheme completes £850m full buy-in deal with PIC
The transaction secures the pensions of 1,464 pensioner members and 473 deferred members of the scheme
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NewsLifetime provider model risks undermining success of automatic enrolment
‘Member choice would deliver few benefits, but risk throwing away the gains from auto-enrolment,’ says ABI’s Yvonne Braun
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Opinion PiecesA template for innovation and investment opportunity in health services
Introducing innovations into entrenched organisations is always a challenge. No more so than in the UK’s much loved, much criticised and, many would argue, barely functioning National Health Service (NHS). Yet revolutions in AI and technology should be able to transform the NHS for the better in a cost-effective manner.
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NewsNorwegian wealth fund ratchets up criticism of UK’s dual-class share plan
Apart from undermining UK’s reputation for strong investor protection, argues NBIM, FCA’s efforts might not even pay off
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NewsUK pensions committee calls for fresh approach to funding regulations
Industry welcomes recommendations that will help open DB schemes thrive
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NewsDWP publishes guidance on pensions dashboard connection
While it is not mandatory, UK pensions minister urges trustees to follow the guidance
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NewsNext Group completes £510m buy-in deal with Pension Insurance Corporation
Pension liabilities for over 3,600 pensioners and deferred policyholders of the Next Pension Plan have now been fully insured
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NewsAA scheme appoints Van Lanschot Kempen as fiduciary manager
The mandate contributes £800m to Van Laschot Kempen’s total client assets under management
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NewsBrunel names new chair as Denise Le Gal’s eight-year tenure ends
Sally Bridgeland will join Brunel’s board as deputy chair on 1 May before taking over as chair in October
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NewsCommercial dashboard operators join forces to launch industry coalition
Standard Life, Legal & General, Moneyhub and Just Group came together to launch the Dashboard Operators Coalition
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NewsPPF proposes bespoke discount rates in valuations for smaller schemes
The consultation will close on 6 May and seeks views from actuarial professionals and industry stakeholders
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NewsUK government encouraged to create chief secretary for natural capital
Natural capital committee raised concerns about the potential conflicts between renewable energy development and biodiversity conservation
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News‘Challenge and disclosure’ central to achieving value for money, says TPR
Schemes should consider tendering to replace their advisers, or obtaining short-term specialist advice, if their advisers do not provide information meaningfully, says Delfas
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NewsIGG’s aim is to support scheme trustees, not replace them
The firm wants to access the small schemes’ market and is looking to launch a new product this summer, according to CEO Andrew Bradshaw
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NewsDC pension scheme majority prefers to access illiquids via LTAFs, survey says
The main barrier to investing in private markets, highlighted by respondents, are high fees
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NewsHSBC scheme launches LTAF as it adds private markets to DC default
This marks the successful launch of the ‘largest LTAF’ for a single trust, according to LCP
