IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 64
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NewsPension industry warns of unintended consequences of LGPS pooling proposal
Isio suggests pools should be reformed before pooling mandate is enforced
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NewsUK government consults on occupational and personal pension levy
DWP seeks the industry’s views on the three options previously agreed by ministers
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Opinion PiecesDoes the UK really need to consolidate thousands of DB schemes?
The UK’s so-called Mansion House Reforms are under way. This cluster of policies takes its name from the residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, which is the venue for a regular set-piece policy speech by British chancellors of the exchequer, the latest of whom is Jeremy Hunt.
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InterviewsTech and pensions are becoming inseparable
Pension funds are busy building state-of-the-art data management systems, which are an essential tool in delivering their objectives
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AnalysisUK pension industry reacts to government’s ambitious Mansion House Reform agenda
September saw the close of key pension reform consultations. Pamela Kokoszka and Liam Kennedy assess the proposals and some of the responses
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Opinion PiecesLondon’s Lord Mayor Nicholas Lyons outlines his plan to raise £50bn from pension funds for UK growth assets
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This aphorism can perhaps well describe the current state of the UK’s investment ecosystem. Despite Europe’s largest pension market at £2.5trn (€2.9trn), the UK economy has been starved of risk capital through a series of legislative and regulatory decisions.
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NewsInvestors call on Rishi Sunak to not backtrack on climate change
IIGCC, PRI and UKSIF, among others, expressed concern with the prime minister’s proposals to ‘backtrack on vital policy measures that support the UK’s transition to net zero’
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NewsFCA set to kick off review of private market valuations
IOSCO recently highlighted valuations as a vulnerability for the private sector
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NewsInstitute highlights risks for DB funds in ‘productive finance’ investing
EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute recommends The Pensions Regulator set up best practice rules
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NewsPRA launches consultation on Solvency II reforms
Proposed reforms are expected to improve insurers’ investment flexibility by enabling broader and quicker investments in their matching adjustment portfolios
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NewsScotland’s Falkirk and Lothian pension funds merger talk ceased
The City of Edinburgh’s Council Pension Committee will review merger options in two years’ time
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NewsUK buyout market to grow to £60bn per year, say pension professionals
The SPP expects schemes to focus on resilience, against rising interest rates, defaults and longevity
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NewsThe People’s Partnership prepares to reform workplace proposition
It will start to price at a scheme level and has already started to reform its bulk transfer capabilities with a new specialist team
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NewsNEST ethnicity and gender pay gap figures show room for progress
The median gender pay gap rose to 11% and ethnicity pay gap rose to 18%.
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NewsValue of UK defined benefit schemes falls by £626bn in 2023
ONS data indicates that the total value of DB pension schemes decreased from over £2trn at the start of 2022 to less than £1.4trn by the end of March
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NewsFCLTGlobal calls for fundamental shift in remuneration structures
Total shareholder return is the most common metric that shareholders employ to align interests, but it is often short term-oriented
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NewsImerys Pension Scheme appoints Aon as fiduciary manager
Aon will provide implementation services alongside expert investment advice, including journey planning, to help scheme trustees make better decisions
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NewsUK asset management regulator unveils diversity and inclusion measures
Most of the requirements, including setting targets, would only apply to the largest firms
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NewsBT Pension Scheme invests in Federated Hermes innovation fund
The growth focused programme complements the thematic Horizon private equity strategy that BTPS co-founded with Federated Hermes
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NewsNorthern Bank Pension Scheme secures benefits of nearly 2K members
The transaction also involved the successful transfer of an illiquid asset from the pension scheme
