IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 74
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NewsPension Insurance Corporation sets out climate-related disclosures
PIC is committed to decreasing its investment carbon intensity by 50% by 2030
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NewsLloyd’s launches £250m sustainability-focused private impact fund
The Lloyd’s Private Impact Fund is the first fund to be launched on the Lloyd’s Investment Platform
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NewsBanking sector crisis increases UK scheme deficits in March, says Broadstone
Fully hedged schemes outperform half-hedged schemes for the first time since interest rates started to rise significantly last year
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NewsBTPS in-house arm rebrands to offer services to third-party DB schemes
Brightwell’s first new client is the £1bn DB division of EE Pension Scheme
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NewsUK state pension age review: no changes to legislated timetable
The government plans to have a further review within two years of the next parliament to reconsider the rise to age 68
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NewsBank demises isolated, but VER’s CEO warns of wider crisis if rates stay high
Timo Löyttyniemi says collapse of SVB and forced sale of Credit Suisse only indicate problems with certain individual banks
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Special ReportManager selection: UK fiduciary management
Does fiduciary management still stack up as scheme funding improves?
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Special ReportRegulation: IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries
IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries. Gail Moss reports
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: LDI regulation should not ignore private asset solutions
In the aftermath of the liability-driven investing (LDI) crisis, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK drew up guidelines for pension funds to improve the resilience of LDI strategies. These guidelines primarily aim to support the creation of liquidity buffers so that pension funds can withstand yield shocks. To that end, the guidelines advise pension funds to conduct stress tests and identify suitable collateral with respect to both leveraged and unleveraged LDI strategies using yield-shock scenarios.
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NewsUK green finance strategy plans to accelerate investment in nature
There is a target to raise at least £500m in private finance to support nature’s recovery every year by 2027 in England, rising to more than £1bn per year by 2030
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NewsBank of England tips Pensions Regulator to keep LDI buffers wide
UK central bank advises DB pension funds keep minimum of 250 basis points buffer liquidity – but more on top of that
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA issues stewardship and voting guidelines
Plus: LCP launches Illiquid Asset Solutions Group; PASA releases dashboards guidance
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NewsUK master trust funds Schroders’ first long-term asset fund
The strategy will aim to invest across four long-term themes; climate mitigation, climate adaption, biodiversity/natural capital and social vulnerabilities
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme enlists new group chief
Carol Young will succeed Bill Galvin later this year as group CEO of USS
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NewsTPR launches diversity, equality and inclusion guidance for pension fund trustees
The guidance provides pointers for chairs – explaining that the chair should play a key role in making boards more diverse and inclusive
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NewsUK workplace pension scheme plans investment in climate solutions
TPT Retirement Solutions is changing its asset allocation and portfolio construction
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NewsUK actuaries call for robust design and high-quality comms in new CDC pensions
There are significant concerns about DWP’s proposals to compare investment performance net of member-borne costs and charges and all costs paid by an employer to a scheme or pension provider
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NewsBank of England’s latest rate hike could have knock-on effect for DC savers
However, rising interest rates are good news for those thinking of using their retirement savings to purchase a guaranteed income in the form of a lifetime annuity
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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NewsUK government says LDI still has useful place in pension scheme toolkit
Collateral buffers behind LDI need to be higher to withstand shocks, Trott tells MPs and Lords committees
