All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 78
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NewsMandate roundup: RBS, Hastings, Merseyside, Mercer, Berkshire
RBS pension fund appoints Australian fund manager to oversee infrastructure exposure.
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NewsUK to launch automatic pot transfers 'as soon as practicable'
Department for Work and Pensions expresses preference for 'pot follows employee' over aggregator funds.
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NewsEngineering lobby pushes for LGPS infrastructure platform
ACE says vehicle should aim for £6bn investment from local authorities.
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NewsWatchdog should push pension funds toward Stewardship Code – UKSIF
EUROPE – Code must 'go further' to encourage asset owners to demand responsible investment from providers.
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NewsUK roundup: Mercer, Pension Insurance Corporation, Graham & Brown
Pension funds must consider buy-ins as 'investment solution' in light of depressed gilt yields.
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NewsUK roundup: State pension, automatic pension age, NAPF, Ed Miliband
NAPF laments delay to White Paper on state pension reform, saying 'time for discussion' now past.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Mercer, Merseyside
EUROPE – European investment consultant tenders €30m Asian bond mandate using IPE-Quest.
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NewsPension fund tenders $10bn currency overlay mandate using IPE-Quest
EUROPE – Mandate is largest conducted in manager-search facility's history.
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NewsIrish public workers to see standard of retirement 'locked in'
TD criticises indexation switch from wages to CPI, saying it will 'screw' pensioners.
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News
Levy increase 'no surprise' after six-fold deficit increase
Levy framework requires average asset, liability values over five-year period, PPF says.
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NewsNAO slams 'insufficient accountability' in regulation of DC pensions
National Audit Office also questions whether regulator has enough powers to perform its duties.
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NewsVervoer claims clarify complaint against Goldman Sachs AM [updated]
EUROPE – Dutch scheme seeking €250m for losses on subprime mortgages, delays in implementing high-yield strategy.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Environment Agency
EUROPE – European public pension fund tenders $200m global corporate debt mandate using IPE-Quest.
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NewsPensions liabilities should be discounted against non-bonds – SPC
Liabilities should not be measured solely against bond yields, Society of Pension Consultants says.
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NewsUK aims to give pension trustees new powers to scrutinise takeover bids
Takeover Panel proposes changes that would allow trustees to be informed of bids, offer feedback.
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NewsNAPF calls for debate on effect of quantitative easing on pensions
Call comes as Bank of England increases asset purchase facility by £50bn, with size of QE now at £375bn.
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NewsIrish roundup: Pensions levy, IAPF, Aon Hewitt, scheme returns
IAPF blasts 'wasted' pensions levy assets that have failed to stimulate employment market.
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NewsUK minister calls for industry to guarantee minimum pensions
Schemes should consider pot option to safeguard value of contributions, Steve Webb says.
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NewsUK roundup: Southwark, BlackRock, L&G, Scotland, LGPS
London Borough of Southwark awards mandates to BlackRock, Legal & General Investment Management.
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Features
The sustainability of longevity
As longevity becomes an increasing problem in developed nations, governments have moved to increase retirement ages, with some either considering or legislating for an automatic link to longevity. Despite its popularity among both national parliaments and the European Union, however, the OECD has warned that any such link could be very difficult to implement.
