Latest United Kingdom News – Page 12
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NewsOver half of FTSE350 DB pension schemes to be fully funded on buyout basis in the next three years
Around 35% of the schemes are estimated to be fully funded on buyout basis at 31 May 2024, representing £175bn in liability values
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NewsEndgame decisions expected by most schemes within next five years
Survey of 100 trustees found that almost all schemes were beginning preparations for entering endgame
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Reeves must acknowledge infrastructure challenges
The integration of illiquid asset classes into pension funds introduces a host of technological, operational and structural challenges that must be addressed
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NewsXPS launches illiquid assets solution
XPS Xchange adopts a three-pillar approach, enabling trustees to search for buyers and sellers across brokers, secondary fund managers and other buyers
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NewsHM Treasury urged to regulate investment consultants
ShareAction letter is backed by AMNT, FCA, Pensions for Purpose, Make My Money Matter, Carbon Tracker, Green Alliance and Seefair
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NewsUK government launches first phase of pensions review
First phase of ‘landmark’ pensions review will focus on developing policy in four areas
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NewsGovernment actuaries recommend further work on climate risk for LGPS
GAD recognised ‘significant progress’ made by funds since climate change principles were agreed
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsLifeSight master trust wins £420m from new client
Morgan Sindall appointed LifeSight as master trust provider, looking after the group’s 9,300 current and former employees
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NewsResearchers propose new home for corporates’ wider emission efforts
How a company exerts broader influence on climate action should be reported in a different track to that for emission reduction efforts within its value chain
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NewsLPPI says replicating ‘Canadian model’ could unlock £16bn for infrastructure
Based on whichever numbers, there is potential for significant additional infrastructure investment ‘hopefully with most of it’ in the UK, says former LGPS Central CEO
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AnalysisMore de-risking transactions below £200m are expected, consultants say
Despite transactions above £1bn dominating the market in 2023
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NewsPLSA sets out recommendations to make growth assets more investable
There is a substantial potential to open up the pipeline of assets to attract the investment of pension funds to support UK growth, PLSA says
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NewsMineworkers’ Pension Scheme appoints Brightwell as administrator
Brightwell will start providing administration services from January 2025
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NewsUK government’s plans to regulate ESG ratings will ‘shine a light’ on the sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will set the rules of the new regime which will mirror EU and international systems
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NewsClimate NGO’s net-zero test for fossil fuel reserves included in FCA consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has included Carbon Tracker and ClientEarths’ proposal for an ‘atmospheric viability test’ on fossil fuel reserves.
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How trustees can protect against the ESG backlash
Jennifer Miles and Samuel Fulda, partner and associate at Eversheds Sutherland, respectively, outline how trustees can protect themselves in the event of anti-ESG litigation
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NewsOxford researchers propose ‘carbon removal budget’
‘Embedding carbon removal budgets into decision-making is necessary for an effective response to climate change’
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NewsReplicating Canadian model for UK LGPS schemes ‘won’t be easy’
Rachel Reaves announced intention to replicate ‘Canadian model’ to ‘fire up’ UK economy
