Latest United Kingdom News – Page 36
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NewsGrant Thornton Pensions Fund appoints Cardano as fiduciary manager
Cardano will provide services including investment advice, investment management, and risk management for the £250m scheme
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NewsIndustry provides further backing for PPF endgame role
The consultation on DB surplus extraction and the public sector consolidator operated by PPF closes on 19 April
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NewsUK regulator paves way for return of client-funded investment research
FCA consults on allowing asset managers to bundle payments again, with ‘guardrails’
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NewsLucite International Pension Fund in £130m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of 438 uninsured members, including 156 pensioners and dependants and 282 deferred members
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NewsAviva launches streamlined bulk purchase annuity service for smaller schemes
The service supports market access for schemes with assets below £100m
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Phoenix
Sam Tufts, head of strategy and solutions in asset management team at Phoenix, spoke to IPE about the group’s plan to extend its private markets experience for DC
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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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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
