Latest United Kingdom News – Page 45
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NewsDWP advisers tell pension trustees to add social considerations to RfPs and mandates
Report on social factors contains recommendations and a framework its chair hopes will be picked up by ISSB
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NewsChurch Commissioners for England boosts responsible investment activity
‘Our integrated approach to responsible investment aims to affect real change in the wider economy,’ says First Church estates commissioner
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NewsLGPS consultation did not deliver expected clarity, PLSA conference hears
‘The government wants us to accelerate and then collaborate and ultimately we then consolidate. That’s the message we’re getting,’ says PLSA local authority committee chair
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NewsDefault consolidator model for small pots could create ‘virtuous circle’
In order to solve the ‘anxiety’ around small pots the best place to start is with a default consolidator model, says NEST’s Zoe Alexander
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NewsBlackRock launches trustee education platform
Starting in November, the Academy will offer a series of virtual and in person events encouraging conversation, questions and debate
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NewsOliver Morley leaves chief executive role at PPF
Morley will take up the role of CEO at Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)
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NewsUK sees record £21.2bn transferred to insurers in first half of 2023
LCP research shows number of UK private sector DB schemes fully-funded on buyout has increased to 20%
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NewsLGPS Central reaffirms net zero commitments with strategy launch
The strategy outlines the rationale for its belief in creating a ‘realistic pathway for achieving net zero’
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NewsSmart Pension discloses 75% emissions reduction target by 2030
The scheme is now two years ahead of its target
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NewsPension schemes encouraged to run on to avoid potential value loss
Van Lanschot Kempen launched a solution for schemes approaching their endgame to encourage longer term thinking for the benefit of members, trustees and sponsors
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NewsLondon Stock Exchange Pension Scheme in £335m buy-in with Standard Life
The transaction secures benefits of the scheme’s 1,740 members
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NewsCFA launches DEI code to accelerate change in investment organisations
The code calls on firms to commit to six metric-based principles that will lead to greater inclusion of wider viewpoints from the best talent
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NewsIndependent Governance Group’s team grows by 27%
The team works with more than 450 pension schemes with combined assets under management of £315bn
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NewsTfL pension fund on track to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
TfL pension fund committed to achieve a 55% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2030
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NewsPension SuperFund Capital acquires STM group for £35.6m
Edi Truell believes ‘our track record and stewardship will enable us to provide increased security and value-for-money benefits to members, while also helping to deliver the upside that the Mansion House reforms intend’
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NewsElevated mortality rates accelerate DB scheme shift towards de-risking
Mortality analysis from the start of the coronavirus pandemic until the end of 2022 showed that England and Wales had an excess mortality rate of 26% at the end of 2022
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NewsRailpen sustainable ownership review shows members top concerns
Railpen’s sustainable ownership review showed fair treatment of workers, climate change and fair pay as top concerns for members
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NewsBorder to Coast increases investment in private markets
The investment pool confirmed a further £1.7bn investment in its private markets programme during 2022/2023
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NewsUSS employers agree to restore university pension benefits
UUK and UCU agreed to full benefit restoration to pre-April 2022 levels by Monday 1 April 2024
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NewsFiduciary management market faced 24% fall in asset value in 2022
Client growth also stalled in 2022 as scheme buyouts and transfers to PPF offset new funds moving to fiduciary management
