Latest United Kingdom News – Page 48
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NewsBAE Systems appoints Goldman Sachs Asset Management for £23bn mandate
The plans sponsor’s in-house investment management team will join Goldman Sachs AM
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NewsLothian Pension Fund names new CIO
Emmanuel Bocquet will succeed Bruce Miller who earlier this year announced his decision to retire
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NewsUK roundup: BA pension fund appoints Redington as consultant
Plus: Risk of new generation of gender inequality, says LCP
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NewsUK roundup: ITB Pension Funds complete £290m buy-in with Just Group
Plus: Aon publishes DB funding report; TPT enhances responsible investment choices for DC members
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NewsTPR calls on trustees to make climate scenario analysis ‘useful’ amid criticism
The criticism presents a ‘timely opportunity to take stock and look ahead’, says TPR
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NewsPPF latest climate report shows focus on high-quality disclosure
The fund has been spending ‘considerable’ time gathering climate assessment for every asset class, says CIO
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NewsFinancial industry calls on UK government to show climate commitment
‘Long-term and consistent policy will help drive real investment into the UK economy,’ says chair of BT Pension Scheme
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NewsTPR updates DC guidance ahead of illiquid ‘disclose and explain’ regulations
New regulations have removed regulatory barrier that may have hindered trustees from exploring investment in certain funds with performance fees
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NewsP&O secures benefits of remaining pensioners in £440m buy-in with Rothesay
The deal will secure benefits for 5,300 P&O pension scheme members
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NewsAverage total LGPS contribution rates fall to 21.1%
Report from LGPS Advisory Board also showed that LGPS funding levels improved from 98% to 107% in 2022
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News‘Significant’ proportion of pension savers interested in CDC for decumulation
Overall, 30% of pension savers expressed preference for a CDC pension.
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NewsTPR’s updated guidance opens the door to more UK superfund activity
But the latest guidance may be “too little, too late”
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NewsTPR updates superfunds guidance with saver security as primary focus
When TPR published its original guidance in 2020, it committed to review the issue of profit extraction within three years.
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NewsShift in mindset required to increase investment in private debt
There are “significant opportunities” in private debt investment which could lead to improved outcomes for members, according to Hymans Robertson.
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NewsThree of Border to Coast’s partner funds to participate in new emerging market fund
Funds participating in the £700m Emerging Market Alpha Fund are Durham, Surrey and Tyne and Wear.
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NewsBorder to Coast doubles private markets climate focused investment
Border to Coast private portfolio includes £1.4bn of capital committed to investment in climate solutions
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NewsHigh Court puts a stop on future changes to BBC pension benefits
The case could have potential implications for a number of employers with DB pension schemes, not just the BBC
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NewsFew asset managers reveal own climate vulnerability, UK watchdog finds
FRC assesses ‘quality and maturity’ of climate-related metrics and targets disclosures in four sectors, including asset management
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NewsShropshire pension fund set on climate engagement – in line with fiduciary duties
Responding to new Carbon Tracker report, UK local government pension fund says figures used are three years old
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NewsReport slams pension funds and advisers for false climate assumptions
Carbon Tracker report cites advice from Mercer and information given to members from LGPS Central; Mercer says report ‘presents an incomplete, and therefore misleading, summary of Mercer’s climate change analysis’
