Latest United Kingdom News – Page 5
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NewsIndustry model seen as most cost-effective route to small pots consolidation
Pensions UK conducted research on the technical feasibility of delivering the government’s preferred Multiple Default Consolidator (MDC) model
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NewsUK government set to scrap PPF administration levy
UK pensions minister Torsten Bell confirmed plans to abolish the Pension Protection Fund administration levy
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NewsUltra Electronics Pension Scheme completes £250m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of over 1,000 pensioners and dependants, as well as over 750 deferred members for the UK-based defence and security company
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NewsLaunch of UK transition finance group delayed after industry fails to offer up suitable chair
The Transition Finance Council said 40 organisations had already expressed an interest in joining the new working group
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NewsNEST sees bond opportunities amid UK fiscal uncertainty
Liz Fernando, NEST’s CIO, says she was ‘slightly surprised how resilient the equity market has been’
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NewsFormer chair of Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund passes away
Peter McEwen was chair of trustees for 15 years until his retirement in 2014
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NewsProductive asset investment is lacking urgency, UK conference delegates hear
There has to be an incentive for CIOs to allocate to riskier assets, BVCA summit delegates are told
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NewsUK government urged to act on tax and pensions to boost domestic investment
Research by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association shows private capital investors believe the UK remains an attractive place to invest
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NewsLGPS, investment pools back strategic framework based on place-based investing
Report sets out key recommendations on how LGPS can channel their capital to support local growth plans
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NewsLGPS Central assets under management grow to £44.9bn
The UK investment pool invests £11.1bn in the UK and claims to have delivered £115m in gross cost savings for its partner funds since inception
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NewsSpecialty materials producer completes buy-in deal with Rothesay
The full scheme buy-in deal, worth £105m, protects the pensions of 1,341 members across two pension funds
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NewsBarnett Waddingham rolls out new service to help trustees track investment strategy
Lighthouse, the new service, is a smarter, more responsive way to monitor investments
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NewsHymans Robertson unveils service for defined benefit funds to strengthen governance
The new service aims to help companies develop thorough oversight of their pension funds
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Serious concerns remain on Pension Schemes Bill proposed ‘mandation’ powers
Plus: Surplus extraction; LGPS
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NewsFRC pressed to add FCA-backed vote template to UK Stewardship Code
UKSIF says that adding the template to the Code will enhance transparency and standardisation in voting disclosures
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NewsPensions minister says UK fiduciary duty has stalled in past decade
Sophia Singleton and Helen Forrest Hall urge UK government to reconsider ‘mandation’ power
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News‘Reserve power’ will ensure targets are delivered, claims UK pensions minister
UK pensions minister claims there is a reason Mansion House Compact has not delivered
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NewsLGPS advisory board may seek further legal advice over Gaza allegations
Fresh legal opinion circulated by Palestine Solidary Campaign presents ‘more extensive, complex and specialist legal arguments’, says Scheme Advisory Board
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NewsUK pensions industry ‘does not recognise’ populist party’s LGPS claims
Reform UK claims that inadequate performance is costing LGPS £8bn to £10bn annually
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NewsNEST Invest strengthens board with new governance structure
Sally Bridgeland was appointed as chair of NEST Invest with effect from October
