Mandates – Page 36
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UK roundup: PPF, NAPF, Towers Watson, RBS, Highland
Deficits reported by defined benefit schemes increase to record highs, says PPF.
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Camden pension fund set to award first hedge fund mandate
Scheme remains cash-flow positive despite increased numbers of deferred members after redundancies.
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UK roundup: Gwynedd, PIC, DENSO, Deutsche Börse, Club Vita
Pension Insurance Corporation completes £200m buyout for scheme still open to new accrual.
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Swedish roundup: Swedbank, Nordea, Alecta, Mercer
Swedbank follows in Länsförsäkringar’s footsteps in closing its guaranteed pension product.
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UK roundup: LSE, PIC, Somerset, BNY Mellon, PensionsFirst
Pension fund for London Stock Exchange agrees £200m buy-in with Pension Insurance Cooperation.
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UK Roundup: BT, Islington
UK – BT yesterday announced a £1bn (€1.1bn) reduction in the BT Pension Scheme’s (BTPS) deficit, while also indicating it would fight a recent decision by Ofcom barring it from increasing wholesale prices to close the shortfall.
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UK Roundup: The Pensions Regulator, ITN, Shropshire
UK – The Pensions Regulator has published new guidance on index-linking to the consumer price index (CPI) that could see pension schemes forced to pay their deficit sooner than previously agreed.
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Tesco continues property deals with pension funds
[17:05 CEST 06-10] UK – Tesco has formed a fourth joint venture with a UK pension fund to sell and leaseback property assets in an effort to release value from its property portfolio.
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Barnet considers search for custodian
[16:50 CEST 27-08] UK – The London Borough of Barnet is preparing to tender for global custodian services for its £481m (€546m) pension scheme for the first time.
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Lincolnshire seeks global equity manager after strategy review
[16:40 CEST 17-08] UK – Lincolnshire County Council has initiated a tender search for one or more managers to run a £200m (€231.9m) global equity portfolio for its local government pension scheme, following a review of its asset allocation strategy.
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Devon outsources assets to four new managers
[16:30 CEST 31-07] UK – Devon County Council has appointed four new investment managers to its £1.87bn (€2.19bn) pension fund following a decision last year to outsource a large proportion of its in-house managed assets.
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NDA awards Deloitte actuarial contract
[16:50 CEST 30-07] UK – The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has appointed Deloitte Total Rewards and Benefits to provide actuarial advice on the pension arrangements that fall within the organisation’s remit.
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East Sussex tenders for three managers
[16:55 CEST 28-07] UK – East Sussex Council is tendering three investment manager mandates for its £1.39bn (€1.6bn) pension fund.
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Hounslow awards admin contract to Capita
[16:50 CEST 28-07] UK – The London Borough of Hounslow has appointed Capita Hartshead to administer its £393m (€454.9m) pension fund and provide advice on scheme regulations.
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Suffolk suspends transition manager search
[17:05 CEST 24-07] UK – Suffolk County Council has confirmed it has suspended the procurement process for a transition manager after it had problems with offering the contract on a contingency basis.
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Kingston finalises restructuring with eight manager hires
[16:40 CEST 22-07] UK – Eight new investment managers have been appointed by the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames as part of the restructuring process of its £278.7m (€322.2m) pension fund investment portfolio.
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Barnett Waddingham appointed LPFA actuary
[16:30 CEST 13-07] UK – Barnett Waddingham has replaced Hymans Robertson as the actuarial services provider to the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA).
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NewsGwynedd limits Fidelity mandate over emerging markets
[17:20 CEST 08-07] UK – Gwynedd Council appointed Fidelity International to manage an active global equity mandate earlier this year, but it is now holding back some of the investment until the firm establishes an emerging market select fund.
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NewsShetland Islands tenders investment and actuarial services
[14:30 CEST 08-07] UK – Shetland Islands Council is tendering both the investment consultancy and actuarial consultancy roles for its local authority pension fund.
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NewsMerseyside appoints managers to transition panel
[16:55 CEST 07-07] UK – Wirral Borough Council has appointed four transition managers to aid the movement of assets in the Merseyside Pension Fund following strategy changes.
