All NAPF articles – Page 2
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NewsNAPF loses DC policy head to UK Financial Conduct Authority
Veteran joins Financial Conduct Authority after overseeing NAPF’s DC quality programme
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NewsIASB to consider further IAS 19 revisions to account for hybrid schemes
Accounting standards should not allow pension underfunding to ‘fester’, says IASB chairman
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NewsTesco Pension Fund joins Pensions Infrastructure Platform
Supermarket’s £8bn fund becomes eighth investor in NAPF’s dedicated platform for pension schemes
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NewsUK Pensions Infrastructure Platform adds solar as fund launch nears
Chief executive says platform looking at both direct and indirect holdings, pending FCA approval
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NewsAsset management roundup: FCA, NAPF, Natixis, DNCA, Man Group, NewSmith
UK’s FCA launches investigation of investment banking sector, to consider further review of asset management
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NewsCapital Markets Union could trigger relaxation of prudential investment rules
European Commission releases green paper on CMU, hinting at changes to allow for inflows into infrastructure
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NewsNAPF sees merger talks with PMI collapse
PMI pulls out of merger discussions despite ‘extremely positive’ dialogue
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NewsUK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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NewsLPFA, Greater Manchester launch £500m infrastructure vehicle
Shared vehicle to have London, Manchester focus but look to invest in national projects
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NewsPensions industry debates treatment of protection schemes in HBS
Organisations disagree over use of protection schemes as balancing items
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NewsEIOPA challenged to decide fate of past accrual before HBS action
Aon Hewitt says industry ‘unwilling’ to proceed with impact study until fate of accrued rights settled
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NewsEuropean pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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NewsNAPF urges members to stop abstentions in policy overhaul
UK pension fund representative body writes new corporate governance policy for members to move away from ‘box-ticking’
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NewsSurvey: UK schemes more aware of stewardship when vetting managers
Some 94% of funds recognise duty to engage with companies they invest in, NAPF poll shows
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Features
Infrastructure: Pension funds turn back on middlemen
European pension funds have long been aware of the benefits of infrastructure but, in 2014, the idea of co-investment with other pension funds has become a much more realistic option.
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NewsUK pensions minister increases pressure with new measures on DC charges
Trustees to be forced to evaluate all charges and establish whether transaction costs deliver value for money
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NewsUK pensions industry bemoans lack of clarity on DC reforms
NAPF chairman calls on government to clarify Budget announcement as April deadline approaches
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NewsIndustry welcomes 'pragmatic' HBS despite capital-requirement concerns
EIOPA congratulated for abandoning ‘one-size-fits-all’ proposals for sponsor support, as Towers Watson says HBS would be viable only after further IORP revision
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NewsUK roundup: NAPF, PMI, Newton IM, Cambridge, State Street
UK’s two representative organisations for pensions industry set to merge
