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Country ReportM&A: Regulator set to scrutinise more deals
New tools granted to the Pensions Regulator could see it play a more prominent role in corporate activity such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Country Report
Funding code: Deciphering the new code
With the Pensions Regulator consulting on a new code of practice for defined benefit (DB) scheme funding, trustees are advised to take a long-term view of investment, covenant and liabilities
- Country Report
DB funding – a mixed recovery story
Last year brought both operational and financial challenges for defined benefit schemes but some have come out looking better for it
- News
How JP Morgan’s DC fund is addressing the decumulation problem
The maturing DC market is still lacking effective decumulation options, according to PLSA conference panellists
- News
Green Gilts must pass ‘greenwashing’ and pricing tests
PLSA conference panellists discuss the main retirement sector announcements from last week’s UK budget speech
- Special Report
UK de-risking: More fuel for the risk-transfer train
As the UK leaves the EU, insurers and pension funds are watching potential changes to solvency rules and investment restrictions
- Special Report
Defined contribution: ESG not enough to get young on board
Engaging younger savers with their defined contribution pension pots requires far more than just an up-to-date responsible investment policy
- News
LGPS manager highlights hurdles to meeting UK’s TCFD plan
The manager of the £1bn Hammersmith & Fulham pension fund is ‘excited and encouraged’ by the plan to make climate related financial disclosures mandatory
- Special Report
Fiduciary Management: Reshaping the pensions landscape
Mandatory tendering in the UK market has fuelled rapid growth in the fiduciary management industry
- News
Aviva links with Prudential Financial on funded reinsurance deal
Funded reinsurance allows an insurer to transfer both asset risk and longevity risk associated with pension and annuity liabilities
- News
Old British Steel Scheme set for £2bn buyout with PIC
The transaction will secure the pensions of 30,000 former steelworkers and keep them out of the Pension Protection Fund
- News
Minister pledges more climate change action for UK pensions sector
UK pensions minister Guy Opperman addressed the industry on climate change and the Pension Schemes Bill
- News
How the Howden Joinery pension fund navigated the global pandemic
The UK building supplies company had just signed off on a new long-term strategy when the pandemic hit
- News
Collaborate to combat climate change, trustees urged
Aon’s head of responsible investment says pension funds of all types and sizes should consider collaborative action on environmental risks
- Special Report
Active ETFs: the transparency conundrum
Since the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were launched in the early 1990s, they have had a huge impact on the asset management industry, pushing down costs and challenging the dominance of active managers.
- Features
Perspective: What is trusteeship worth?
Running a pension fund is a difficult job, whether for an executive, a professional trustee, or a member-nominated representative
- Special Report
Value and Costs: UK workplace pensions – measuring the unmeasurable?
The UK’s FCA is seeking feedback from the financial services industry on its plans to work out a definition of value for money
- News
USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
- Features
Perspective: How to survive a reputational crisis
Pension fund trustees could benefit from developing a clear policy stance in relation to controversial questions
- Special Report
Ireland: Pandemic delivers policy blow
The roll-out of auto-enrolment has been postponed and the IORP II Directive is expected to be implemented by the end of this year
