All articles by Pamela Kokoszka – Page 2
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NewsPensions Dashboard Programme to launch user testing and planning group
PDP highlighted that there is a need to robustly test dashboards as they develop
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NewsUK regulator committed to supporting further innovation in DB market
TPR is due to publish its approach to profit release mechanism in superfunds and new DB alternative arrangements guidance this year.
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NewsRegulator calls for UK DB schemes to reassess long-term objectives
TPR’s Louise Davey says ‘trustees should look to redirect some of their funding level improvements towards a funding and investment strategy that is aligned with their plans’
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NewsPIC launches streamlined solution for small pension schemes
The service will be available to schemes with assets of less than £100m looking to complete a buyout
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Aegon
Niall Aitken, head of retail investment proposition at Aegon, spoke to IPE about why Aegon signed up to the compact and the complexity of its journey
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NewsChurch Commissioners appoints ‘planet lead’
Laura Moss-Bromage will design and lead the Church Commissioners’ portfolio-wide biodiversity strategy
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NewsACCESS pool seeks two private equity allocators
The aggregate size of annual commitments to both private equity allocators will be on average around £500m or more each year
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NewsInvestors want more clarity on decarbonisation plans for UK transport industry
UK government risks creating an investment hiatus through its inconsistent and opaque approach to public-private engagements
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NewsPLSA calls for superfund regime before establishing public sector consolidator
Association says more time is needed to determine whether public sector consolidator is needed
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NewsPPF-run pensions consolidator could unlock £10bn in UK investment
The lifeboat scheme estimates that pension funds with assets totalling £130bn could be interested in a transfer
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NewsFTSE350 DB schemes do not invest in line with Mansion House agenda
Mercer analysis of FTSE350 pension funds shows an aggregate surplus of £66bn at the end of March 2024
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NewsShell calls on investors to reject climate resolution from European pension funds
Follow This calls on responsible investors to ‘side with their peers’ instead of the board of Shell
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NewsHuge amount of work left for schemes ahead of pension dashboards launch
LCP’s survey found that only 39% of its webinar attendees had prepared pensions dashboard ‘project plan’
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NewsTPR’s Statement of Strategy will be challenging and costly for UK schemes
Completing the template as proposed will create a lot of extra work and could add 20% to scheme valuation costs
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NewsGrant Thornton Pensions Fund appoints Cardano as fiduciary manager
Cardano will provide services including investment advice, investment management, and risk management for the £250m scheme
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NewsIndustry provides further backing for PPF endgame role
The consultation on DB surplus extraction and the public sector consolidator operated by PPF closes on 19 April
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NewsIrish auto-enrolment deadline branded ‘ambitious’
Irish government is targeting 1 January 2025 as a deadline for introduction of auto-enrolment
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NewsLucite International Pension Fund in £130m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of 438 uninsured members, including 156 pensioners and dependants and 282 deferred members
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NewsAviva launches streamlined bulk purchase annuity service for smaller schemes
The service supports market access for schemes with assets below £100m
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NewsFull self-serve online retirement service provided for UK DB plan
Provider to BT Pension Scheme says service will free up valuable administrator time
