All articles by Pamela Kokoszka – Page 25
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NewsICI Pension Fund completes £900m buy-in with Legal & General
The transaction secures the benefits of over 7,000 retirees
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NewsDB scheme employers urged to review surplus framework ahead of valuations
Areas to be reviewed include escrow arrangements, contribution mechanisms and funding of future service contributions
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NewsMerchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund selects Schroders as fiduciary manager
WTW previously acted as fiduciary manager for the pension fund since 2014
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NewsUK DB schemes concerned over increasing volume of regulatory pressures
Russell Investments research shows that DB schemes’ concerns over regulation have more than doubled since autumn/winter 2022
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News‘Lifetime Provider Model’ still considered by UK government
Government is expected to issue responses to call for evidence in due course
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NewsCyber risks are top priority for regulatory change for UK pension professionals
Other three priorities for further regulatory change included DC small pot consolidation, dashboards and DB refunds of surplus
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NewsAviva, Scottish Widows and Mintago join Dashboard Operators Coalition
The three firms have applied to become QPDS operators
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NewsDemand for equities double but infrastructure mandates fall, report finds
Infrastructure mandates for institutional investors saw a 15% fall in the last year
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NewsUK pensions regulator cuts power to request information
Section 72 requests fell to 11 in the Q4 2023 from 49 in Q4 2018
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NewsNumber of DC schemes continues to decline, says UK pensions regulator
Scheme membership has meanwhile grown by more than 12 times since the beginning of 2012, from 2.3 million to 28.8 million
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NewsBorder to Coast Pensions Partnership expands its private markets programme
Border to Coast Pension Partnership’s private markets programme has grown to £16bn following further commitments from its LGPS partner funds
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NewsEmployers tackle volatility by offering more secure ‘cross border’ pension plans
The number of IPPs and ISPs plans in countries with challenging circumstances increased from 54 in 2019 to 126 in 2024
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Aon
Jo Sharples, CIO for Aon’s DC solutions, spoke to IPE about Aon signing up to the compact and how it plans on embarking on a private markets journey
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NewsProfessional trustee appointments increase marking fourth year of consecutive growth
However, support for member-nominated trustees (MNTs) continues and pension fund boards are encouragedto keep them
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NewsAsset managers expect MIFID II changes to remove operational barriers – survey
Substantive Research finds that 85% of surveyed managers currently operate on the P&L research funding model
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NewsBVCA calls for pensions investment roadmap to increase UK investment
BVCA latest report shows investment by private equity and venture capital in UK businesses fell to £20.1bn in 2023
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NewsSiemens Investor Plan appoints Standard Life as master trust provider
Over 30,000 Siemens members move to Standard Life master trust
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NewsTPR focuses on driving consolidation in new corporate plan
‘Our focus is not just on the fundamentals of driving high levels of compliance, but also working together to enhance the system and support innovation in savers’ interests’
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NewsUK defined benefit schemes overspend £300m each year, report finds
Spence & Partners has calculated that removing inefficiencies could save an average 1,000-member scheme £105,000 per year in running costs
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NewsUK equity disclosure enforcement could contradict Value for Money framework
SPP questions whether pension funds should invest in British businesses when knowing that such investment may produce worse returns than investing overseas
