All articles by Pamela Kokoszka – Page 3
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NewsAvon Pension Fund members divided on aerospace, defence holdings
Avon Pension Fund to meet on 12 December to make a decision whether to continue or cease investment in the sector
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Local government pension schemes finalise pooling choices
Plus: £1bn+ buy-in deals; the latest on the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsTPT Retirement Solutions enters superfund market with £1bn run-on model
£1bn of committed capital would be sufficient to fund several transactions
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NewsPensions UK to increase subscription fee for pension funds
The subscription fee will increase from £23,405 to £35,000
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NewsUK and European pension funds push for venture capital investment
Report calls on pension funds to move from preparation to participation by building internal capability, partnering with experienced venture capital managers
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AnalysisRising Gilt yields trigger déjà vu for UK DB industry
Three years after the LDI crisis, are UK DB pension funds are equipped to deal with rising Gilt yields?
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NewsLPPI looks to take on Brunel’s UK local government pension investment operation
Six out of 21 ‘orphaned’ UK local government pension funds are yet to declare their preferred pooling partner ahead of the 30 September deadline
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NewsBP Pension Fund completes £1.6bn buy-in with L&G
L&G provided the fund with a Gilt-based price lock using the fund’s Gilt holdings
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NewsSG Pension Fund completes £160m buy-in with Aviva
Portakabin, the pension fund’s sponsor, will see the transaction secure the benefits of more than 1,900 members
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NewsPPF scraps levy as UK Pension Schemes Bill progresses
The move saves defined benefit schemes and their sponsoring employers collectively £45m
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NewsFour professional trustee firms responsible for £800bn of UK pension assets
LCP report shows that while AUM by professional trustees is still concentrated, appointment volume is more widely spread
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NewsPensions Authority: Irish master trusts set to dominate DC post-consolidation
The Authority’s Andrew Nugent says: ‘We’ve been patient and pragmatic’
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NewsFenwick pension schemes complete £113m buy-in deals with Aviva
The transactions secure all remaining benefits for members of the Fenwick Limited Superannuation Fund and the Fenwick Senior Executive Pension Fund
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NewsSocial protection minister reaffirms Ireland’s auto-enrolment start date
Auto-enrolment in Ireland is expected to commence from 1 January 2026
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NewsIndustry model seen as most cost-effective route to small pots consolidation
Pensions UK conducted research on the technical feasibility of delivering the government’s preferred Multiple Default Consolidator (MDC) model
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NewsUK government set to scrap PPF administration levy
UK pensions minister Torsten Bell confirmed plans to abolish the Pension Protection Fund administration levy
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NewsUltra Electronics Pension Scheme completes £250m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of over 1,000 pensioners and dependants, as well as over 750 deferred members for the UK-based defence and security company
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NewsNEST sees bond opportunities amid UK fiscal uncertainty
Liz Fernando, NEST’s CIO, says she was ‘slightly surprised how resilient the equity market has been’
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NewsProductive asset investment is lacking urgency, UK conference delegates hear
There has to be an incentive for CIOs to allocate to riskier assets, BVCA summit delegates are told
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NewsUK government urged to act on tax and pensions to boost domestic investment
Research by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association shows private capital investors believe the UK remains an attractive place to invest
