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Vodafone UK DC scheme transfers to LifeSight
Once the transfer is complete, the DC plan will be wound up
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Corporate governance group adds members, targets Vodafone
Swiss investor group and UK foundation join as telecoms company criticised for tax policy
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Read more on how the satellite industry has the opportunity to support over five billion cell phones worldwide, enabling text and voice capabilities without the need for cellular networks.
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People moves: IFM Investors bolsters London team
Plus: Aon appoints new partner; Brown Advisory adds trio to advisory board
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Making sense of stock market concentration
The level of concentration within global equity markets is at record levels. This has significant implications for portfolio construction
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Lothian action against Vodafone is dismissed
[17:20 CET 04-12] UK - A class action brought by Lothian Pension Fund against Vodafone, relating to its purchase of the German telecoms company Mannesmann, has been dismissed by a New York court.
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UK roundup: Environment Agency, Logica and Vodafone
[17:10 CET 03-12] UK – The Environment Agency is seeking global bond managers for its £1.4bn (€1.5bn) active pension fund.
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Vodafone class action reopened on appeal (updated)
[17:20 CEST 15-04] UK/USA – An appeal by plaintiffs in a class action against Vodafone, including Lothian Pension Fund, has resulted in the case being reopened after it was originally dismissed over jurisdiction issues.
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Greater Manchester’s tax transparency proposal for Cisco to be put to vote
The proposal calls for Cisco to publish a tax transparency report aligned with the GRI Tax Standard
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Vodafone switches from DB to DC in Germany
GERMANY – The German arm of mobile phone operator Vodafone has replaced its defined benefits plan with a defined contribution plan for 9,300 employees in Germany.
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Vodafone pensions chief joins Towers Perrin
UK - Paul Kelly, who heads up the £2.5bn (E3.6bn) pension fund at Vodafone, is leaving the telecommunications giant to join global human resources consultancy Towers Perrin.
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Kelly quits Mercers for Vodafone pensions job
UK- Paul Kelly has quit Mercer Human Resource Consulting where he was European partner and senior consultant to join telecoms group Vodafone as director of pensions.
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Lockdown easing expected to reveal ‘surge’ in DC master trust joiners
Consultancy expects ‘opening of the floodgates’ upon relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions
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People moves: Candriam chief to join US mutual life insurer
SECOR AM, L&G, EdenTree, Amundi, LeapFrog Investments, Cartwright, Capital Cranfield, Folketrygdfondet, Hymans Robertson, Swiss Life, Allianz, BVK
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UK: Encouraging UK growth through consolidation
The UK government is pursuing plans to leverage pension assets to boost economic growth while generating best returns for members
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Strategically speaking – WTW: Democratising private markets
WTW’s ill-fated merger with Aon, announced at the outset of the pandemic in early March 2020, would have shaken up the corporate insurance brokerage market. It would also have created an outsourced CIO (OCIO) giant to compete with Mercer in terms of delegated assets under management (AUM).
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Long term matters: It’s corporate tax, stupid
Bill Clinton used the slogan “It’s the economy, stupid” to help him win the 1992 US presidential election. The same now applies to corporate tax in 2021.
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Mononationals: Case for foreign domestics
An unexpected consequence of globalisation is that it may be more beneficial to invest in firms that are predominantly national
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Bringing consistency to schemes in 19 countries
As a growing multinational with a young workforce, Vodafone faces atypical challenges when compared to more traditional companies. The pension benefits provided to its employees must be relevant to their expectations and must fit within a total reward package, which also has an emphasis on Vodafone shares. The Vodafone group ...
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People moves: Dutch fiduciary hires, Clarks pensions director to trustee firm
Ross Trustees, Kempen Capital Management, BMO GAM, BNPP AM, Hymans Robertson, Arabesque, Chronos Sustainability, Triple Point Investment Manager, First Sentier Investors, Aviva Investors, Groupama Asset Management