All articles by Taha Lokhandwala – Page 15
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NewsUK government no longer on hook for BT Pension Scheme buyout
Court rules Crown Guarantee covers all BT employed members of scheme, irrespective of privatisation
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NewsNAPF moves to kick controversial LGPS reforms into long grass
NAPF calls for post-election legislation as Mercer highlights potential flaws in cost-saving calculations
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NewsNEST adds to list of investment beliefs as growth fund returns 4.4%
Fund throws support behind alternative indexing, hints at expansion of in-house investment team
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NewsPPF drops silo investment structure in favour of 'hybrid' assets
UK lifeboat scheme buys £330m Manchester property, finalises tenders for direct lending, emerging market debt
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NewsNEST launches 'relatively cautious' emerging market strategy
UK master trust to allocate 1.5% of growth-phase assets to emerging markets through ESG, alternative index funds
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NewsSavers ‘light years’ away from becoming investors in DC – NEST
Research shows DC savers unaware of investment risk, calls for re-think in industry approach to communication
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NewsFull funding in sight for UK pension schemes after posting 11% returns
Smart-beta growth a prominent trend in UBS GAM’s Pension Fund Indicator report
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NewsBT Pension Scheme transfers £16bn of longevity risk in mammoth deal
Scheme sets up own insurance company to access re-insurance market directly
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NewsUK investors call for fund transparency, stewardship from managers
Research highlights investor preference for ethical investing – even at expense of cost, performance
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NewsIlliquidity concerns increase over ‘missing party’ in fixed income markets
Amundi CIO to ‘accept any phone calls’ regarding availability of corporate debt
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NewsUBS to increase liquidity in TAA fund over ‘end of cycle’ expectations
Swiss manager to shift risks away from illiquidity, credit towards equity to avoid run on fixed income
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Features
Can the UK import concepts from abroad?
Government plans for pensions caused ripples in the industry after the official opening of the 2014-15 UK parliamentary session.
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NewsLaw firm warns of major 'omissions' in UK's defined ambition proposals
Uncertainty over employer liability, re-characterisation risk takes shine off Bill, says Slaughter and May
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NewsNordic pension funds lament reporting impact on asset allocation
Ilmarinen, SEB say quarterly reporting, short-term peer comparisons ‘detrimental’ to strategies
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NewsUK government publishes framework for DC guarantees, collective DC
DWP confirms adjustments to legal definitions for all pension types to incorporate new systems
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NewsViewing fiduciary duty as legal duty ‘first mistake’ in asset management
BlackRock chief executive says use of legal definition will lead to client exodus, should be principles based
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NewsPension funds' fixation on past performance 'damaging wealth' – study
Rotman paper shows return profiles correlate to allocation decisions, ‘damage’ returns over long term
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NewsEuropean pensions industry questions purpose, timing of IORP stress tests
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority confirms stress tests to simulate ‘prolonged low-interest-rate environment’
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NewsUK refusal to increase index-linked issuance 'creating risks' for pension funds
Some 40% of pension funds want inflation exposure, but reluctant to enter real estate, infrastructure and derivatives
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NewsDB investors to use alternative credit for both opportunistic, structured allocation
Investor sentiment to use alternative credit, emerging market debt for short-term up, 36 percentage point rise in use
