All articles by Taha Lokhandwala – Page 2
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PPF
Barry Kenneth, chief investment officer at the Pension Protection Fund, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the UK’s lifeboat fund’s innovative strategies
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Special ReportUK: A year of implementation
This year has seen the rushed implementation of the dramatic changes introduced to the UK defined contribution sector in 2014
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ECB: Low interest rate environment 'not our fault'
European Central Bank vice president argues no asset price bubble developing in Europe, despite low yield environment
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PGGM backs EMIR but calls for stressed market liquidity assistance
Dutch pension fund manager wants larger repo market if solution to using non-cash assets is not found
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Buyout costs could rise 10% over Solvency II capital reserves
Cost of insuring deferred and younger members to rise due to indeterminable liability coverage
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Pension funds urged to hold nerve over Chinese volatility
Volatility remains despite Chinese central bank rate cut and slight improvement in developed market equities
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PPF awards £400m direct lending mandate in 'hybrid' asset boost
UK lifeboat fund opts for single manager to build direct lending portfolio
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South Yorkshire returns 14% despite shift to short-duration bonds
Local authority fund sees strong returns from US, Japanese equity holdings, but falls short of benchmark return
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Avon replaces three managers in £165m hedge fund award
Local government scheme continues fund of hedge funds strategy pinnng hopes on returns until 2018
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News'Stark' warnings for UK companies as deficits grow, contributions fall
Figures by consultancy Hymans Robertson sees deficit levels increase to £900bn
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LGIM to buy UK National Grid scheme's £12.8bn in-house manager
Firm beats rivals and enters exclusive discussions over sale of Aerion Fund Management
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Underwritten bulk annuity providers merge to dominate UK market
Just Retirement and Partnership merger covers 99% of sales, could entice new entrants into market
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Greater Manchester joins Strathclyde in backing community power
Largest English LGPS commits £10m to fund which creates small-scale hydro-electric power plants
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British Airways sacks pension fund chairman over investment dispute
De-risking strategy sparks disagreement between Paul Spencer, British Airways management
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NewsTowers Watson welcomes Parliament's call to cease work on HBS
Support grows for MEP Brian Hayes’s message to EIOPA to stop work on holistic balance sheet
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USS enters direct inflation-swap deal with Yorkshire Water
UK’s largest scheme began talks one year ago, knowing it would require inflation-linked financing
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UK pension fund shuns PPF protection to secure full buyout
UK MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme fully insured by Pension Insurance Corporation
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Pension Protection Fund accepts improbability of CPI-linked market
Lifeboat fund updates assumptions, including risk of mismatched inflation hedge
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NewsPension funds initiate £300m class action claim over Lloyds HBOS takeover
Local government pension schemes among 6,000 claims over directors’ breech of duty
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London government calls on LPFA to divest fossil fuels
Pension fund rejects Assembly’s calls, citing fiduciary duty
