All articles by Taha Lokhandwala – Page 2
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Special Report
Top 1000: Europe's slimmer regulatory agenda
The Juncker Commission is targeting the Capital Markets Union and a legislative agenda that focuses on engaging long-term capital
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Country Report
Pensions in the UK: A 10-year scorecard
The advent of The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund in 2005 changed the UK occupational pensions sector for good. But have they changed it for the better?
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News
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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'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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Towers 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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Pension 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