All articles by Taha Lokhandwala – Page 6
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NewsEuropean Parliament OKs ‘Juncker Plan’ after making amendments
MEPs alter legislation to force alternative financing for guarantee fund to protect research, transport projects
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NewsPensionDanmark secures DKK200m compensation after VAT win
ATP, PensionDanmark began challenging Danish tax authority in 1992
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NewsSocial media influences investment decisions, shows research
LinkedIn key platform for financial information, Twitter continues to be shunned by asset owners according to research
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NewsEIOPA must distinguish second, third pillar in rights transfer consultation
Response from PensionsEurope recommends national transfer markets be established before cross-border possible
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NewsStrathclyde slashes equities in shift to ‘enhanced yield’ strategies
UK’s largest LGPS moves away from 70% equity allocation to absolute return, hedge funds and debt
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NewsCredit risk premium ‘underestimated’ due to duration fault, says AQR [updated]
Eerroneous matching of duration between risk-free sovereign bonds and corporate bonds led to underestimation of pure credit risk-premia
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NewsNorwegian oil fund adopts ‘broad criteria’ for climate change exclusion
Government accepts policies from independent report, will not implement sector-based divestment from oil, gas
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NewsBudget shift forces EIOPA to cut back work on risk frameworks, solvency
European regulator scales back advice to Commission on IORP II development, work on pensions transferability
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NewsLGPS investment regulations should mirror private sector, says GMPF
Some LGPS investment regulations ‘too prescriptive’, according to Greater Manchester Pension Fund
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NewsUK pensions reform: Replacing a nanny with a shark
Taha Lokhandwala considers how the new rules around DC decumulation might pan out in future
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NewsNEST appoints LGIM to manage single-year Gilt strategy shift
Auto-enrolment provider chooses UK asset manager for single-year Gilts, replacing cash
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Features
NAPF Conference Report: The grand European plan
The language coming out of Brussels in the first three months of 2015 has centred heavily on the Capital Markets Union (CMU). At this year’s NAPF Investment Conference, in Edinburgh, the European Commission was nothing if not on-message.
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FeaturesAuto-protection: More than one way to skin a cat
This month, the UK defined contribution sector opens its doors to new freedoms
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NewsBank of England to run rule over asset managers' liquidity strategies
UK central bank to work with regulator to analyse asset managers’ approach to managing liquidity in stressed markets
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NewsUK regulator sets out three-year plan as budget doubles for auto-enrolment
TPR says budget will increase as auto-enrolment is rolled out to smaller employers
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NewsBox Clever case handed back to Upper Tribunal as evidence debate continues
Case over 2003 insolvency returned to Court to decide on use of new evidence by TPR against TV giant ITV
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NewsDirect reinsurance contracts 'new norm' for longevity swaps, says PICA
Reinsurance firm says no new deals following traditional methods, UK pipelines to create pricing pressure in market
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NewsIPE Views: Can pension funds benefit from a secondary annuities market?
Taha Lokhandwala considers whether the UK government’s latest move to create free choice in DC markets stacks up for pension schemes
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NewsEuropean Commission to back market solutions for Capital Markets Union
Jonathan Hill tells IPE there are no planned overhauls for EIOPA and that stakeholder group structure needs further consultation
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NewsLothian implements £300m strategy change as funding level drops
Scottish LGPS shifts more investment strategies in-house, sees funding level drop to 91% after actuarial valuation
