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UK pensions are at a crucial juncture. The UK Parliament’s inquiry into the LDI crisis of September 2022 shed some light on its causes, but the debate on the role of LDI is alive and well. Meanwhile, regulators including The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority have advised pension schemes on how to make LDI strategies more resilient to shocks.
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Association says more time is needed to determine whether public sector consolidator is needed
The lifeboat scheme estimates that pension funds with assets totalling £130bn could be interested in a transfer
Mercer analysis of FTSE350 pension funds shows an aggregate surplus of £66bn at the end of March 2024
Follow This calls on responsible investors to ‘side with their peers’ instead of the board of Shell
LCP’s survey found that only 39% of its webinar attendees had prepared pensions dashboard ‘project plan’
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Association says more time is needed to determine whether public sector consolidator is needed
The lifeboat scheme estimates that pension funds with assets totalling £130bn could be interested in a transfer
Mercer analysis of FTSE350 pension funds shows an aggregate surplus of £66bn at the end of March 2024
Follow This calls on responsible investors to ‘side with their peers’ instead of the board of Shell
LCP’s survey found that only 39% of its webinar attendees had prepared pensions dashboard ‘project plan’
Completing the template as proposed will create a lot of extra work and could add 20% to scheme valuation costs
Cardano will provide services including investment advice, investment management, and risk management for the £250m scheme
The consultation on DB surplus extraction and the public sector consolidator operated by PPF closes on 19 April
FCA consults on allowing asset managers to bundle payments again, with ‘guardrails’
The transaction secures the benefits of 438 uninsured members, including 156 pensioners and dependants and 282 deferred members