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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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TPR’s Louise Davey says ‘trustees should look to redirect some of their funding level improvements towards a funding and investment strategy that is aligned with their plans’
The service will be available to schemes with assets of less than £100m looking to complete a buyout
Niall Aitken, head of retail investment proposition at Aegon, spoke to IPE about why Aegon signed up to the compact and the complexity of its journey
Laura Moss-Bromage will design and lead the Church Commissioners’ portfolio-wide biodiversity strategy
The aggregate size of annual commitments to both private equity allocators will be on average around £500m or more each year
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TPR’s Louise Davey says ‘trustees should look to redirect some of their funding level improvements towards a funding and investment strategy that is aligned with their plans’
The service will be available to schemes with assets of less than £100m looking to complete a buyout
Niall Aitken, head of retail investment proposition at Aegon, spoke to IPE about why Aegon signed up to the compact and the complexity of its journey
Laura Moss-Bromage will design and lead the Church Commissioners’ portfolio-wide biodiversity strategy
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