All articles by Pamela Kokoszka – Page 6
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AnalysisUK bulk annuity market expected to close at £40-50bn in 2024
Before the end of the year, there will be 11 insurers providing quotes on deals, more than ever before in the UK and showing the vibrancy of the market, says WTW
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NewsMerseyside Pension Fund picks Schroders for £3.8bn equity protection strategy
The strategy enables the scheme to maintain its equity exposures in order to meet its long-term performance objectives, while effectively managing downside risk
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NewsDB schemes note increase in running costs in past year
37% of DB trustees reported a 50% increase in their running costs, according to TPT Retirement Solutions
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NewsMore than half of professional trustee appointments are now sole trustees
LCP saw a 30% increase in the number of sole trustee appointments over the last year
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NewsPeople’s Partnership makes investment move into UK market
The provider is in the process of developing in-house capabilities that are needed to invest in private assets
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NewsTPR amends Statement of Strategy following consultation feedback
Trustees will need to consider at an early stage the full list of data that they will need to submit, says LCP
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NewsForeign investment by sovereign wealth funds ‘critical’ to driving UK economic growth
City of London Corporation estimates that up to £7.7bn could be unlocked in additional capital from sovereign investors
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NewsSchroders Capital UK venture capital LTAF gets green light to launch
The fund will be seeded with cornerstone investment of £300m from Phoenix and the British Business Bank
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NewsAegon UK awards £720m multi-asset credit mandate to asset management arm
The mandate is run as part of the £12bn Aegon Universal Balanced Collection fund, with over 700,000 members
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NewsTPT Investment Management launches £650m private credit fund
This is the third in the series of seven planned fund launches
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NewsMerseyside Pension Fund in £200m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of 2,500 scheme members
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NewsIFS calls for targeted approach to automatic enrolment as part of pensions review
The Institute’s suggestions could boost UK retirement incomes by between 12% and 16%
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NewsPPF launches consultation as it plans to keep levy at £100m
UK’s lifeboat scheme continues to engage with government on possibility of lowering levy further
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NewsUK asset owners look to reset debate on corporate pay
A pay assessment for all FTSE 100 companies will be published by early 2025
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NewsCurrent policy initiatives could be detrimental to UK’s productive finance agenda
Any attempt to force providers to invest more heavily in certain asset classes is a direct challenge to trustees’ fiduciary duty, says Pensions Policy Institute
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NewsUK government, regulators prompt to clear way for long-term investment funds
A cross industry initiative has made several recommendations to increase investment in private capital
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NewsPensions investors nudge FTSE 100 companies to hold climate strategy vote
LAPFF and CCLA wrote to chairs of 76 FTSE 100 companies that have not held a vote on their climate transition plans
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NewsNEST anticipates investing £20bn in UK market by end of decade
The £40bn master trusts already invests around £8.5bn in UK economy
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NewsLGPS fund buys stake in nature asset manager
West Yorkshire Pension Fund becomes significant minority owner of Rebalance Earth, taking a 25% stake
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NewsIGG launches centre of excellence to help schemes navigate endgame solutions
TPR analysis shows 3,750 of 5,000 DB schemes as being in surplus on a low dependency basis, with a further 950 approaching the same level of funding
