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NewsRoyal Mail scheme hires BlackRock to manage assets
On the go: The circa £13bn Royal Mail Pension Plan has hired BlackRock to handle £8.8bn worth of its defined benefit scheme assets as an outsourced chief investment officer.
NewsMorrisons scheme secures buy-in on back of gilt yields rise
On the go: The Wm Morrison 1967 Pension Scheme has agreed a £762mn buy-in with Rothesay, securing the remainder of the liabilities for the 1967 section of the Morrisons Retirement Saver Plan.
NewsNest and Cushon explore forestry, Manchester commits to infra
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including Nest and Cushon looking to explore forestry investments, and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund committing to sustainable infrastructure.
NewsChemical company scheme agrees £430mn buy-in
On the go: The Tioxide Pension Fund has agreed to a £430mn buy-in with Legal & General.
NewsMerseyside Pension Fund appoints new adviser
On the go: The £10.4bn Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed Redington to act as its strategic investment adviser.
NewsTomkins Schemes complete £132mn full buy-ins
On the go: Two pension schemes sponsored by Gates Group, the Tomkins Schemes, have completed full buy-ins worth a combined £132mn with Pension Insurance Corporation.
NewsMusicians’ Union scheme agrees full buyout
On the go: The £13mn Musicians’ Union Permanent Officials and Staff Pension Fund has agreed a full buyout with Aviva.
NewsBalfour Beatty Pension Fund completes £1.7bn longevity swap
On the go: The £4bn Balfour Beatty Pension Fund has signed a £1.7bn longevity swap transaction with Zurich Assurance and Scor.
NewsElectronic technologies scheme secures £400mn buy-in
On the go: The TT Group (1993) Pension Scheme has completed a £400mn buy-in with Legal & General, securing the benefits of around 5,000 retirees and deferred members.
NewsPIC invests £25mn in retirement community
On the go: The £44.1bn Pension Insurance Corporation, in partnership with Octopus Real Estate, has invested £25mn through a joint venture with retirement home developer and operator Elysian Residences, to develop the How Wood retirement community, which is valued at £115mn.
NewsStandard Life transitions £15bn of DC assets into sustainable solutions
On the go: Standard Life has embedded a range of sustainable multi-asset funds for its 1.5mn pension scheme members, with around £15bn of sustainable solutions investments now managed on their behalf.
NewsPPF introduces new ESG voting guidelines
On the go: The £39.4bn Pension Protection Fund has brought in new environmental, social and governance voting guidelines for its listed equity holdings, across both segregated and pooled mandates.
NewsLGPS Central to break even on cost savings by 2023
On the go: LGPS Central, which manages around £49bn in assets on behalf of eight Local Government Pension Scheme partner funds, expects to break even on cost savings by 2023.
NewsIncorrect personal data prevents Nest member from opting out
A healthcare company has been told by the Pensions Ombudsman to repay an employee’s pension contributions, after he was unable to opt out due to the employer providing an incorrect date of birth and national insurance number to Nest.
NewsContributions must double to fund some ‘living pensions’, report finds
On the go: Some savers’ pension contributions will need to sit at slightly more than double the current minimum automatic enrolment threshold in order for them to have a “living pension”, according to new research.
NewsBW’s Sara Cook elected president of the Pensions Management Institute
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute has appointed Barnett Waddingham principal Sara Cook as its president.
NewsEvri auto-enrols couriers with Smart Pension
On the go: Parcel delivery service Evri has appointed Smart Pension to provide workplace pensions for more than 12,000 “self-employed plus” couriers.
News80% of DB schemes to hit long-term funding goals within 9 years
On the go: Eighty per cent of defined benefit pension schemes expect to meet their long-term targets within the next nine years, according to new research.