All articles by Nick Reeve – Page 10
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NewsPhoenix, Schroders team up to launch DC-focused asset manager
Schroders and Phoenix Group have joined forces to launch Future Growth Capital, an asset management company dedicated to investing in line with the Mansion House Compact.
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NewsLGPS urged to deploy record £45bn funding surplus
The Local Government Pension Scheme ended the first half of 2024 with a record £45bn funding surplus, according to Isio.
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NewsTPR promises to be ‘reasonable’ over funding code
The new Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code has been laid before parliament, paving the way for the long-awaited revised regulatory framework for DB schemes to come into force.
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NewsCalls for government action after Virgin case ruling
Industry groups have called for government intervention in the wake of the Virgin Media-NTL case, which has cast significant uncertainty over the defined benefit (DB) sector.
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NewsTPR clarifies capital release rules for superfunds
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out its requirements for superfunds that wish to release capital to investors as part of their commercial business model.
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NewsVirgin-NTL case ruling poses ‘major issues’ for DB schemes
Defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors could face substantial additional costs after a court ruled that rule amendments were invalid due to missing paperwork.
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NewsITV strikes deal with TPR to end Box Clever saga
Nearly 3,000 former Box Clever employees will receive their pension benefits in full after the regulator struck a deal with ITV. Pensions Expert looks back on a 13-year saga.
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NewsPrivate markets drag on TfL scheme performance
Private markets investments contributed to significant underperformance from the Transport for London (TfL) Pension Fund in the 12 months to the end of March, according to the scheme’s latest annual report.
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News‘Sleepwalking into a crisis’: Savers fear unaffordable retirement
Nearly 40% of people face being unable to fund a minimum retirement lifestyle, according to Scottish Widows.
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NewsInsurers set out plans for infrastructure investment
Major insurers and pension providers have unveiled a 10-point plan for driving more investment into “critical” infrastructure such as an electric vehicle charging network.
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News‘Fragmentation and waste’: Government sets sights on LGPS
The government has targeted a reduction in “fragmentation and waste” within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), as part of the first phase of its much-anticipated Pensions Review.
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NewsChancellor fires starting gun on Pensions Review
The anticipated Pensions Review kicks off this week after the government announced plans for a “big bang of reforms” for the sector over the weekend.
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News‘Challenging balance to strike’: Industry reacts to Pensions Review
The pensions sector has extended a cautious welcome to the government’s wide-ranging Pensions Review after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, unveiled the plans over the weekend.
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People NewsLondon CIV investment chief to depart
Aoifinn Devitt, chief investment officer at the London CIV, is to step down from her role at the end of this year, the pool has confirmed.
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NewsLGPS eyes upgrade to cost transparency system
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is exploring a potential upgrade to its investment cost monitoring system that could include the use of machine learning tools.
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NewsBus company consolidates DB scheme into TPT
TPT Retirement Solutions has consolidated the £50m defined benefit (DB) pension scheme of Reading Buses into its master trust.
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NewsSmart Pension to acquire Options master trust
Smart Pension has agreed to take on 300,000 members of the Options Workplace Master Trust through a bulk transfer.
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FeaturesThe increasing appetite for nature-based investment
A poll by the Society of Pension Professionals has found growing interest in nature-related risks and opportunities as momentum grows globally.
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NewsACCESS pool backs L&G housing fund with £125m
The £34bn ACCESS local authority asset pool has allocated £125m to a new affordable housing fund launched by Legal & General (L&G).
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NewsRailpen laments ‘opportunity lost’ as FCA unveils listings overhaul
Railpen has expressed strong disappointment with a new regulatory regime for UK listed companies, unveiled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this morning (11 July).