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NewsAegon adds further LTAFs to default investment offering
Aegon has received regulatory clearance for two long-term asset funds (LTAFs) as it continues to add private markets exposures to its defined contribution master trust.
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NewsACCESS awards more private markets mandates
European and US mandates have been awarded to Arcmont Asset Management and Golub Capital, respectively.
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NewsPrivate markets: DC funds plot 'outsized' UK allocations
Master trust providers plan to back the government’s push for greater investment in productive finance with “outsized” domestic allocations, according to research.
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NewsPeople’s Pension wants UK asset ‘pipeline’ for £4bn private markets allocation
The People’s Pension plans to invest up to £4bn in private markets by 2030, including a “substantial” UK allocation – but this is reliant on sufficient assets becoming available.
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NewsFCA to allow retail investors and DC self-select funds access to 'higher-risk' LTAFs
The city watchdog is allowing mass market retail investors, self select DC pension schemes and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) to access long term asset funds (LTAFs) but the move has already been questioned by the investment industry.
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NewsPLSA offers pragmatic alternatives to politicians' ideas for UK growth
In recent months, the government, the opposition, the lord mayor of London and other lobbyists and policy wonks have floated various notions as to how pension funds – defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) – should invest their assets in order to boost growth in the UK’s economy.
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NewsUK investors flock to real assets and private markets despite red flags
Analysis: UK investors led the charge to real assets and private markets last year as interest in alternatives remained high, despite warnings that macroeconomic pressures could have a negative impact on certain alternative asset classes.
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NewsLGPS funds pile into illiquid alternatives amid soaring inflation
Data crunch: Local authority schemes have committed more than £10bn to illiquid alternatives in 2022 as the hunt for inflation-linked cash flows and attractive returns intensifies, according to MandateWire data.
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FeaturesHow might DC investment reforms accelerate the push for net zero?
By Stephanie Baxter | November 8, 2022
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NewsBoE director calls for greater regulatory oversight on leverage
The Bank of England’s executive director for financial stability strategy and risk has called on regulators to review how leverage is managed, in the wake of a liquidity crisis in October triggered by a spike in gilt yields.
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NewsLGPS funds target illiquid assets and emerging market equities
Illiquid alternatives have been the most sought-after investments among local authority pension funds this year, while schemes are also set to take advantage of selected investment opportunities in emerging markets.
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NewsBorder to Coast ready to vote on company leadership over ESG
The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has warned it is prepared to vote on the future boardroom leaders over environmental, social and governance matters, as it publishes its net zero strategy.
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NewsPrivate markets managers ‘failing to provide climate data’
On the go: Private markets managers “seem generally unprepared to support clients” with the data they need to meet their Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures requirements, Hymans Robertson has said.
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NewsMaster trusts’ new illiquid investment rules to go ahead
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has made minor adjustments to proposals governing Nest’s ability to invest in government bonds, while maintaining the majority of its proposals controlling “employer-related investments” for master trusts, under a consultation aimed at channelling defined contribution money into illiquids.
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OpinionFive factors to consider before investing in illiquid alternatives
Illiquid assets have played a small but significant role in defined benefit pension scheme investment for many decades.
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NewsMorrisons promises to protect McColl’s pensions in takeover
On the go: Supermarket chain Morrisons has prevailed in the bidding war for troubled retailer McColl’s, beating a rival bid from EG Group. The acquisition will reportedly uphold all promises made to McColl’s pension schemes.
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NewsCharge cap proposals criticised as govt launches illiquids consultation
The government has said it will “take time to consider” industry concerns around its proposals to exclude performance fees from the charge cap, and has launched a combined consultation into other ways in which to encourage defined contribution schemes to invest in illiquid assets.
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NewsRegulator's notifiable events regime could be delayed
On the go: Industry commentators are asking whether the Pensions Regulator’s new notifiable events regime might be delayed, as the government has yet to respond to last year’s consultation into the expansion of the regulator’s powers.
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NewsDC schemes target private markets as room for illiquid assets increases
Data crunch: UK defined contribution pension schemes poured around £1bn into private markets last year as the search for yield intensified, according to MandateWire data.
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NewsAlternative assets could give DC higher returns with no extra risk
Alternative assets could present defined contribution schemes with a means to increase value for members without taking on any extra risk, according to a new report from the Pensions Policy Institute.