Advisers – Page 12
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EU and UK insurers flag concerns about liability accounting rules
Freedom of Information request reveals wide-ranging concerns about how new standard was finalised
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UK roundup: De La Rue makes CPI switch, FCA eyes BSPS advice
Plus: Politicians oppose benefit ‘clawbacks’; TPT appoints Redington
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‘Factor indices can be dangerous’, consultancy warns
Mercer cautious on index approaches but positive on active multi-factor strategies
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NewsAll aboard! Advisory body sets out social impact investing agenda
UK government-backed advisory body sets out recommendations to grow culture of social impact investing
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Country ReportYou’ve got us wrong, investment consultants tell UK regulators
Aon Hewitt argues competition means there is no ‘big three’ dominance
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NewsSponsor covenant concerns rising for UK trustees
Survey reveals trustees are worried that employers will struggle to fund pension deficits
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UK roundup: Regulator to quiz trustees on cost assessments
Plus: RPMI Railpen backs music rights fund; Broadstone consultancy group in double acquisition
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NewsDiversity: On, up, or off investor and consultant agendas?
Think tank research finds asset owners are beginning to formalise their thinking
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NewsFRC under fire over accountability, links to UK audit profession
Audit watchdog responds to criticism from investor coalition; politicians urged to act
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Country ReportConsultants enquiry: Industry pushes back at CMA proposals [updated]
Initial feedback to competition enquiry highlights difficulties with watchdog’s ideas
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Country ReportConsultants enquiry: Schemes urge caution from watchdog
Competition enquiry must tread carefully despite ‘persistent concerns’ from pension schemes, says PLSA
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UK roundup: Pearson insures £1.2bn of liabilities in 'umbrella' deal
Also: One in five FTSE 100 schemes will struggle in a recession; LPP appoints Albourne as ‘devil’s advocate’
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Country ReportJoseph Mariathasan: Are consultants the referees or the players?
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority needs to know what game is being played before assessing the rules
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UK investment consultants back trustee ESG push
Consultants pledge to put regulator’s ESG guidance on trustees’ agenda
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Country ReportCompetition watchdog names committee for consultant inquiry [updated]
CMA inquiry publishes 40-page document detailing the scope of its work
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Mercer parent company pension fund strikes £3.4bn longevity swap
Deal is second largest for a UK pension fund using captive insurer
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The small Dutch adviser influencing the UK’s biggest schemes
Rotterdam-based Ortec Finance lifts the lid on performance attribution for multi-billion-pound schemes
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Country ReportUK regulator confirms competition inquiry for investment consultants
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate concerns about conflicts of interest in the fiduciary space
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Country ReportPension funds back FCA's push for consultancy competition review
‘More than half’ of UK schemes will reassess relationship with advisers, according to SEI poll
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Country ReportFCA rejects bid from consultants to avoid competition review
UK regulator will consult on rejection of proposals from ‘big three’; competition enquiry decision in September
