All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 53
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Features
Buyout market in flux, but outlook rosy
Over the summer, the UK de-risking market has seen significant deal activity, as well as a number of important changes. Lucida, closed to new business since late 2012, was sold to rival Legal & General, while Goldman Sachs announced its intention to sell Rothesay Life, which itself acquired Paternoster less ...
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Special Report
Top 1000 Pension Funds: Progress on pooling through AIFMD implementation
Jonathan Williams notes the advent of the Investment-KG pooling vehicle but few policies to support occupational pensions ahead of September’s federal election
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Special Report
Top 1000 Pension Funds: Heart of the matter
The latest law change focuses on reorganising Ireland’s regulatory structures, instead of delivering the promised amendments to the wind-up order, writes Jonathan Williams
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Special Report
Top 1000 Pension Funds: All hands on deck
The UK pension industry is changing across the board, emphasising the importance of improving regulation, governance and fees structures, Jonathan Williams reports
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News
Serco pays £17m to fund deficit, close defined benefit pension fund
UK – Outsourcing giant funds DB scheme acquired in recent deal to buy part of IT company Vertex.
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NewsDefined ambition pensions could be 'distraction' for UK government
UK – TUC says DA agenda risks distracting DWP from work of improving defined contribution schemes.
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UK roundup: Guinness Peat, Coats, TPR, East Sussex Schroders Property
UK – Coats planning to double pension plan contributions in bid to tackle £100m deficit.
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Finland's LocalTapiola, Pension Fennia see losses from fixed income
FINLAND – Finnish pension providers lining up merger next year.
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Ryanair sale of Aer Lingus stake opens door for resolution of pension impasse
IRELAND – UK Competition Commission orders Ryanair to offload 30% stake in competitor.
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Finland's VER sees fixed income exposure fall as returns decline year on year
FINLAND – Returns at State Pension Fund fall over 4 percentage points year-on-year.
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NewsStanford academic Admati announced as speaker at IPE Awards
IPE AWARDS – Co-writer of 'The Bankers' New Clothes' to discuss shape of global regulation.
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AP4 sees 6% returns boosted by weakening Swedish krone
SWEDEN – Buffer fund benefits from Japanese equity rally in first half of year.
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UK roundup: HMV, Deloitte, Aon Hewitt, Lookers
UK – Pension fund for retailer HMV fund unlikely to see outstanding claims, says administrator.
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NewsPGGM names Aegon veteran as institutional business head
NETHERLANDS – Appointment of Aegon veteran comes after Else Bos promotion to chief executive.
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Shropshire scheme hires new managers, expands global equity
UK – New hires come in addition to retention of MFS Investment Management.
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Equity gains offset fixed income losses at Finland's Keva
FINLAND – Assets at local government pension fund grow to more than €35bn.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund 'unacceptably exposed' to demographic risks
NORWAY – Report commissioned by Christian charity urges greater exposure to developing nations.
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Neighbouring UK councils consider £4bn pension fund merger
UK – Local authorities hopeful of support for plan that predates government merger consultation.
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NewsNAPF 'honing' structure of Pension Infrastructure Platform
UK – PIP to be general partner despite lack of clarity on how arrangement will look.
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NewsUK state pension reform to trigger DB scheme closures – Aon Hewitt
UK – End of contracting seen by many companies as reason to close schemes.
