All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 56
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NewsNAPF infrastructure fund will 'do its best' to accommodate DC
UK – Vehicle keen to be as 'DC-friendly as possible', says CIO at NEST.
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NewsCardano named adviser to £2.7bn UK electricity scheme
UK – Scheme aims to improve funding ratio while 'continuing to be innovative'.
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NewsReport backs creation of UK infrastructure bank
UK – National Investment Bank could provide smaller investors with project expertise.
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NEST lowers exposure to UK as funds see double-digit returns
UK – Domestic holdings account for just 30% of assets, down from nearly 50% last March.
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NewsOne-fifth in real estate a 'reasonable proposition' – NEST
UK – CIO says 20% allocation would ideally be for all real assets, including infrastructure.
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Mandate NewsMandate roundup: Shropshire, Bevan Howard, BlueCrest, BNP Paribas, NPRF, BlueBay
EUROPE – Shropshire local authority fund appoints manager to £55m hedge fund mandate.
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NewsDenmark's Unipension sues dozen banks over CDS competition concerns
GLOBAL – ISDA, Markit named as defendants in suit claiming they 'unreasonably' restrained competition.
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NewsESMA consults on 'best candidates' for derivatives clearing
EUROPE – Watchdog publishes consultation on definitions that will inform regulatory standards.
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NewsUnions dismiss Irish leader's suggestion state should be pensions 'paymaster'
IRELAND – Taoiseach Enda Kenny suggests taxpayer could end up being paymaster for insolvent schemes.
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NewsStrathclyde selects manager for £550m indexation portfolio
UK – Scottish fund says framework agreement has seen 'strong response' from others.
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NewsTPR stands by proposal for independent audit of UK master trusts
UK – Underlines importance of providers having 'durable' business models.
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NewsOFT questions prospect of DC funds achieving scale
UK – Outlines next stages of engagement, focusing on scale, charges and governance.
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NewsBT teams with CPPIB for central London joint venture
GLOBAL – Canadian fund buys stake in core portfolio previously owned by BTPS.
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Irish parliamentarians argue over 'blatant injustice' of priority order
IRELAND – Government seeks to shift blame to previous Fianna Fáil administration.
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Mandate NewsMandate roundup: Greater Manchester, Dyfed, BlackRock, Grontmij, ERAFP
UK – Greater Manchester seeks to establish £600m global equity framework agreement.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – NAPF, Pensions-Sicherungs-Verein, Deutsche Post, B&CE, Amundi, RICS, DCLG
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NewsPIC insures £1.5bn of liabilities in UK's largest bulk annuity deal
UK – Bulk pensions insurance deals still 'viable' despite 'adverse conditions'.
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UK Coal funds to enter Pension Protection Fund after restructuring
UK – Agreement will see UK lifeboat scheme receive payments from new company.
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NewsUK government agrees to lift restrictions on NEST in 2017
UK – Critics accuse government of caving in to special interests with delay.
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Ireland should back further pensions levy 'under no circumstances'
IRELAND – Employer group argues against new tax or extension of current levy.
