All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 57
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NewsNEST appoints Legal & General IM to direct real estate mandate
UK – UK scheme to allocate 20% of assets during growth period to asset class.
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NewsUK unveils 'tax-transparent funds' to rival UCITS-compliant vehicles
EUROPE – Funds to act as 'master feeder', allowing local investors to be taxed in home domicile.
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PPF benefit cap changes to add £140m to levy
UK – Increased cost, estimated through 2030, to be borne by those paying lifeboat scheme’s levy.
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NewsAquila Capital launches risk parity bond fund
EUROPE – Fund seeks to provide stable returns 'irrespective of market conditions'.
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NewsDWP launches consultation on quality standards in DC market
UK – Says mandatory governance boards should consist largely of independent trustees.
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Irish finance minister dodges questions on future of NPRF
IRELAND – Minister uncler whether new strategic investment fund will pre-fund pension liabilities.
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NewsUK mulls mandatory governance boards for contract schemes
UK – Department for Work & Pensions once again rules out single pensions regulator.
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Features
My way, not the highway
Jeroen Dijsselbloem was never going to have an easy time as the Dutch minister of finance, thanks to the country’s slowing economic growth and the need for cuts to bring deficit spending under the European Union’s 3% threshold.
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NewsLPFA laments 'missed opportunity' to promote infrastructure spending
UK – Authority calls for creation of de facto 'sovereign wealth funds'.
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NewsIrish employers critical of 'appalling failure' of pensions policy
IRELAND – IBEC slams lack of progress on wind-up order, possibility of new levy.
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NewsNAPF questions 'rush' to introduce 'pot follows member'
UK – Association voices 'strong reservations' to House of Commons committee.
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NewsL&G buys rival bulk-annuity provider in £150m deal
UK – Acquisition of Lucida concludes 'tidying up' of de-risking market, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsGrontmij seeks industrial assets in IPE-Quest search
EUROPE – Consultancy seeking European units worth €7.5m-15m.
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UK lifeboat scheme to amend benefit cap for long-time workers
UK – Government announces change to benefit cap for workers contributing over 20 years to same scheme.
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Mercer shifts investment head Geraghty to Ireland
EUROPE – Andrew Kirton replaces Tom Geraghty as European investment head.
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NewsUK government 'not wedded' to current number of LGPS
UK – DCLG launches one of two consultations on future shape, regulation of system.
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UK roundup: US Bankruptcy Court, Kodak, Comet, Darty
UK – US court agrees to restructuring of Kodak, granting UK pension fund ownership of part of business.
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Mandate NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Bexley, LPFA, F&C, West Midlands
GLOBAL – Institutional investor tenders $300m insurance-linked securities mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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London council proposes collective vehicle as merger alternative
UK – Retaining status quo of individual management ‘not viable alternative’ to mergers.
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NewsCollective DC in UK would require 'radical' legislative changes
UK – Towers Watson uncertain whether CDC would aim for scale rather than simply pool risk.
