All articles by Nick Reeve – Page 31
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Country ReportUK roundup: BlackRock backs LGPS cost transparency code
Also: Tesco halves deficit with discount rate switch; Mencap pension scheme selects fiduciary
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News
LPP pools £1.3bn credit assets for London and Lancashire schemes
Fourth pooled fund follows launch of infrastructure, private equity and global listed equity funds
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NewsFidelity introduces risk-sharing fund fee in global overhaul [updated]
Asset management giant also declares intention to charge clients directly for research, bucking industry trend
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Mike Jensen exits co-CIO role at London-Lancashire LGPS partnership
Jensen to take on director of investments role at Lancashire County Council
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Features
Universities scheme faces political scrutiny over deficit plans
Given the less-than-healthy state of the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes, it is no surprise that the largest such fund in the country also has the largest deficit
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NewsUK roundup: Poor governance could see trustees exit, says TPR
Also: ONS data shows record pension membership; PPF to reduce industry levy bill
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Brunel LGPS pool awards State Street $38bn custody mandate
State Street to provide a range of services; asset pool announces several new hires
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PLSA sets out vision of UK 'superfund' consolidation regime
Trade body calls for amendments to existing rules to allow simplified benefits and wide-ranging consolidation
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News
BT plans indexation cut to reduce £9bn deficit
UK telecoms giant seeking clarity from courts as it attempts to address funding shortfall
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Schroders hires Prideaux to lead investment solutions arm
Head of portfolio solutions John McLaughlin to retire
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Strathclyde hedges currency risk after bumper return
Scotland’s biggest public sector pension fund also allocates £160m to direct investment portfolio
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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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News
UK watchdog to force transaction costs disclosure for DC schemes
Asset managers will have to report transaction costs when requested by DC governance boards
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NewsPerformance fee funds ‘can be cheaper’: research
At managers offering a choice of fee structures the performance-fee shares are cheaper, research shows
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How DC growth is reshaping asset management
Flows into defined contribution funds are influencing industry trends more and more, reports the Investment Association
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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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News
BA scheme uses ‘captive insurer’ in £1.6bn longevity risk hedge
Transaction echoes similar moves by BT Pension Scheme and Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund
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Dairy Crest cuts indexation through CPI switch
Move from RPI to CPI is expected to save sponsor £24m in two years
