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UK roundup: Total UK Pension Plan, PIC, LCP, Aon, Mercer
Oil company’s pension scheme secures £1.6bn buy-in in UK’s second biggest transaction
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NewsUK roundup: Engineering scheme completes buy-in
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White papersFixing Defined Contribution: A five-pronged approach
In this paper, we provide a flavour of what needs to change if defined contribution (DC) outcomes in the UK are to improve materially and sustainably and good outcomes are to become the norm. Spoiler alert: it isn’t just the one silver bullet that’ll fix DC.
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Postponement of the 2015 Rating Revaluation: winners and losers
Deloitte estimate that business rates generate around 5% of the total UK annual tax revenue. Collected by the district or borough council, the levy is passed back to the Government for redistribution to local authorities as part of central funding of local services.
White papersThe case for alternatives in uncertain markets
Investor demand for alternative real estate sectors in Europe continues to remain at record levels. Sectors once viewed as niche have established themselves as part of well diversified real estate portfolios, with specialised strategies such as student accommodation, build-to- rent, life sciences and healthcare now regularly featured among the top of investor’s sectoral wish-lists.
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Honda pension fund picks Mercer for fiduciary services
Plus: Pension fund seeks EM managers to invest £200m
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Inflation-linked strategies could lead to UK schemes losing £200bn in returns
DB funds currently have £550bn invested in Gilts linked to the retail price index
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Over two-fifths UK workers not 'adequately' saving
[17:00 CEST 14-04] UK – Over 40% of the total UK workforce is failing to make "adequate" provision for retirement, yet almost a fifth claim nothing could persuade them to either start or increase their pension saving, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned.
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UK DB deficits could halve via new risk transfers, derivatives: report
Hymans Robertson advocates use of emerging “end-game” insurance products
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NewsAon adds to outlooks for active 2021 pension risk transfer market
Bulk annuity market capacity seen at £30bn-£40bn, busy longevity market on top of that
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NewsAuto-enrolment success masks inadequate savings rates, industry warns
More people are saving into a pension in the UK following auto-enrolment, but the amount they are saving is far short of what is needed
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NewsA third of UK DB schemes will not pay full benefits, consultancy warns
Shortened recovery plans and deficit payments may not solve DB scheme funding shortfalls, says Punter Southall
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UK roundup: WTW urges investors to review multi-asset strategies
Mercer forecasts quadrupling of UK pension scheme bulk buy-outs over next decade
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NewsUK roundup: LCP on COVID-19’s direct, indirect liabilities hit
Plus: Pension risk transactions keep pace through lockdown; Healthcare group scheme strikes buy-in deal with Aviva
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FeaturesNuclear power: The need for nuclear
Nuclear energy is key to tackling the existential challenge posed by climate change
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UK DB liability hedging surges 23% year-on-year
LGIM and other established players continue to dominate as providers, says KMPG
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UK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Coats Group, FCA, DWP, MNOPF
TPR secures £255m payment for two pension schemes
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NewsChurch of England boosts forestry stake
Church Commissioners grow UK forestry stake to £100m following acquistion of over dozen forests
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Asset management roundup: Investment Association, Oxera, Moody's
Asset managers stump up 60% of capital market-financing by UK companies
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FeaturesInterview: Julian Mund, PLSA
Is Julian Mund trying to please too many people as CEO of the UK’s Pension & Lifetime Savings Association?
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