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NewsStagecoach transfers DB scheme to Aberdeen in innovative run-on deal
Stagecoach has agreed an innovative deal with financial services giant Aberdeen to transfer the bus company’s £1.2bn defined benefit pension scheme into a ‘run on’ arrangement.
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Coalition bemoans lack of climate progress in transport industries
The UK’s largest pension funds are among those hailing a “moment of reckoning” for transport companies failing to align with the Paris agreement on climate change, as the investment community evaluates its own success in engagement.
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FeaturesAvon asset managers warned over poor performance
The Avon Pension Fund has raised the prospect of dropping some of its active managers after a significant period of underperformance.
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Carillion divestor considered lawsuit over reporting
Shareholders of the failed outsourcer Carillion had concerns about the business’ strength as early as 2015, according to a select committee inquiry into its collapse, raising questions about the transparency of the group’s financial reporting.
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From trees to manager fees: Top 5 investment stories from 2017
Year in review: Innovation characterised investment headlines in 2017, as schemes and members demanded more sophisticated approaches to pension investment.
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OpinionManagers consolidate faster
Editorial: Proposed new rules on asset management fee disclosure could cut into the consistently high profit margins of asset managers, but there are other trends investors should be aware of.
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Opinion
Asset manager mergers: How they affect pension schemes
Analysis: The recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity in the asset management industry has sparked debate among experts over potential ramifications for schemes. Fees, innovation and relationships with managers could all be affected.
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First asset managers commit to LGPS transparency code
The Local Government Pension Scheme advisory board has launched its code of transparency to improve cost disclosure, amid early indications that asset managers will sign up.
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NewsSavers slow to embrace freedoms, PLSA report shows
The majority of the 2.8m defined contribution savers eligible to access pension freedoms have not yet done so, new research has shown, as low financial confidence and high risk aversion stalls the freedoms.
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Opinion
How does the use of DGFs differ between DB and DC portfolios?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, review how DB and DC schemes use DGFs in different ways, in the second part of this roundtable.
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OpinionDGFs: market volatility, choosing managers and DB/DC strategies
Six experts discuss how diversified growth funds are faring amid volatile equity markets, how to choose the right manager, and how trustees use the asset class differently in DB and DC schemes.
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Will recent equity market volatility have a positive effect on DGFs?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss how unpredictable equity markets will affect DGFs, in the first of a three-part roundtable series.
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Opinion
What are the keys to selecting the right manager?
Roundtable: Aberdeen Asset Management’s Mike Brooks, Aon’s James Monk, Buck Consultants’ Nick Ridgway, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds, LCP’s Kevin Frisby and PTL’s David Hosford, discuss the characteristics that combine to make a successful DGF manager, in the final part of this roundtable series.
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Can EMD performance overcome short-term volatility?
Analysis: It’s a good job pension funds can soothe themselves with the mantra of long-term investment horizons, as this summer really put emerging market funds to the test.
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FeaturesGreenwich charts course to diversified alternatives
A radical change in investment strategy is underway at the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund, as it introduces new asset buckets for diversified alternatives and multi-asset strategies.