Risk watch: A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Gallaher Pension Scheme’s deal with Standard Life, and the IMI 2014 Deferred Fund buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.
Border to Coast updates responsible investment policies
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January 19, 2022
On the go: The £34.6bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has published its revised responsible investment policies, which strengthen its voting approach and outline how it will engage to push for positive change from the companies in its portfolio.
Access pool appoints illiquids alternatives consultant
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January 13, 2022
On the go: The Access pool, which handles £32.6bn in pension assets for 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £55.6bn, has selected MJ Hudson as its implementation adviser for the pooling of illiquid assets.
Border to Coast increases investments in private markets
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January 12, 2022
On the go: The £34.6bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective of £55bn, has committed a further £1.2bn to private markets.
Cushon Master Trust hires bond managers
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January 12, 2022
On the go: The £1.1bn Cushon Master Trust has appointed Wellington Management and Lombard Odier Investment Managers to handle the bond element of its new investment strategy, which focuses on sustainable investments and is launching in early 2022.
Honda pension scheme appoints Mercer as fiduciary manager
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November 15, 2021
On the go: The £1.7bn Honda Group UK Pension Scheme has selected Mercer to provide fiduciary management services.
Telecoms group appoints XPS as pensions adviser
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November 10, 2021
On the go: The BT Group, which has both defined benefit and defined contribution plans including the £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, has appointed XPS Pensions Group as pensions adviser.
Brunel transfers funds to new Paris-aligned benchmarks
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November 2, 2021
On the go: The £28bn Brunel Pension Partnership, which handles the assets of 10 partner funds with an aggregate size of circa £40bn, has transferred more than £3bn to its new FTSE Russell Paris-aligned benchmark series.
Border to Coast to launch £1.3bn Listed Alternatives Fund
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October 28, 2021
On the go: The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Schemes worth a collective £55bn, has announced it is set to launch a £1.3bn Listed Alternatives Fund.
Capita pension scheme appoints fiduciary manager
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September 29, 2021
On the go: The £1.5bn Capita Pension & Life Assurance Scheme has selected Russell Investments as its fiduciary manager after the scheme trustees’ decided to move to an improved investment governance model.