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NewsFee pressure hitting private markets managers as competition heightens
The cost of investing in private markets may be falling amid intense competition for funding and recent performance difficulties, according to new research.
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NewsWhy traditional investment approaches won’t work for collective DC
LCP says collective DC schemes must move beyond traditional portfolio metrics and design investment strategies around member outcomes over time.
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NewsRailpen: Focused engagement strategies key to stewardship success
At a recent industry conference, Matt Lomas from the industry-wide pension scheme set out how his team has adapted and honed its stewardship and engagement activities.
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FeaturesHow mega-IPOs could reshape equity portfolios as SpaceX secures record listing
Elon Musk’s technology giant SpaceX has debuted on US investment markets with one of the largest initial public offerings in history. But what does it mean for UK pension investors?
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NewsNest backs climate tech through £200m commitment to IFM mandate
The UK master trust has put more money to work through its partnership with IFM Investors, seeding an infrastructure credit fund with a focus on climate technologies.
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OpinionMandation and pension scheme investment: what does it mean for trustees?
Despite months of lobbying, an investment mandation clause still made it into the Pension Schemes Act. Gavin Ellison of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson looks at what the new law says and what it means for master trusts.
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NewsLarge asset owners are cautiously embracing cryptocurrency, research finds
A new survey has found that almost half (46%) of asset owners are now holding cryptocurrencies – but some remain concerned about risk and volatility.
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OpinionWhat India’s pension system can teach the UK about Value for Money
Subroto Das, a former chief general manager at PFRDA, India’s pension supervisor, sets out some important lessons for UK regulators ahead of the introduction of Value for Money, taken from a recent research paper.
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OpinionWhy the ‘gateway’ for DB superfunds is not a technical issue but a growth one
Ashok Gupta of investment think tank New Capital Consensus argues that the emerging world of defined benefit superfunds could form a crucial part of the government’s growth and investment strategy – but the regulatory approach must change.
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NewsTPT adds sukuk bond fund to member options as Sharia investing choices grow
Source: Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock TPT Retirement Solutions is the latest defined contribution (DC) provider to add Sharia-compliant sukuk bonds to its investment options for members.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Beware the one-legged Trojan horse of mandation
We can all breathe a sigh of relief that the Pension Schemes Bill is now an Act. But, as Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve writes, we must not forget the risks lurking within the legislation.
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NewsLambeth among schemes backing UK venture capital investment drive [updated]
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund is among several LGPS funds to have backed Schroders Capital’s UK Innovation Long Term Asset Fund, backing domestic venture capital companies.
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OpinionUSS: Bold policy is critical for a successful energy transition
Naomi Clark of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) outlines the importance of investing to support the energy transition and the role of pension schemes and policymakers.
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NewsBill breakthrough as Lords accept final concessions on mandation power
BREAKING: The Pension Schemes Bill is set to become law after further concessions led to a late-night breakthrough over the controversial mandation policy.
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NewsLatest mandation amendment acknowledges government’s role in UK asset sourcing
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, has put forward changes to part of clause 40 setting out what the government must do before implementing the reserve power to require specific asset allocations.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill still in deadlock after Lords reject third version of mandation clause
Late last night, peers voted against amendments tabled by the House of Commons earlier in the evening that proposed further limitations on the mandation power, and repeated calls for the clause to be removed altogether.
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OpinionRailpen: Systems stewardship – moving from debate to action
Railpen’s Caroline Escott explains how the multi-employer rail industry pension scheme approaches stewardship through collaboration on a range of governance and sustainability themes.
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NewsLGPS funds and Railpen to vote against BP chair at oil giant’s AGM
Railpen and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum have signalled their intention to vote against the reappointment of Albert Manifold at BP’s annual general meeting on 23 April.
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NewsNest awards £450m direct lending mandate amid private markets push
The mandate will see Nest deploy capital over “multiple years”, as it aims to allocate as much as 30% of its assets to private markets by 2030.
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NewsConservatives slam ‘indefensible’ reserve clause as it returns to Pension Schemes Bill
Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately has hit out at the restored amendment, arguing that it is “still a political hand reaching into people’s retirement savings”.