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NewsPrivate markets dominate manager searches as high demand continues
Bfinance report shows strong institutional appetite for direct lending and value-add real estate, while private equity activity has stalled.
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NewsPension fund records 56% gain from bitcoin allocation
The unnamed pension scheme that last year became the first UK scheme to allocate directly to bitcoin has recorded a 56% gain in 12 months, according to its adviser.
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NewsDC savers need better representation at top level, says Nest board member
ShareAction’s chief executive Catherine Howarth calls for more member representation in DC schemes, while Nest prepares to hold its first “members’ assembly” next year.
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NewsIFoA highlights expanding actuarial role in climate and sustainability work
More than 80% of respondents to the organisation’s thematic review reported an increase in actuarial involvement in climate-related activity in recent years.
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In DepthIn Depth: Regulators begin work on private markets as interest grows
The Pensions Regulator and the Bank of England are launching separate exploratory exercises focusing on private markets, as pension scheme interest grows and the government continues to push for more domestic allocations.
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OpinionShould DC investors bail out the chancellor?
Louise Farrand of the DC Investor Forum explores a recent letter from more than 250 business leaders to the chancellor calling for greater domestic investment in UK companies.
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NewsGovernance for Growth seeks to bust myths as Pensions UK lends support
Pensions UK has teamed up with the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign, which is chaired by Railpen and also includes some of the UK’s largest pension schemes.
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NewsPeople’s allocates £3.6bn to emerging markets with new mandate
Robeco has been awarded a substantial active quantitative mandate to run money on behalf of the People’s Pension, one of the biggest pension funds in the UK.
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NewsGallagher continues growth drive with First Actuarial purchase
Global consultancy giant Arthur J Gallagher has snapped up First Actuarial for an undisclosed sum as the consolidation of UK consultancy groups continues.
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NewsPMI warns trustees to upskill as private market allocations surge
In its latest private markets guide, the Pensions Management Institute says allocations to these asset classes have almost tripled since 2019.
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OpinionPre-Budget chaos, post-Budget damage
As the dust settles following Wednesday’s Budget speech, Darren Philp scrutinises the ‘kite flying’ approach to testing policy ideas and calls for a more honest and transparent approach to future fiscal events.
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NewsMarkets sanguine after drama-filled Budget day
UK equity and government bond prices have risen slightly in the immediate aftermath of chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget speech, despite a turbulent day in parliament.
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OpinionPensions and the Budget: When no news is good news
As speculation mounts, savers and pension funds nervously await the 26 November Budget with the mantra, “no news is good news”. There’s no doubt that the chancellor has some difficult decisions to make. With business and consumer confidence low, productivity downgraded, inflationary pressures, stagnant growth and unemployment at its highest ...
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NewsPeople’s Pension reduces government bond exposure over volatility concerns
The £35bn master trust said the changes were intended to “deliver better long-term outcomes” for older savers while continuing to manage drawdown risk.
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NewsBritish Business Bank confirms pension investors in £200m first fund
The £3.7bn NatWest Cushon master trust is among the confirmed backers of British Growth Partnership Fund I, targeting investment in high-growth UK companies, the British Business Bank has announced.
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NewsEx-BoE and Treasury adviser Jagdit Chadha to speak at Pensions Expert Annual Conference
Chadha will give his reaction to the chancellor’s Budget speech, as well as casting a critical eye over the UK’s economic prospects, alongside T Rowe Price’s Tomasz Wieladek and former pensions minister Guy Opperman.
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NewsBusiness leaders call for DC defaults to be forced to buy UK
More than 250 UK company bosses have co-signed a letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves calling for UK defined contribution (DC) default funds to be forced to allocate 25% of all asset classes to the UK.
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NewsChurch of England leads investor coalition plan to raise mining industry standards
The Church of England Pensions Board, along with providers including Legal & General and Royal London, have backed an international collaboration on sustainable mining practices.
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NewsLGPS expected to join Sterling 20 initiative next year
Senior members of the LGPS, including representatives of the Local Pensions Partnership Investments and LGPS Central pools, attended the government’s inaugural Regional Investment Summit this week.
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NewsNest backs UK businesses through Schroders and IFM commitments
The master trust has allocated to UK private equity through an expanded partnership with Schroders Capital, and has begun deploying money through its arrangement with IFM Investors into UK infrastructure-related businesses.