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NewsFiduciary duty and the Mansion House Accord: Members must come first
The “spectre of mandation” remains despite the landmark voluntary agreement announced this week, according to one lawyer. Pensions Expert rounds up more reactions to the Mansion House Accord.
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NewsMansion House Accord: Signatories urge government to support UK opportunities
Following the announcement of the Mansion House Accord today, the agreement’s signatories have spoken about their intentions and what they expect from the government.
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NewsPensions industry launches Mansion House Accord to boost UK investment
The PLSA, the ABI and the City of London Corporation have announced a voluntary initiative with 17 pension schemes and providers pledging to allocate at least 10% of DC default funds to private markets and at least half of this to UK assets by 2030.
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NewsMPs to scrutinise government plans for UK investment
The Work and Pensions Committee will hear evidence from the industry this week around UK investment amid rumours of potential mandatory allocations.
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NewsIlliquid asset sales platform launches to aid schemes heading for buyout
MeltX is gearing up for its inaugural auction of illiquid assets as it seeks to help defined benefit pension schemes generate liquidity and prepare for bulk annuity transactions.
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NewsMore LTAFs to hit the market as private asset demand surges
Future Growth Capital and Scottish Widows are the latest firms to announce new long-term asset funds as the government hints that pension schemes may face mandation if they do not allocate enough to private markets.
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People NewsPeople’s Pension names co-heads of real assets
The People’s Pension has named two co-heads of real assets to boost its efforts to allocate up to £4bn to private markets.
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NewsMaster trusts increasingly ‘testing the water’ with private markets allocations
LCP research shows master trusts are in step with the government’s drive to invest more in ‘productive finance’ such as private equity and infrastructure.
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NewsAegon adds further LTAFs to default investment offering
Aegon has received regulatory clearance for two long-term asset funds (LTAFs) as it continues to add private markets exposures to its defined contribution master trust.
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NewsLPPI commits £500m to new environmental private markets fund
Local Pensions Partnership Investments hired Helena Threlfall last year to run the new strategy, which will invest across private equity, infrastructure, venture capital and natural capital.
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NewsReport examines how to benchmark private markets as demand reshapes sector
Benchmarking issues can lead to “insufficiently conservative estimates”, according to Bfinance – but “overly conservative assumptions” can also lead to investors not allocating enough to private markets.
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NewsACCESS awards more private markets mandates
European and US mandates have been awarded to Arcmont Asset Management and Golub Capital, respectively.
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NewsPensions minister: Big is beautiful - and better
Torsten Bell used his opening address to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Investment Conference to reinforce the government’s drive to scale up pension funds.
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NewsFCA highlights weaknesses in private assets valuation processes
A review of asset management practices has found conflicts of interest and other issues around how managers value private market assets.
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NewsPrivate markets: DC funds plot 'outsized' UK allocations
Master trust providers plan to back the government’s push for greater investment in productive finance with “outsized” domestic allocations, according to research.
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NewsHow master trusts could save on private markets investment fees
As it prepares to deploy capital into unlisted asset classes, The People’s Pension has published a report on how to do this in a cost-effective way.
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NewsInstitutional appetite for private markets on the increase, study shows
A study by Aviva Investors reports that more than half of institutions surveyed expected to increase their allocation to private markets over the next two years.
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NewsAviva Investors launches LTAF for venture capital investment
The company’s defined contribution master trust has backed the new strategy with a £150m seed investment.
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NewsAviva adds £750m private debt fund to LTAF roster
Momentum is building behind the long-term asset fund structure after a number of asset managers have launched strategies this year.
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NewsMandating UK investment would be ‘huge mistake’
Timing of investments into assets such as private equity can play a big role in determining eventual returns, conference panellists argue – so forcing investment will not work.
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