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UK officials contact the £275bn LGPS asking for a switch into passive management
UK state-backed pension scheme hopes strategies will outperform public bonds
Insurer has more deals in pipeline as it plays down possibility of flotation
Disagreement comes as employers face growing pressure to top up schemes as deficits widen
AP1 dismisses Johan Magnusson for allegedly violating regulations on financial instruments
Senators say FRTIB is supporting Beijing’s military, espionage and security efforts
Political pressure via financial assets.
Pension fund manager says selective approach is needed to invest in illiquids
A storm is brewing over voting policies and approaches to investee companies
Survey finds financially ‘savvy’ investors just as likely to fall for scams
Work and pensions committee says it is ‘near impossible’ for savers to work out level of charges
Allocation to domestic government bonds falls to 18.3%
Chart to start the week: a UK scheme with a minimum £50m mandate in active global equities will save £40,000
Fed interest rate cuts raise prospect of a bigger push into riskier assets
Contingent charging ban among package of FCA measures
Watchdog says fee model has led to poor transfer advice and conflicts of interest
Questions raised why council fund did not have a segregated mandate and pulled cash in one go
Panel faults Apra for operating out of step with public expectations
Hundreds of thousands of UK workers risk using inconsistent information to plan retirement
Equity bull market fails to heal retirement system, which has combined deficit of $1.28tn
It is now much cheaper for companies to consider passing on old pension schemes to insurers
Data show 69 per cent of customers are advised to move their fund
FCA under pressure from MPs over guidance ‘not of an acceptable standard’
APG boss advising on Netherlands controversy is shocked by public’s lack of trust
