UK Pension Scams Are All in the Family
Organized crime couples and families are swindling millions from pensions.
Tag: UK
Reckless Pension Bosses Could Get Seven Years in Prison
UK introduces new criminal offense of ‘willful or reckless behavior.’
Asset Management Culture
CIO of UK’s Biggest Pension Plan to Exit
Roger Gray, who nearly tripled the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s assets over 10 years, will leave in September.
Brunel Readies Manager Search for New Global Equity Fund
Pension pool wants High Alpha portfolio to outperform benchmark by at least 3%.
UK Pension Scam Victims Lose an Average of £91,000
Losses are likely to be even higher, as most scams go unreported.
Newsmakers
UK Trade Organization Seeks to Define ESG
The Investment Association attempts to clear up three key issues in the space.
UK Industry Group to Advise on GMP Equalization
PASA-led group will help pensions abide by High Court ruling.
UK Corporate Pensions’ Deficit More than Doubles in December
Funded level of the FTSE 100 pensions falls 3% as surplus proves to be short lived.
UK Private Sector Pensions to Pay More than £300 Billion by 2021
Record amount attributed to rapidly growing buy-in, buy-out market.
TPR Bans CEO from Being Trustee for Refusing to Cooperate
Christopher Wrigley allegedly threatened one of the regulator’s case workers.
High Court to Review UK Women’s Pension Age Increase
Activist group BackTo60 clears first hurdle in bid to decrease eligibility date for benefits.
Pension Funds’ Appetite for Private Equity Grows
Asset class is top choice for US, UK public pensions in Q3
UK Corporate Pension Deficit Nearly Triples in October
Aggregate deficit of PPF 7800 balloons to £107.7 billion as funding level drops 4.1%.
Five FTSE 100 Firms Pay More in Pension Contributions than Dividends
But most large companies still allocate far more to shareholder dividends.
Newsmakers
UK Pension Equalization Angers British Women, Ex-Minister
Activist groups, Altmann disregard Parliament’s ‘gender equality’ measure.