Tower Hamlets pension fund buys equity protection
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets Pension Fund has purchased protection for around £700m of equities in the run-up to its March 2019 triennial valuation.
The risk management solution, implemented by Schroders and advised by Mercer, will help to protect the local authority scheme from a significant fall in equities, after its funding level improved on the...
More on Investment
Latest stories
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions issuing two separate consultations on the pensions dashboard and defined benefit consolidation.
DWP sets out plans for DB consolidator regulation
A regime similar to that for defined contribution (DC) master trusts will be set up for regulating defined benefit (DB) consolidators under plans announced today.
TPR to supervise DB consolidators seeking to enter the market
Defined benefit (DB) superfunds that wish to enter the market must talk to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about their plans before opening for business.