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Here they are – the winners of the second annual Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards...

Four managers have been appointed to run the multi-asset credit (MAC) fund of the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.

This week’s top stories include findings from PwC that pensions schemes have been “shoehorned” into valuing liabilities against gilts, while Mercer launched a defined benefit master trust.

Mercer has launched a defined benefit (DB) master trust in a bid to offer a “best-in-class solution” that recognises the shrinking universe.

A dozen UK investment consulting firms have established a group aiming to improve sustainable investment practices across the investment industry.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the August 2020 estimates on the various measures…

Oversimplification must be avoided in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed revision of the defined benefit (DB) scheme funding code, and a third way might be necessary, the industry has said.

This year might prove to be a blip in the growth of the bulk annuity market despite volumes trending towards £25bn, according to Mercer.

The Marathon Service (GB) Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has completed a £610m full buy-in with Rothesay Life, covering the benefits of more than 1,400 members.

European pensions funds’ awareness of, and desire for, action on climate change related investment risk has surged, Mercer says.