Illiquid assets
Defined Contribution
Government wants to better enable access to productive finance and illiquid assets
30 November 2021
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2 min read
Investment
New open-ended funds designed for infrastructure and private assets
25 October 2021
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3 min read
Industry
Ceiling on annual fees could be diluted in bid to boost investment in long-term projects
14 October 2021
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3 min read
Investment
Some 85% of pension investors expect schemes to increase allocations over the next three years
06 September 2021
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2 min read
Investment
Amid growing calls to allocate to illiquids, our expert panel explores the difficulties
06 August 2021
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14 min read
Investment
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on creating a long-term asset fund (LTAF) to give more confidence in investing in illiquid assets.
07 May 2021
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has welcomed plans to incorporate performance fees in the charge cap, but the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) warned performance fees are “not the only headache” for defined contribution (DC)...
19 April 2021
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
Government proposals to employ a charge cap smoothing mechanism in a bid to incentivise defined contribution (DC) pension scheme investment in illiquid assets could have the opposite effect, says the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).
15 April 2021
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2 min read
Investment
Con Keating says now may not be the right time to boost scheme allocations to illiquid assets.
08 April 2021
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3 min read
Defined Contribution
The Smart Pension Master Trust has allocated £100m of its default assets to seed a blended private market illiquids fund being launched by Natixis Investment Managers.
23 March 2021
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3 min read
