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Finance & investment briefing – March 2016

The Finance & investment briefing – March 2016 takes a look at  current issues of interest to pension scheme investors. In this briefing: Shareholder litigation: FAQs Focus on ESG Legal update Back to basics: pooled investment...

Finance & investment briefing – December 2015

The Finance & investment briefing – December 2015 takes a look at  current issues of interest to pension scheme investors In this briefing: five things to know about medically underwritten buy-ins focus on DC platforms: asset...

Finance & investment briefing – September 2015

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about escrow arrangements Focus on OTC derivatives regulation Legal...

Finance & investment briefing – June 2015

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about VAT Focus on custody: implications of the FCA’s £126 million fine In...

Finance & investment briefing – March 2015

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about fiduciary management Focus on MiFID II Derivatives clearing: latest news Legal...

Incentives code applies to certain trivial commutation exercises

Introduction In December 2014, the Incentive Exercise Monitoring Board Technical Group (the “Group”) published a note confirming that the Code of Practice on Incentive Exercises (the “Code”) applies to one-off trivial...

Finance & investment briefing – December 2014

The Finance & investment briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to pension schemes and investors. In this Briefing: Five things to know about the clearing of derivatives Legal update In practice: DC survey LGPS: New...