FUND INVESTMENTS NEWS ARCHIVE 2009
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 THE PRE-BUDGET REPORT was delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 9 December 2009 and provides an update of the state of the economy and public finances, while setting out the direction of Government policy in the run-up to the spring Budget.
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 THE LGPS (MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF FUNDS) REGULATIONS 2009 have now been made under powers contained in section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972. These new regulations come into force on 1 January 2010.
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| OCTOBER |
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After consultation with all relevant interested parties and in accordance with The Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, the Fund has published its 2009 Funding Strategy Statement (FSS).
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| SEPTEMBER |
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MERSEYSIDE PENSION FUND has joined some of the world’s largest global investors in a call for strong action from international policy makers in the fight against global warming.
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| JULY |
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THE FUND ACTUARY Mercer has published a document discussing the key issues emerging from the pensions, benefits and savings measures contained in the Finance Act 2009 given Royal Assent last week.
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| JUNE |
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THE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DCLG) has announced an informal consultation exercise initially focusing on the 2010 Scheme valuation exercise.
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| MAY |
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In his Budget Statement on 22 April 2009, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a number of changes to tax rates and allowances for taxpayers with income over £100,000. The Local Government Employers (LGE) prepared a summary of the information issued immediately following the Budget statement.
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THE FUND has been ranked fourth in an examination of the responsible investment policy, practice and transparency of the UK’s largest occupational schemes by FairPensions.
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| APRIL |
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 New Governance Compliance Statement
THE FUND has published an updated Governance Compliance Statement.
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| MARCH |
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THE FUND has published a short paper produced by the Fund Actuary, Mercer, which provides additional background commentary on the Quantitative Easing (QE) policy announced recently by the Bank of England, and its impact on pension schemes.
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MERSEYSIDE PENSION FUND has joined with other investors, including North Yorkshire County Council Pension Fund, in litigation action against the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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| FEBRUARY |
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IN ACCORDANCE with the Statement of Investment Principles, the Fund voted on all of its internally managed UK and European equity holdings, in accordance with the recommendations provided by our consultant PIRC Ltd.
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THE FUND has published its Top 100 holdings by market value as at 31 December 2008.
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THE FUND was featured in the recent Channel 4 programme 'Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too' as a supporter of the campaign by popular TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to improve the basic welfare standards of chickens sold by the retailer.
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