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Majority of UK schemes to review pension arrangements (22/01/2010) From crisis to recovery, coverage ratio of UK DB schemes hits 96% (22/01/2010) UK pension funds long way from diversifying domestic equity holdings (08/01/2010) UK’s €5bn Church endowment reduced property investments before downturn (04/12/2009) Updated actuarial assumptions result in improved UK coverage ratio (20/11/2009) True value of FTSE100 pension schemes inflated (14/08/2009) First-class: Rolls-Royce pension fund leaves others behind in LDI race (14/08/2009) Torfaen stays on active management route with plans to invest in global equities (24/07/2009) United Utilities makes substantial commitment to high-grade corporate bonds (15/05/2009) UK scheme funding ratios see first meaningful jump as Pimco eyes higher yields (15/05/2009) Regulator hints it will accept longer recovery plans for under-funded UK pensions (30/04/2009) A third of UK corporate schemes use UN sustainable investment principles (30/04/2009) UK pension schemes face heightened risk (24/03/2008) UK corporate plan assets table (09/03/2008) bfinance exclusive: Marks & Spencer's £5.5bn pension fund keen to expand into real estate, hedge funds (09/03/2008) First signs of bond managers using 130/30 (25/11/2007) Ireland faces demographic challenges (28/10/2007) Edmund Truell inches closer to gaining control of Telent's pension surplus (14/10/2007) Ireland's NPRF moves to minimise trading costs from commodity futures (14/10/2007) The £600mn Ernst & Young pension scheme tilts to active management (30/09/2007) How to lock in gains from an improved funding position: the case of the FTSE 100 (16/09/2007) UK occupational schemes see improvement in governance (05/08/2007) UK's Lothian Pension Fund adapts to volatility (22/07/2007) Future of bankrupt corporate pension assets debated (22/07/2007) In a first, Hounslow plans to invest in forestry (10/06/2007) Workplace pensions highly sought in UK (10/06/2007) Pensions Regulator outlines three-year plan (10/06/2007) British Airways funding level soars as deficit is cut (28/05/2007) Deficits at UK Pension schemes slimming down (27/05/2007) UK pension fund equity allocations continue to drop (15/04/2007) Pension fund profile: Kingfisher bolsters defences with cash injection and overlay (18/02/2007) Strongest performer: Pension returns in Ireland outperform UK funds (07/01/2007) In pursuit of pure alpha, West Midlands initiates new position in currencies (07/01/2007) Pension deficits for FTSE 350 companies drop (07/01/2007) bfinance exclusive: British Telecom and Hermes expand into private equity (10/12/2006) Wellcome Trust, the largest UK charity, warms up to hedge funds (26/11/2006) Inside a British Airways pension portfolio (29/10/2006) Two Weeks in Mandates: the Port of London Authority Pension Fund picks Invesco Perpetual (02/07/2006) FTSE 100 companies strong enough to fix their pension deficit (01/05/2006) UK pension funds boosted long-term returns in 2005 (19/03/2006) The NPRF seeks more flexibility through its passive managers (19/03/2006) Investor Profile: Sustainability is key for the Environment Agency Pension Fund (05/03/2006) UK pension deficits slightly up in 2005 (08/01/2006) UK could create a national funded scheme on the Swedish model (04/12/2005) Could UK pension funds benefit from more equities? (04/12/2005) Funding requirements: UK's pension authority to focus on schemes most at risk (06/11/2005) Pension Protection Fund: seeking to restore trust in the UK pension system (23/10/2005) Hybrid schemes could bring more stability to pensioners (25/09/2005) Fill the governance vacuum with a code, says the NAPF (07/08/2005) Pension deficits: fill them up, but let the schemes be (24/07/2005) Ireland's National Pensions Reserve Fund firmly on the diversification track (24/07/2005) The Environment Agency wraps up the implementation of its new investment strategy (24/07/2005) Pension funds drifted heavily towards bonds in 2004 (05/06/2005) Pension funds drifted heavily towards bonds in 2004 (24/05/2005) Pension funds still licking their wound after a good year (03/04/2005) Ireland about to launch its new tax transparent pooling vehicle (20/02/2005) Pension funds support ultra-long bonds (06/02/2005) Equity markets drive UK pension fund performance back into positive territory (09/01/2005) Affordability and sustainability are key to the future of Local Government Pensions - ODPM (10/10/2004) Global pension fund assets follow the market trend while UK schemes trail behind (26/09/2004) Trustees of defined benefit schemes in wind-up facing FAS dilemma (12/09/2004) UK pension funds keep favouring bonds over equities (12/09/2004) A local authority pension scheme crisis looms in the midst of under-funding (11/07/2004) UK pension funds slashed their domestic equity allocation in the first quarter (10/06/2004) Defined benefits more likely than ever to be closed – JPMorgan Fleming (16/05/2004) UK pension funds looking to reduce their equity exposure, but held back by market conditions - report (18/04/2004) Independent assessment of U.K. pension fund schemes' investment process could empower trustees and pension scheme members (04/04/2004) U.K. and U.S. pension schemes' equity exposure on the rise, money flowing back to bonds (04/04/2004)