Pamela Kokoszka
Pamela is IPE's UK correspondent.
Before joining IPE in May 2023, she spent five years writing about the insurance industry.
During her career so far she won awards for Most Promising Newcomer in 2020 and Best Investigative Article in 2022 from the British Insurance Brokers Association, and was also highly commended at the WTW Media Awards for Insurance Features Journalist of The Year.
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NewsLGPS: ‘strong, cohesive’ oversight to be more important going forward
‘Fund officers must hold pools accountable, particularly during periods of underperformance’, says head of pensions at Lincolnshire County Council
NewsFinding new pooling arrangement will be costly, challenging for ‘orphaned’ LGPS funds
21 LGPS pension funds are now looking for a new home after UK government delivered pooling verdict
NewsMajority of UK fiduciary managers produced ‘average’ returns over 2024
Fiduciary managers are adjusting tactical equity allocations following the introduction of tariffs
NewsBorder to Coast launches £2.6bn global multi-factor equity index fund
The proposition was launched with support from five of its partner funds: Tyne and Wear, Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire
NewsMGN pension fund completes £150m buy-in with Just Group
The fund’s first buy-in deal insures the benefits of around 1,300 members
NewsUK government increases British Business Bank’s total financial capacity to £25.6bn
The increase will enable a two-thirds increase in investments to around £3.5bn each year
NewsDWP’s Impact Assessment says DB reforms put members’ pensions at risk
Accessing surplus may improve employer’s financial position, but may risk pension scheme becoming underfunded, says Pension Security Alliance
AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Mansion House Accord, DB surplus extraction and British Growth Partnership
NewsUK pensions minister adamant government will not mandate investment
The government has included a ‘reserve power’ mechanism in the new Pension Schemes Bill, giving it power to mandate specific asset allocations
NewsNew Irish pension strategy will not involve ‘significant change in direction’
The Irish Pensions Authority is set to share its 2025-2029 pension strategy in the ‘coming weeks’
NewsUK government sets out indicative timeline for pensions reform
DWP launches roadmap setting out UK’s provisional plan to implement reforms across DC and DB workplace pensions
NewsUK launches ‘game changing’ Pension Schemes Bill
DWP says new bill will create a more ‘efficient, resilient pension landscape’, and lay the foundation for the upcoming Pensions Review
NewsPensions regulator calls on trustees to consider new options for endgame planning
TPR says it is ‘critical’ that trustees take advice and undertake an appropriate level of due diligence
NewsReforms to boost UK growth will take several years to show results, says PPI
Institute says that if government policy reforms have their desired effect, data should start to reveal higher allocations to private markets and to UK assets
NewsPrivate sector dashboards ‘essential’ to recover UK lost pension pots
ABI argues that relying on a single, state-owned dashboard will fall short of predicted impact
NewsCheviot master trust launches enhanced model to meet evolving demands
The DB/DC master trust partnered with Spence & Partners and Van Lanschot Kempen
NewsLondon CIV to back UK venture capital investment vehicle
The LGPS pool has an in principle view to invest in the British Growth Partnership’s initial fund when launched
NewsUK government to allow trustee approval of DB surplus extraction
It also puts public sector consolidator proposals on the backburner
NewsUK to keep ‘reserve power’ for binding investment targets for pension schemes
The government has published the final report on the Pension Investment review, which will shape Pension Schemes Bill
NewsMorrisons retirement saver plan in £270m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction benefits over 32,000 deferred members of the plan
