On the go: River and Mercantile has announced its participation in the government’s inaugural green gilts issuance.

The Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation has called on the Department for Work and Pensions and the Financial Conduct Authority to create templates and requirements aimed at boosting asset owners’ ability to vote, especially in pooled funds.

On the go: The £80.6bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has made an investment in residential housing finance via specialist lender Pluto Finance.

On the go: The Society of Pension Professionals has launched an environmental, social and governance guide for pension trustees, aimed at schemes that do not have size and resources to effectively manage its integration.

On the go: The circa £12bn National Grid UK Pension Scheme has appointed Russell Investments as its outsourced investment manager.

On the go: More than £1tn in assets held by UK institutional investors is exposed to significant climate risks, according to research from LCP.

On the go: The £642m Uniper Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme has awarded a £570m fiduciary management mandate to Kempen Capital Management.

Data crunch: LGPS funds awarded 37 mandates to asset managers during the second quarter, a time when these schemes and local authority pools increased their allocations to alternative investments.

On the go: There is still room for improvement for asset managers when it comes to environmental, social and governance investment funds, since only a quarter of these received a green score in analysis from pensions consultancy XPS.