On the go: Master trust Nest has appointed Wells Fargo Asset Management to manage a global corporate bond mandate.
Investment
The DC Debate: How investors can incorporate ESG factors into their portfolios
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November 14, 2019
What makes a successful strategy for ESG, how else can investors incorporate ESG considerations into their portfolios, and how can passive and pooled investors act on the beliefs set out in their new SIPs? These are some of the questions discussed in this month’s DC debate.
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How schemes can plan better for the endgame
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November 13, 2019
Roundtable: With the watchdog taking an increasingly vigorous approach to DB regulation, four experts at a recent Pensions Expert event discuss the importance of choosing the right derisking option for schemes as they reach maturity
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Election policies we need but probably won’t get
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November 6, 2019
FT pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo lays out four much-needed pensions reforms, and urges politicians to use the election to promote considered policy rather than headline-grabbing.
Cyber attacks pose huge risk to portfolios
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November 6, 2019
On the go: Two of the UK’s highest-profile pension schemes have urged fiduciaries to pay more attention to the impact of cyber breaches on the performance of companies they invest in.
Trustees’ retort to minister’s ‘just switch’ ESG comments
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November 4, 2019
An industry body representing trustees says market failures are preventing it from meeting the pensions and financial inclusion minister’s call to sack managers who refuse to implement voting policies.
Johnson lambasts billion-pound costs of LGPS
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November 1, 2019
The stellar investment returns of the Local Government Pension Scheme over the past decade may be overplayed, according to a leading expert from a right-wing think tank, who also controversially claimed that the scheme offers poor value for money.
ESG gauntlet laid down as member demand grows
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October 30, 2019
Asset manager Schroders says trustees do not do enough to communicate their views on sustainability to their managers, as environmental, social and governance issues rise up the institutional and consumer agenda.
Nearly one in five schemes use FM as green issues come to the fore
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October 24, 2019
On the go: Despite a regulatory investigation, assets managed by fiduciary managers have broken the £170bn barrier, up 21 per cent from £142bn in 2018.
Lack of opportunities still a barrier for schemes seeking illiquidity
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October 23, 2019
On the go: Demand for real assets is growing, but investors say difficulty finding suitable opportunities is the biggest challenge facing funds on the hunt for illiquidity premium.