A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including South Korean funds’ freeze on allocations to Japan amid trade tensions, and Arizona pension workers’ move to sue the state over sexual harassment allegations.
Special Features
Are ESG screens leading to unintended risks?
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October 3, 2019
In theory, maximising portfolio diversification is incompatible with divesting whole sectors like energy or tobacco – one of the first approaches to environmental and ethical investing that still remains popular today. But does the practice match the theory?
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Catherine Howarth: ESG statements are just the start
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October 1, 2019
Speaking to Pensions Expert, ShareAction chief executive Catherine Howarth welcomes new requirements for schemes to outline their responsible investment policies, but says trustees need to walk the walk on environmental, social and governance issues.
Experian staff up contributions following education programme
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September 30, 2019
Credit score provider Experian has rolled out a pensions education programme for its staff, leading to 29 per cent of employees increasing pension contributions and 70 per cent asking for further guidance.
Global Pensions Wrap: September 14 edition
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September 14, 2019
A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms, and the first signs of pension scheme consolidation impacting markets in Europe.
Global Pensions Wrap: September 7 edition
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September 6, 2019
Chicago’s crippling defined benefit liabilities, the pro-Trump activist undone by his financial trader past, and why paying more for your Australian superfund might buy you worse performance – all the biggest pensions and finance stories from the FT’s global outlets this week.
No-deal Brexit fears cause annuity rates to plummet to near record lows
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September 4, 2019
On the go: Fears of a no-deal Brexit and a slowdown in the global economy have pushed annuity rates to near record lows, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
Bob Scott: The 40-year pensions perspective
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August 30, 2019
LCP senior partner Bob Scott tells Stephanie Hawthorne about the improvements made to pensions over his nearly 40 years at the company, and those areas that should have been left well alone.
Global Pensions Wrap: August 24 edition
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August 23, 2019
A round-up of the top global pensions stories from the FT group this week, from schemes ramping up pressure for gender disclosures, to a California pension moving to join the Facebook governance lawsuit.
What falling sterling means for pension funds
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August 22, 2019
Podcast: It has been a rocky few months for sterling, with the currency falling more than 7 per cent since May. In this podcast, Shoqat Bunglawala, head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global portfolio solutions business, and Simeon Willis, chief investment officer at XPS Pensions, discuss the main reasons behind the decline, and what it means for pension funds.