All BlackRock articles – Page 3
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Border to Coast adds fixed income capability
On the go: The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has added fixed income capability to its offering, seeding a sterling investment grade fund with £2.5bn of capital from partner funds.
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DB deficits rise £50bn as coronavirus hits markets
On the go: The aggregate deficit of the 5,422 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index rose by £49.9bn in February.
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Nest eyes move into infra equity
On the go: Master trust Nest is inviting tenders from managers of infrastructure equity assets, as the provider continues to add to its portfolio of alternatives.
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Nest Invest gets green light from FCA
On the go: Nest Invest, the investment subsidiary created by the master trust alongside its move into private credit, has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Only three asset managers ‘walking the walk’ on climate change
Among the world’s 15 largest asset managers, only three companies are making the grade on environmental, social and governance considerations, a report from InfluenceMap shows.
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OpinionPension funds should quiz their managers on voting
ShareAction’s Jeanne Martin says asset owners have a duty to question their asset managers on voting policies, as some of the biggest players were found to be blocking progress on climate change.
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BNP Paribas swells the ranks of Nest’s private credit hires
On the go: Master trust Nest has taken another step in its move into private credit, with the hire of BNP Paribas Asset Management as a diversified global loans specialist.
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As Nest adds private credit, should platforms ditch daily dealing?
Asset management platform providers have been urged to open up defined contribution schemes’ access to private market funds, following the announcement of a third private credit mandate by Nest.
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DB funding levels fall in August
On the go: The overall funding position of UK defined benefit schemes fell in August, according to figures released by the Pension Protection Fund on Tuesday.
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Swansea to divest £500m after declaring climate emergency
On the go: Swansea’s local authority pension fund is to transition its £500m equity allocation to a low carbon index by the end of July, after the fund’s administering authority declared a climate emergency last month.
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FeaturesCould a Brexit swing in sterling catch out UK schemes?
Data crunch: Trustees boards across the UK have finally banished the domestic bias for which they were once known, if the latest figures from MandateWire are anything to go by.
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DB deficit grows during May
On the go: UK defined benefit funding levels dropped by four percentage points on aggregate at the end of May, according to the latest update from the Pension Protection Fund.
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DB schemes move into surplus
On the go: UK defined benefit pension schemes have moved into surplus after the Pension Protection Fund made changes to the way the PPF 7800 Index is calculated.
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Only 39% of young savers confident about retirement prospects
Young savers in the UK are in danger of being left in the lurch when it comes to retirement planning, a recent survey has shown, with experts mooting auto-escalation and better financial education as possible solutions to a looming crisis in the decades ahead.
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UK pension scheme deficit triples over October to £107.7bn
On the go: The aggregate deficit of the UK’s 5,588 pension schemes in the PPF 7800 Index has nearly tripled over October to £107.7bn at the month’s end, from a deficit of £38.7bn at the end of September 2018.
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FeaturesHaringey to swap passive equities for multi-factor strategy
The London Borough of Haringey Pension Fund has agreed to convert nearly half of its equity allocation from a passive fund into a multi-factor global strategy. It has also recently trimmed an overweight position in equities into its multi-asset absolute return and credit strategies.
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Choosing the right derisking path
Analysis: Consultants say bulk annuity pricing has never been so attractive, yet the majority of pension schemes see self-sufficiency as their likely destiny. Who is wrong?
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Carillion divestor considered lawsuit over reporting
Shareholders of the failed outsourcer Carillion had concerns about the business’ strength as early as 2015, according to a select committee inquiry into its collapse, raising questions about the transparency of the group’s financial reporting.
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IGC reporting fails to identify value for money
Independent governance committees are failing to adequately report the value for money represented by their respective providers, according to a new report ranking the committees on scrutiny and transparency.
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From trees to manager fees: Top 5 investment stories from 2017
Year in review: Innovation characterised investment headlines in 2017, as schemes and members demanded more sophisticated approaches to pension investment.