All Brunel Pension Partnership articles – Page 2

  • ESG spotlight
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    £300bn of assets linked to deforestation, BBC sets net zero goal

    2022-02-23T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with research showing more than £300bn of pension assets are linked to deforestation, the BBC Pension Scheme committing to net zero, and Brunel Pension Partnership hiring two new ESG managers.

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    LGPS funds finish 2021 with an increased ESG equity focus

    2022-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Data crunch: Making a broad equity allocation without incorporating environmental, social and governance criteria is now almost anathema to local authority pension schemes, at least according to the data collected by MandateWire over the fourth quarter of 2021. 

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    Pension chiefs encourage company stakeholder engagement

    2022-02-16T00:00:00Z

    On the go: A group of pension executives has challenged companies to engage with their stakeholders and intensify their efforts to reach net zero emissions.

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    Brunel transfers funds to new Paris-aligned benchmarks

    2021-11-02T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £28bn Brunel Pension Partnership, which handles the assets of 10 partner funds with an aggregate size of circa £40bn, has transferred more than £3bn to its new FTSE Russell Paris-aligned benchmark series.

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    COP26: Collaboration is key to achieve net-zero targets

    2021-10-26T00:00:00Z

    In the build-up to COP26, there has been growing emphasis on the need for collaboration to ensure swifter progress in meeting global net-zero targets, with the pensions industry also being called to prioritise co-operation.

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    TfL, Avon Pension Fund and Phoenix Group commit to net zero

    2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Transport for London Pension Fund committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, Avon Pension Fund shifting £780m into a Paris-aligned benchmark, and Phoenix Group setting a carbon emission-reduction target of 50 per cent by 2030.

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    Pension funds poised to help social housing crisis

    2021-09-23T00:00:00Z

    The pension fund industry could deploy its capital and expertise to revitalise everyday services such as social housing and infrastructure, after ambitious government plans to grow sectors have fallen short in recent years.

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    LPFA pushes for net-zero, consultants form new ESG initiative

    2021-09-20T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with several asset owners joining the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative, the launch of a new net-zero investment consultants enterprise, and a group of investors putting pressure on governments to mandate companies and auditors to align financial accounts to net zero.

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    Brunel Pension Partnership launches listed markets fund

    2021-08-06T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £28bn Brunel Pension Partnership has launched its £2.1bn Sterling Corporate Bond Fund, selecting Royal London Asset Management to handle the assets.

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    Schemes challenge managers to tackle lack of diversity

    2021-08-02T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Asset managers who wish to continue to work with some of the biggest pension schemes in the UK will have to disclose how they are targeting diversity or risk losing their business.

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    Brunel Pension Partnership launches multi-asset credit fund

    2021-07-22T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a multi-asset credit fund, split across three separate mandates.

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    Fourteen pension schemes commit to net-zero targets

    2021-07-14T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Fourteen pension schemes, which collectively manage nearly £270bn of assets, have committed to set net-zero targets to align their investment portfolios with a 1.5C pathway.

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    Brunel pool to launch Paris-aligned passive fund

    2021-07-06T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has licensed a Paris-aligned index, which it will adopt for a passively managed fund that it will launch in September 2021.

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    Brunel pool launches first fixed income portfolios

    2021-06-18T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a passive gilts and a passive index-linked gilts portfolio in conjunction with BlackRock.

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    Brunel pool lowers carbon intensity

    2021-05-06T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Schemes with around £30bn in assets under management, has reduced the carbon intensity of all its active portfolios and all but one of its index-tracking portfolios by at least 7 per cent compared with its 2019 baseline.

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    Brunel Pension Partnership reduces costs by £34bn

    2021-03-29T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has published its annual report highlighting the cost saving incurred and the increased opportunities for stewardship, diversification and climate analysis for its members.

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    Brunel sees successful engagement with HSBC on fossil fuel financing

    2021-03-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds with £30bn in assets under management, has claimed a role in UK bank HSBC’s board-backed resolution to lower fossil fuels.

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    Brunel commits to net-zero by 2050

    2021-03-10T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds with around £30bn in assets under management, has committed to a 50 per cent reduction in its carbon emissions across its portfolio by 2030, with the goal of achieving net-zero by 2050.

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    Brunel Pension Partnership invests in affordable housing

    2021-02-02T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds and with around £30bn in assets under management, will now offer PGIM Real Estate’s UK Affordable Housing Fund to its clients. 

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    Brunel launches £1.2bn sustainable equities fund

    2020-10-28T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership has launched an equity fund with environmental, social and governance considerations that will be managed by three asset managers.