All Brunel Pension Partnership articles – Page 3
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Unison presses LGPS schemes to work harder on green transition
Workers’ union Unison has called for local authority pension schemes to back ‘green’ causes with dedicated funds as part of their increasing commitment to climate-aware investing.
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Investors urge companies to tackle modern-day slavery in Gulf
On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership is among a group of investors calling on companies to protect migrant workers in the Gulf, over concerns that job cancellations caused by Covid-19 are forcing them into debt bondage.
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Brunel pool issues tenders across credit spectrum
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has called for pitches from managers of both multi-asset credit and sterling corporate bonds, seeking to deploy some £2.7bn of local authority pension capital.
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Brunel achieves carbon intensity reduction target
Brunel Pension Partnership has achieved its target of reducing the carbon intensity of its active portfolio by 7 per cent a year in time for the UN’s World Environment Day, but smaller schemes saddled with pooled products may lack the clout required to emulate them.
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LGPS pool chair: Fragmented system cannot continue
On the go: The UK's private sector pension schemes will be forced to consolidate in the same way as the Local Government Pension Scheme, according to the chair of the Brunel Pension Partnership.
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NewsBrunel lays down gauntlet with ESG policy
The Brunel Pension Partnership has issued a radical challenge on climate change to its asset managers and peers, as the local authority pool attempts to reduce the carbon intensity of its equity portfolios by 7 per cent year on year.
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Brunel eyes full transition of scheme assets by end of 2020
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership is aiming to complete the transition of assets from its partner funds by the fourth quarter of 2020, by which point it expects to have launched the majority of its portfolios.
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NewsLocal schemes urge Barclays to stop financing fossil fuel companies
Several local government pension schemes are asking Barclays to publish a plan to gradually phase out its financing of fossil fuel companies, as the bank has provided more than $85bn (£65bn) to such companies since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015.
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OpinionLGPS: The differing approaches to investment pooling
The belated establishment of LGPS pools has revealed an inequality in resources across differently sized schemes, says Broadridge’s Jonathan Libre.
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Brunel appoints managers for £2.6bn alpha equity mandate
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed five managers to run a £2.6bn Global High Alpha fund for its 10 Local Government Pension Scheme clients.
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Transport firms set to miss emissions targets
On the go: Fewer than one in five transport companies are on track to limit climate change to 2C, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative, as the imperative for asset owners to take action intensifies.
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LGPS pools see opportunity in housebuilding push
Chairs of Local Government Pension Scheme asset pools have stated their willingness to provide capital for housebuilding in the UK, but insisted any real estate investments will be viewed through a financial, rather than a political, lens.
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FeaturesAvon asset managers warned over poor performance
The Avon Pension Fund has raised the prospect of dropping some of its active managers after a significant period of underperformance.
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Pension funds are making good progress with ESG, says Brunel CEO
Pension funds are making good progress when it comes to responsible investment, according to the £29bn Brunel Pension Partnership’s chief executive Dawn Turner.
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