All BT Pension Scheme articles – Page 2
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NewsBT, Ford and M&S schemes’ inflation judicial review granted
On the go: The trustees of the BT, Ford and Marks and Spencer pension schemes announced on Wednesday that their application for a judicial review of the decision to replace the retail price index with the consumer price index including housing costs from 2030 has been granted.
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FeaturesIs any sovereign worth the greenium?
Issuance of green sovereign debt is rocketing and investors remain prepared to pay a greenium, but standard paper still has a role to play.
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NewsPension funds ‘outcompeted’ on UK green infrastructure investments
Sky-high demand for UK green infrastructure assets means pension funds are often unable to invest as much as they would like in the asset class, industry figures have argued.
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NewsDerisking activity ramps up in Q3
Data crunch: Derisking activity picked up in the third quarter of 2021, as bulk annuity transactions reached their highest point of the year.
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NewsTelecoms group appoints XPS as pensions adviser
On the go: The BT Group, which has both defined benefit and defined contribution plans including the £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, has appointed XPS Pensions Group as pensions adviser.
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NewsThird of BT Pension Scheme members sign up to online portal
On the go: One in three BT Pension Scheme members are now managing their pension through the scheme’s new online portal.
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NewsBT Pension Scheme deficit falls on back of recovery plan
On the go: The BT Pension Scheme deficit is expected to have improved by roughly £3.4bn over the year to June 2021 to around £4.6bn, due to sponsor contributions and strong returns on growth assets.
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NewsOne-third of applicants declined in UK Stewardship Code revamp
On the go: More than 60 applicants to the revamped UK Stewardship Code did not make the final list of companies complying with high standards of stewardship for those investing money on behalf of UK savers and pensioners.
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NewsFederated Hermes agrees to acquire remaining interest in HFML
On the go: Federated Hermes agreed on Thursday to obtain the remaining 29.5 per cent interest in Hermes Fund Managers Limited held by the BT Pension Scheme.
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NewsCamden invests in green assets, schemes call for net-zero alignment
ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Camden Pension Fund moving equity assets into lower carbon alternatives, and a group of institutional investors calling for consistency on corporates net-zero plans.
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NewsFourteen pension schemes commit to net-zero targets
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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NewsBTPS develops tool to assess govt bonds’ climate change exposure
On the go: The BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board are part of an investors group that is creating a tool to measure, monitor and compare sovereign bonds’ climate change governance and performance.
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NewsCalls for govt to introduce sidecar savings into auto-enrolment
On the go: A group of Conservative party members have called on the government to introduce a sidecar savings mechanism into the existing auto-enrolment policy.
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Govt chooses full indexation of GMPs for public sector schemes
The Treasury has decided to abandon the idea of converting guaranteed minimum pension benefits in public sector schemes, opting for a permanent extension of full indexation, which will be more expensive for private pension funds that are forced to mirror government rules.
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FeaturesBT Pension Scheme sets ambitious 2035 net-zero goal
The UK’s largest private sector pension scheme now aims to be one of the greenest, with a new goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 across its £55bn portfolio.
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BT Openreach sell-off leaves key questions for trustees
On the go: Trustees of BT’s colossal £50bn defined benefit pension scheme faced a number of important questions after rumours emerged that the telecoms giant was looking to sell its most profitable division.
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BT estimates £500m drop in pension assets value due to Covid-19
On the go: BT has estimated that its defined benefit pension scheme’s unquoted assets portfolio has lost £500m due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Multibillion pension sponsors among vulnerable to demand shock
Sponsors of some of the UK’s largest defined benefit pension schemes are among those exposed to a potentially unsustainable level of debt if their cash flows dry up, new analysis has suggested.
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Inflation change to cost BT pension scheme up to £1.7bn
On the go: The government's plans to change the way the retail price index is calculated will mean BT Pension Scheme costs will increase up to £1.7bn.
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BT appeal on guaranteed minimum pensions indexation dismissed
On the go: BT will have to extend the full indexation of guaranteed minimum pensions to certain members of its pension scheme affected by a government decision, after having its appeal dismissed.
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