All Fiduciary duty articles – Page 2
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NewsPensions industry launches Mansion House Accord to boost UK investment
The PLSA, the ABI and the City of London Corporation have announced a voluntary initiative with 17 pension schemes and providers pledging to allocate at least 10% of DC default funds to private markets and at least half of this to UK assets by 2030.
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NewsUK growth investing can fit with fiduciary duty, law firm says
Law firm Eversheds Sutherland and master trust provider NatWest Cushon say the current law around fiduciary duty allows trustees to consider UK investment opportunities with members’ future prosperity in mind.
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In DepthIn Depth: ‘Seminal moment’ for DB as government eyes surplus extraction
As the government casts its eye over well-funded DB pension schemes, Pensions Expert explores the industry’s calls for this to be done responsibly.
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NewsGovernment to announce DB surplus extraction rules in the spring
The government has confirmed plans to relax rules around defined benefit pension scheme surpluses, paving the way for excess funds to be paid out to members or employers.
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OpinionFiduciary duty and climate change – where we stand
With recent data showing the world’s temperature increase breached the crucial 1.5-degree level, the Society of Pension Professionals’ Donna Matteucci explores the landscape for climate-related investing.
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News‘Companies are not listening to us’: DC schemes’ net zero challenges
Sustainability leaders at Nest and NOW Pensions outline issues with engagement and achieving stewardship goals that risk stalling the momentum of tackling carbon emissions and climate change.
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NewsPension trustees need more time and soft skills, not more regulation
Lay trustees will not benefit from more exams or accreditation unless they are given the time to do their role properly.
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NewsProductive finance agenda ‘interferes with fiduciary duty’
The UK government wants to channel pension scheme investment into UK assets, which sits in tension with trustees’ legal obligation to invest in the interest of their members.
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OpinionQuestion time: The expanding nature of fiduciary duty
Maggie Rodger, co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, discusses fiduciary duty and the complexity trustees face when making decisions that impact on member security and returns.
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NewsFiduciary duty change could boost climate goals, say trustees
A quarter of trustees believe that climate risk management should form a part of fiduciary duty, according to research by LCP.
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NewsClarity on fiduciary duty and sustainability
The government’s green finance strategy report commissioned the FMLC to clarify fiduciary duty after years of debate.
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NewsRethinking fiduciary duty
A tweak to pension schemes’ definition of fiduciary duty is needed, rather than a wholesale rewrite of the law
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OpinionFiduciary duty must serve members’ interests
Fiduciary duty needs a rethink. It’s time to think about what members actually want.
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NewsTrustees still conflicted between fiduciary duties and ESG goals
The desire to play a part in saving the planet is seen by some trustees as conflicted with the primary goal of delivering financially for investors.
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PodcastsPodcast: Fiduciary trumps politics if divesting from ‘illegal Israeli settlements’
Podcast: Local Government Pension Schemes looking to divest from Israel should do so on grounds of sustainability and fiduciary responsibility, not because of politics and personal morality, says Richard Butcher, managing director of PTL. He is joined by Ian Neale, Aries Insight co-founder, to discuss divestment, defined benefit funding and ageing populations.
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PodcastsPodcast: Mandating net zero could ‘cut straight through’ fiduciary duties
Podcast: The government mandating default funds be aligned with ‘net zero’ would be a way around concerns about fiduciary responsibility, but there are questions about what this would mean in practice. Stuart O’Brien, partner at Sackers, and Gareth Stears, pensions technical consultant at Aries Insight, discuss environmental, social and governance issues, social housing, and the Pensions Regulator’s controversial criminal powers.
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