On the go: Master trust Nest is to double its allocation to emerging market equities across its retirement date funds, while adding a climate-aware tilt to the strategy.
NY divests and managers pledge, but are companies doing enough?
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December 11, 2020
Data crunch: Thirty leading asset managers have pledged net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, on the heels of a landmark divestment announcement by the $226bn New York public pension. But a key datapoint suggests companies’ capital expenditure does not yet match managers’ sustainability rhetoric.
Impact investing webinar: Can pensions lead us out of current crises?
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December 9, 2020
On the go: Join Pensions Expert and American Century Investments for a webinar exploring impact investing and what is permitted under UK law, and how responsible investing might be leveraged to spark engagement with scheme members.
Employers give cautious backing to Nest's sidecar project
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December 9, 2020
On the go: Businesses trialling Nest Insight’s sidecar savings project say it can provide a boost to financial wellbeing, but caution that questions of inertia and affordability need to be overcome.
Coalition bemoans lack of climate progress in transport industries
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December 8, 2020
The UK’s largest pension funds are among those hailing a “moment of reckoning” for transport companies failing to align with the Paris agreement on climate change, as the investment community evaluates its own success in engagement.
As pensions go digital, change comes to PE
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December 6, 2020
Editorial: From January, Pensions Expert will transition to a digital-only service, in keeping with the fast pace of change in the industry it serves.
Opperman follows through on share-voting promise
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December 1, 2020
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a new working group to examine ways to give investors in pooled fund products greater influence in voting shares and securities owned on their behalf.
AA goes private again with detailed pensions agreements
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November 26, 2020
On the go: Trustees of defined benefit schemes belonging to troubled motoring group the AA have agreed funding principles with the company’s new private equity backers, including a commitment not to increase technical provisions where possible.
Employers support tax reform to help low paid
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November 24, 2020
On the go: UK employers have voiced overwhelming support for reform of the UK’s complex system of pensions taxation, even if it means that some are worse off.
Investors keen to play role in green recovery
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November 23, 2020
On the go: Four in five institutional investors predict an increase in their exposure to renewable energy infrastructure in the next five years, according to a new survey.