Defined benefit schemes have had a bruising few years. A seemingly endless bull market came to an abrupt halt with the coronavirus pandemic, while the market turmoil in the autumn brought liquidity challenges. In this special report, we examine how schemes are revisiting their derisking strategies in the aftermath of the LDI crisis, as well as how they will change their approaches to leverage and liquidity.

Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and NatureAlpha founder Dr Vian Sharif discuss biodiversity and pension scheme investment.

With the World Economic Forum estimating that more than 50 per cent of the world’s economic output is either moderately or significantly dependent on nature, natural capital assets are expected to soon be driving the economy. In this special report, Pensions Expert explores the different aspects of natural capital and how schemes are using these assets as part of their ESG strategies.

Few would dispute the success of automatic enrolment. A decade on from its introduction, 10.7mn employees had been automatically enrolled into workplace pensions as of June 2022. In this special report, Pensions Expert highlights the benefits as well as the shortcomings of auto-enrolment, while also exploring what the future looks like for the policy. 

Automatic enrolment has unarguably achieved its goal of getting more people into workplace pensions. Women and people of minority ethnicities have, however, fallen behind their white male counterparts when it comes to pension saving. In this report, Pensions Expert considers the ongoing inequalities that plague our pensions system and what can be done to close the gaps.