On the go: Railpen, the manager of the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has introduced new voting policies on cyber security, climate transition and biodiversity, and mental health for its 2023 annual meeting season.

On the go: The Agfa UK Group Pension Plan has completed a second annuity buy-in with Standard Life, covering the vast majority of the fund’s remaining liabilities.

On the go: The Medway Packaging Pension Scheme has completed a full buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation covering £52mn of liabilities.

On the go: The £6.9bn London Pensions Fund Authority has launched a transparency dashboard in partnership with fintech company Tumelo that displays a breakdown of its equity investments.

On the go: The circa £152.1mn defined benefit section of the Mencap Pension Plan has signed a £61mn bulk annuity transaction with Canada Life. 

Data crunch: Making a broad equity allocation without incorporating environmental, social and governance criteria is now almost anathema to local authority pension schemes, at least according to the data collected by MandateWire over the fourth quarter of 2021. 

Data crunch: Local Government Pension Scheme funds targeted new strategic asset allocations in the third quarter, with many schemes increasing investments in illiquid and alternative assets while reducing equity allocations.

On the go: The Tesco Plc Pension Scheme and the Tesco Retirement Savings Plan, which together have assets of more than £24bn, have pledged to reach net zero by no later than 2050.

Data crunch: The second quarter of 2021 saw an increase in the number of bulk annuity deals signed by UK pension schemes, with many opting for contracts that can be extended in the future.

On the go: The circa £1.6bn London Borough of Haringey Council Pension Fund has invested £45m in The London Fund, the property and infrastructure fund established by the London CIV and Local Pensions Partnership.