All Investment articles – Page 2
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NewsSustainability and climate expectations rising for investment consultants
The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has found that climate-related advisory capabilities, which were once viewed as aspirational, are now considered standard practice across the investment consulting industry.
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NewsHow geopolitics could hurt your scheme’s covenant
As the US-Iran conflict takes another turn, consultancy group LCP has warned that pension scheme trustees need to be aware of the potential impact of geopolitical issues on sponsor covenants.
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OpinionABI: A more productive conversation about investment and DB endgames
Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers says it is time we defined our terms around productive investment to make sure policies work for all stakeholders.
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NewsDC schemes back British Business Bank’s £200m venture capital fund
Aegon and the Natwest Cushon master trust have finalised investments in the British Growth Partnership Fund, contributing to a £200m capital raise for the venture capital vehicle.
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NewsLGPS latest: West Midlands’ £1.1bn regional drive; LGPS Central backs Yorkshire Water
A roundup of the latest investment headlines from the Local Government Pension Scheme, brought to you by Pensons Expert’s sister title LAPF Investments.
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NewsUSS steps up residential push with stake in private credit manager Venn Partners
The UK’s largest pension fund intends to invest more in the UK residential property sector, with the acquisition following two other significant lending projects.
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NewsHow alts and active management aid Australian pension outperformance
With Australia’s superannuation system repeatedly held up as a model for UK defined contribution pension provision, a new study shows the impact of diversification into private markets and the use of active management models.
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NewsGovt expected to press on with capped mandation power after Lords defeat
The government is expected to revise its controversial pension investment “mandation” power, despite peers voting to remove the clause from the Pension Schemes Bill earlier this month.
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NewsClimate risks ‘still mispriced’ despite $1.3trn corporate exposure
A report developed by Marsh Risk and Impax Asset Management warns that physical climate risks are already affecting portfolios through asset damage, supply chain disruption, and impaired company performance.
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OpinionPensions UK: Mandation, markets and the future of pensions
Pensions UK’s new defined contribution policy chief Phil Brown looks back at the trade body’s investment conference earlier this month and the key themes and talking points that emerged.
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NewsCofE to target banks in new climate change voting strategy
The institution’s announcement has been welcomed by campaign group ShareAction and comes as multiple banks have watered down their climate change strategies in recent months.
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NewsBlackRock’s Larry Fink: AI could deepen inequality without broader investor inclusion
In his latest annual letter to investors and shareholders, the BlackRock chairman and chief executive argued that considerations around the use of AI should not just include how such technology might affect jobs, but also who stands to benefit from the value it creates.
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VideosVideo: Shadow pensions minister Helen Whately on mandation
Ahead of a vote in the House of Lords on the Pension Schemes Bill, Conservative MP Helen Whately spoke on her party’s opposition to the mandation power for a special episode of the Always a Pensions Angle podcast.
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NewsPeers vote to scrap mandation power from Pension Schemes Bill
Trade body Pensions UK has welcomed the vote as “a win for savers”, as members of the House of Lords voted in favour of significant changes to the bill.
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OpinionLetter to the editor: Losing trust when the Pension Schemes Bill comes due
As the Pension Schemes Bill continues its journey through parliament, Alex Denny, a non-executive director of the Association of Investment Companies, explains why it is important to ensure investment trusts are included when considering UK private markets allocations.
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OpinionMapping the future of pension investment
Former Australian pensions minister Nick Sherry and World Pensions Forum director M Nicolas J Firzli explain their new model for visualising the future of asset allocation as interest in private markets and productive finance increases.
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People NewsIndustry expert committee convened to work on fiduciary duty guidance
A former editor of Pensions Expert is among a 14-strong panel of industry representatives convened by the government to develop statutory guidance around fiduciary duty and investment decision-making.
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NewsUK pension investors cut US exposures amid global volatility [updated]
Research from Nuveen shows asset owners continue to reassess allocations to US assets amid geopolitical uncertainty and a trend towards deglobalisation.
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NewsStatutory guidance for fiduciary duty added to Pension Schemes Bill
Proposed amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill allow for the government to issue guidance in relation to schemes’ investment principles and fiduciary duty.
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NewsPublic distrust piles pressure on government to drop mandation power
Narrowing the mandation clause may not be enough to solve potential trust issues, according to the Association of British Insurers.