All Investment articles – Page 29
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NewsTPR revamps guidance on fiduciary management tender processes
The Pensions Regulator has published updated guidance on the tender process for fiduciary management services and trustees, setting objectives for investment consultants as it prepares to take over regulation of these duties this autumn.
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NewsNest invests £200mn in offshore wind farm
On the go: The £24bn National Employment Savings Trust has acquired a stake in an offshore wind farm.
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NewsRailpen takes joint majority stake in battery energy storage platform
On the go: The Railways Pension Scheme, which manages more than £37bn in assets, has jointly acquired a majority stake in a battery energy storage company with the Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
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OpinionWhy are annuities making a comeback for pensioners?
With annuities being revamped, Guiide founder Kevin Hollister asks if a pension product that got so much hate could be enjoying a revival.
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PodcastsPodcast: Ball in TPR’s court as DB funding code consultation launches
Podcast: The consultation into the defined benefit funding code by the Department for Work and Pensions hints at a prescriptive regime to come, but the Pensions Regulator must improve on its “rubbish” code of practice draft, according to Zedra client director Richard Butcher. He and Hymans Robertson partner Laura McLaren discuss the next steps, stronger nudge concerns, and assess the health of pensions post-Maxwell.
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NewsPandemic damage mitigated as quarter of schemes are in surplus
More than a quarter (27 per cent) of defined benefit and hybrid schemes with tranche 15 valuations were in surplus on a technical provisions basis, despite the market shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Pensions Regulator’s latest scheme funding analysis.
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme acquires Butlin’s assets
On the go: The £90.8bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has acquired three real estate assets handled by holiday resort operator Butlin’s.
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NewsTPT Retirement Solutions makes £75mn impact investment
On the go: The £13.6bn TPT Retirement Solutions, which has £11.3bn in defined benefit assets and £2.3bn in defined contribution assets, has made a circa £75mn impact investment through its DC master trust default fund.
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NewsNew proposals set DB schemes on path to ‘low dependency’
Defined benefit pension schemes will need to be funded in such a way that they are in a state of “low dependency” on their sponsoring employer by the time they are significantly mature, under new government proposals.
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NewsTwo-fifths of fiduciary managers do not actively influence voting
On the go: Forty-two per cent of fiduciary managers do not actively influence the voting activities of underlying assets or managers when looking at environmental, social and governance issues, new research has revealed.
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NewsPension savers prioritise returns over ‘investment big bang’
On the go: Less than a fifth of pension savers think that investing their pensions in companies or assets that would benefit their local area should be prioritised, new research has revealed.
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NewsClearGlass: Passive ESG funds provide value for money
On the go: Passive environmental, social and governance funds are cheaper and outperform their non-ESG equivalents, representing value for money, according to a study by ClearGlass Research.
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NewsABI: Solvency II reforms would ‘disincentivise’ infra investment
The government’s proposed reforms to the Solvency II regime would not help to facilitate insurers’ investment into UK infrastructure, the Association of British Insurers has claimed in a consultation response.
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OpinionWhat has happened to my inflation hedge?
Invesco Solutions Portfolio Manager Derek Steeden analyses the collapse in index-linked gilt prices despite soaring inflation, and explores what opportunities this might bring.
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NewsBorder to Coast Pensions Partnership hits net savings targets
On the go: The £38.3bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £60bn, has announced it is delivering on its promise to cut costs for its local authority pension partner funds.
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NewsMaster trusts’ new illiquid investment rules to go ahead
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has made minor adjustments to proposals governing Nest’s ability to invest in government bonds, while maintaining the majority of its proposals controlling “employer-related investments” for master trusts, under a consultation aimed at channelling defined contribution money into illiquids.
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NewsPair of ‘advisers’ jailed over £20mn pension fraud
On the go: Two “advisers” who convinced hundreds of pension holders to transfer their pots into self-invested personal pensions, and then unknowingly put them into risky investments as part of a £20mn fraud, have been jailed.
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NewsNest appoints HarbourVest as second private equity manager
On the go: The £24bn National Employment Savings Trust has appointed HarbourVest Partners to handle its second private equity mandate.
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OpinionFive factors to consider before investing in illiquid alternatives
Despite providing important diversification for schemes’ portfolios, illiquid assets are expensive and complex to manage, writes Jeremy Spira, portfolio manager at Charles Stanley Fiduciary Management.