All Investment articles – Page 3
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NewsVolatility, value, and venture: Top stories from the Pensions UK Investment Conference
Pensions Expert picks the top stories from a busy week, from the pensions minister’s latest update on mandation, to how the biggest schemes are tackling volatility and uncertainty.
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NewsNest pledges action against corporate climate plan rollbacks
The master trust will vote against board chairs if companies “materially” scale back climate strategies, as part of a new approach to stewardship.
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NewsGovernment bodies advocate ‘significant’ opportunity in venture capital
Senior representatives from the Office for Investment, the British Business Bank, and the National Wealth Fund sought to flesh out the investment narrative and explain why pension funds should be confident about investing in UK private markets.
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NewsIs ESG investing in the best interests of pension scheme members? [Updated]
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas and ex-cabinet minister Michael Gove debated climate change investing and fiduciary duty in a session at the Pensions UK Investment Conference.
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FeaturesTo insource or to outsource? That is the question
Three of the UK’s largest pension investors take different approaches to the balance of insourcing and outsourcing investment expertise and capabilities, as Louise Farrand reports.
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News‘Mess with fiduciary duty at your peril’: USS chief welcomes government approach
The government is taking the right approach to fiduciary duty in planning guidance rather than legislating, according to the chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).
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NewsGovernment to limit scope of mandation clause, pensions minister says
Torsten Bell says the Pension Schemes Bill will be amended to ensure that the mandation clause only relates to the Mansion House Accord and cannot be used for other purposes.
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NewsHow the UK’s largest pension schemes have navigated recent volatility
Investment bosses from Border to Coast, People’s Pension and Railpen outline how their governance structures have helped them navigate market turbulence in recent months
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FeaturesWhat does Alphabet’s 100-year bond mean for UK pension schemes?
The entry of Google’s owner into the UK bond market made an undeniable splash, but the impacts on key fixed income investors such as DB pension schemes are more likely to be gentle ripples, writes Bradley Gerrard.
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NewsPensions UK and ABI launch last stand against mandation clause
“Now is the time to drop the reserve mandation power” from the Pension Schemes Bill, the industry trade body says, as the legislation reaches its final stages.
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NewsPension schemes targeting 20% returns from nature investments
Pensions for Purpose research has found that areas such as forestry and sustainable agriculture are moving from investors’ risk register into their portfolios.
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NewsNest on tour: Master trust goes on the road to promote regional investments
Master trust Nest has launched a campaign to promote its regional investments around the UK, after research showed less than a quarter of savers know where their pension is allocated.
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NewsNest launches tender for segregated ethical equity mandate
Nest’s Ethical Fund currently has £260m invested in ethical equities, as the master trust launches a search for a bespoke segregated mandate manager.
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NewsNuveen to acquire Schroders in £9.9bn deal
UK asset manager Schroders is to become part of US investment giant Nuveen, the companies announced this morning.
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FeaturesInside Railpen’s plan to triple its infrastructure investment portfolio
Railpen plans to expand its infrastructure portfolio from £1bn to up to £3bn over the next few years. The £35bn scheme’s head of infrastructure Lewis Vanstone outlines why, and explains how such investments can support members and the UK economy.
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NewsSchroders lands £3bn fiduciary mandate from E.ON scheme
Schroders will take on the management of the portfolio for the £3bn E.ON UK Group pension fund, which is part of the £29bn Electricity Supply Pension Scheme.
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OpinionClimate change and fiduciary duty: how can trustees plan for an uncertain future?
What will be the financial impact of global temperature increases? Predicting the future is uncertain, but it doesn’t mean pension schemes can afford to put it off until later, writes Authently’s David Kneale.
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NewsScottish Widows buys into private markets through new master trust strategies
The master trust provider has launched two new investment portfolios with exposure to private markets through bespoke long-term asset funds.
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NewsFiduciary managers ‘at early stage’ of AI adoption
Isio research has found that 85% of fiduciary managers are using AI in some form, but few are close to using it for significant investment work.
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NewsAct now to address ‘systemic failure’ in UK investment, PIC urges govt
Pension Insurance Corporation has set out a series of policy reform proposals in a new report, aimed at expanding the pipeline of investable assets for institutions in the UK seeking to invest closer to home.