All Investment articles – Page 31
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NewsLGPS funds invest in clean tech fund, PPF bets on forestry
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including investment from Merseyside and South Yorkshire schemes in the Clean Growth Fund, the Pension Protection Fund raising its stakes in forestry and the Church of England Pensions Board leading a mining initiative.
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NewsPensions industry in dire need of 'real' fee transparency
On the go: Asset managers charging lower fees for global active equity funds often deliver better value for money, but the fees collected differ greatly from those presented in the public domain, according to a report from ClearGlass Analytics.
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PodcastsPodcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain
Podcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but trustees should not forget to consider their fiduciary duties of being able to pay pensions in the future and have a defensive investment strategy, argue Alina Donets, portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, and Stuart O’Brien, partner at Sackers.
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OpinionBuilding portfolio resilience: Should schemes consider hedge funds?
Aon’s senior portfolio manager, Guy Saintfiet, discusses the risks and benefits for schemes of investing in hedge funds, and how these commitments could give pension funds the diversification needed given the current market conditions.
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NewsRegulator’s CDC plans risk strangling the sector at its birth
The Pensions Regulator’s draft code of practice for collective defined contribution schemes is unnecessarily strict and risks severely hampering growth in the sector, industry bodies have warned.
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NewsUK to raise £10bn from green gilt sales
On the go: The Debt Management Office will sell £10bn in green gilts as part of £124.7bn in overall gilt sales in the 2022-23 period.
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NewsActuaries call on govt to improve guidance and advice take-up
On the go: The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is calling on the government and the pensions industry to improve guidance and financial advice take-up.
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NewsDisinvesting on ESG grounds ‘often’ discussed at trustee meetings
Trustees regularly discuss divesting on ESG grounds at meetings as part of wider debates on environmental, social and governance factors. However, complexity means discussion does not always lead to action.
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News‘Build back better’ hits wall as trustees report trouble aligning
On the go: Trustees and investment managers are struggling to bring their investment strategies into line with the government’s ‘build back better’ initiative, citing a lack of opportunities and long-term planning.
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NewsPension schemes to tackle deforestation in climate push
Pension schemes in the UK will be expected to do more to tackle deforestation as part of the government’s climate policies, pensions minister Guy Opperman has warned.
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OpinionSchemes need to pay attention to members’ sustainable demands
Scheme trustees may be conflicted between sustainability and fiduciary duty, but the public are not – they want sustainability to be front and centre, argues Carol McNaughton Nicholls, associate partner at BritainThinks.
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NewsEngagement essential for schemes to turn the tide on plastic waste
The role pension schemes play in overcoming plastic pollution is multifaceted, and communicating it with members only adds another layer of complexity, experts warn.
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NewsParliamentary fund heeds Sunak’s warning over Russia
On the go: The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund has ordered its fund managers to divest from Russian assets where possible, after uncovering a small amount of direct Russian holdings.
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PodcastsPodcast: Is this really the right time for auto-enrolment expansion?
Podcast: Expanding auto-enrolment is a great idea in theory, but with sky-high inflation, a cost of living crisis and the potential for a global recession to exacerbate it, is now the right time to pursue it? LCP partner Mary Spencer and Cartwright’s director of investment consulting Sam Roberts debate the merits, discuss pension schemes’ reaction to war in Ukraine, and explore the industry’s readiness for long-term inflation.
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NewsPensions market remains far from transparent, FCA says
On the go: The pensions market remains one of the least transparent, according to the head of pensions policy at the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsGovernment to legislate soon on scheme investment in illiquids
The government will introduce legislation to help pension schemes invest in illiquid assets, the work and pensions secretary has said.
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NewsGovernment set to regulate further on ESG
On the go: The government is preparing to regulate in order to achieve consistency on environmental, social and governance standards across the private sector, ministers have told the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for ESG.
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NewsPension Protection Fund pulls out of Russia
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund will eliminate its negligible exposure to Russian assets when liquidity in the market improves, it has announced.
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NewsOpperman slates lack of long-term vision in pensions, hints at reshuffle
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has suggested a reshuffle may be on the cards, and has criticised a perceived lack of long-term vision in the pensions industry.
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NewsFTSE 100 firms lagging on data, half of schemes have impact investments
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with a majority of FTSE 100 companies still failing to disclose diversity and welfare data in their annual reports, and Big Society Capital finding that half of all UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investment.