All Investment articles – Page 39
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NewsThames Water schemes appoint Redington as adviser
On the go: The £1.7bn Thames Water Pension Scheme and the £770.9m Thames Water Mirror Image Pension Scheme have appointed Redington as their new investment adviser. Separately, over the year to March 31 2021, one of the schemes reallocated some of its assets from a diversified growth fund to corporate credit.
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OpinionThe long road to net zero
Institutional investors need to plot their route to net zero, no matter how complex the journey, writes Jennifer Anderson, co-head of sustainable investment and environmental, social and governance at Lazard Asset Management.
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NewsRailways Pension Scheme manager launches internal trading desk
On the go: RPMI Railpen, the Railways Pension Scheme investment manager, has launched an internal trading desk to further enhance its in-house capabilities.
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NewsDeficit woes deepen as shortfall continues to plague USS
The deficit of the Universities Superannuation Scheme now exceeds £15bn as an increase in assets was outweighed by rising liabilities, in a year the pension fund’s portfolio performed below its benchmark for the first time since 2013.
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NewsPension funds need better data to measure up on carbon
The quality and quantity of information on companies’ carbon footprints needs to improve rapidly to help institutional investors make more informed investment decisions, experts claim.
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NewsFirstGroup explores change in DB scheme discount rate
Bus and train operator FirstGroup is to engage in “strategic discussions” with its trustees, after the funding valuation for the First UK Bus Pension Scheme was finalised and improvements were made to its technical provisions.
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NewsCamden invests in green assets, schemes call for net-zero alignment
ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Camden Pension Fund moving equity assets into lower carbon alternatives, and a group of institutional investors calling for consistency on corporates net-zero plans.
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NewsUSS invests in climate fund, Aegon’s ESG assets top £10bn
ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Universities Superannuation Scheme investing in a climate fund, Aegon strengthening its commitments to make default funds net-zero and banks calling for support of a new sustainable infrastructure label.
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NewsGreen bonds and greenwashing: Investors yet to be convinced
After new details about UK’s first sovereign green bonds were received positively by the pensions industry, the excitement seems to be dissipating, since the summer 2021 launch date will be missed and scepticism remains about the motives and effectiveness of the scheme.
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NewsPension funds advised to keep close eye on inflation
Recent spikes in inflation have led consultants to advise schemes against buying overpriced hedges and urging them to stay underhedged over the next three years, while looking elsewhere for inflation-linked returns.
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NewsPodcast: Too much jargon hampers sustainable investing drive
Podcast: Politicians and the pensions industry risk jeopardising the progress made on sustainable investing because they are too fond of jargon. Members are keen to get involved, but they have to understand what they are getting involved in. Georgia Stewart, chief executive of Tumelo, and Chris Hulatt, co-founder of Octopus Group, talk sustainability, inter-generational fairness and cryptocurrencies.
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NewsLeek United Building Society joins Enplan platform
On the go: The circa £45m Leek United Building Society Pension and Assurance Scheme has joined the Enplan Pension Platform, which will provide governance, actuarial, investment and administration services to the scheme.
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NewsBrunel Pension Partnership launches multi-asset credit fund
On the go: The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a multi-asset credit fund, split across three separate mandates.
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NewsRailpen targets net-zero, LGPS funds invest in renewable assets
ESG spotlight: AA roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Railways Pension Scheme pledging to reduce carbon emissions, Local Government Pension Scheme funds investing in a renewable strategy, and new signatories to the Green Pensions Charter.
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OpinionDon’t wait to be grey to be green
Charles Clarke, client communications lead at BNP Paribas Asset Management, details the challenges ahead for the pensions industry in its mission of switching the economy from stopping polluting to starting rebuilding.
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FeaturesIs China the elephant in the ESG room?
With demand for an environmental, social and governance focus in equity portfolios surging, institutional investors question whether China can deliver in the battle against climate change, with specialists pointing out the “huge potential” of engagement in these areas.
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NewsFour out of five investors to increase fixed income exposure
On the go: Eighty per cent of institutional investors intend to increase their fixed income exposure over the next three years, with one in six expecting this increase to be “significant”, according to a study by Aviva Investors.
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NewsDB schemes’ ESG policies misaligned with trustees’ intentions
On the go: Only 40 per cent of defined benefit pension scheme trustees believe that their scheme’s environmental, social and governance policy reflects their preferred approach in this area, new research has revealed.
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NewsGreener pensions are ‘most effective’ way to fight climate change
On the go: Making a pension “green” is more effective than going vegan, stopping flying, and switching to a renewable energy provider combined, according to new research.
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NewsEmployers eye better master trust options as market matures
On the go: Investment consultancy Willis Towers Watson is predicting a secondary defined contribution master trust market could emerge as one in eight early adopters of the pension solution have revealed they will look to review their providers.