All Investment articles – Page 44
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NewsNow Pensions pledges to go net-zero by 2050
On the go: Now Pensions has pledged to go net-zero by 2050, while also increasing its investments in sustainable assets.
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NewsIndustry focus shifts toward the ‘S’ in ESG
Three quarters of Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association members intend to review their social policy in the coming year, according to its response to the government’s consultation focusing on social risks and opportunities for occupational pension schemes.
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NewsBrunel pool launches first fixed income portfolios
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a passive gilts and a passive index-linked gilts portfolio in conjunction with BlackRock.
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NewsQinetiQ scheme completes buy-in with L&G
On the go: The £2bn QinetiQ Pension Scheme has completed a £130m buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society. LCP acted as the lead adviser on the transaction and provided derisking advice.
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NewsRailways scheme appoints L&G as flexible retirement solution provider
On the go: The £32bn Railways Pension Scheme has appointed Legal & General to provide members with access to a drawdown arrangement within its WorkSave Pension Mastertrust.
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NewsCAB International scheme hires Aon as administrator
On the go: The £60m defined benefit section of the CAB International Pension Scheme has hired Aon to provide administration services.
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NewsBespoke funding route could save charities 65% in cash contributions
On the go: Charities could cut their defined benefit cash contributions by between 35 and 65 per cent if they opt for the bespoke option over the fast-track route in the new DB funding code, according to analysis by Hymans Robertson.
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NewsM&S scheme appoints ESG reporting solutions provider
On the go: The circa £11bn Marks and Spencer Group Pension Scheme, which recently commenced its latest triennial actuarial valuation, has appointed Northern Trust to provide a range of environmental, social and governance reporting solutions.
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NewsMore advice needed on ‘fiendishly complicated’ pension freedoms
Pension freedoms have presented members with “fiendishly complicated” choices and providers are being stymied by the blurred line between guidance and advice, a hearing of the Work and Pensions Committee has heard.
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NewsMorrisons’ pension schemes complete buy-ins
On the go: The £5.1bn Morrison and Safeway Care Schemes, which include the Wm Morrison 1967 Section of the Morrisons Retirement Saver Plan and the Safeway Pension Scheme, entered into two new buy-in policies during the year to January 2021.
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NewsDover Harbour scheme appoints fiduciary manager
On the go: The £221m Dover Harbour Board Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has appointed River & Mercantile to handle its assets via a fiduciary management mandate following a search conducted in September last year.
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NewsAMNT updates red line voting policies due to regulatory changes
On the go: The Association of Member Nominated Trustees has updated its 'red line' voting policies to reflect industry and regulatory changes since the campaign was first launched in 2016.
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NewsDB schemes overestimating endgame timeline goals
On the go: Almost half of defined benefit schemes are expecting to reach endgame in five to 10 years, which could be a cautious forecast as trustees’ risk missing strategic opportunities, according to Aon.
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OpinionThe answer to climate change is more primary investment
Thinking Ahead Institute’s co-head Tim Hodgson explains why asset owners should target primary investments, such as renewable energy and negative emissions technologies, to tackle climate change
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NewsGovernment creates working group for green taxonomy
On the go: The government has created a new independent expert group that will advise on standards for green investment and help create a green taxonomy in the UK.
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NewsResearch tech DB scheme receives £8.1m additional deficit payment
On the go: Oxford Instruments made an additional deficit recovery payment of £8.1m to its defined benefit pension scheme in the year ending in March 2021.
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NewsNest launches bulk transfers service for employers
On the go: Nest will be offering a “robust and efficient” bulk transfers service for UK employers, which will allow members’ abandoned pots to be automatically transferred to new ones
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NewsUK pension funds target net zero and Aegon moves £5bn into ESG assets
ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with UK pension funds pledging to commit to net- zero by 2050, and Aegon to transition a further £3.5bn of its workplace default funds in June.
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NewsStrathclyde Pension Fund updates investments to target net zero
On the go: The £26.8bn Strathclyde Pension Fund has agreed to a series of commitments to cut its carbon emissions, including targeting net zero by 2050.
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NewsFCA announces expectations for publication of costs and charges data this summer
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has announced it will allow pension providers to disclose their charges at a scheme level rather than employer level for this year when data are published under new rules this summer.