All Investment articles – Page 55
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UK charities paid £686m in management fees in 2020
On the go: UK charities spent £686m on investment management fees and advice during 2020, according to analysis from Tribe Impact Capital.
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LGPS Central launches emerging market debt fund
On the go: The Local Pension Government Scheme partnership has launched a £630m Global Active Emerging Market Bond Fund.
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Bulk annuity deals drive insurers to sustainable investments
On the go: UK life insurers could allocate up to £170bn to illiquid investments over the next decade, with a substantial portion focusing on new sustainable assets, according to Fitch Ratings.
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OpinionCovid recovery, net-zero and policy: Outlook for UK infrastructure in 2021
Aviva Investors’ Darryl Murphy dissects the key trends keeping infrastructure managers occupied as we move into the new year.
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OpinionValue for money: Is 60:40 really good enough for Generation DC?
Pensions regulators rightly stress the primacy of value for money and good governance in defined contribution pensions. But while the primacy of low cost endures, cheap investment solutions’ recent performance masks a real risk to outcomes, says AllianceBernstein’s David Hutchins.
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OpinionThe growing appetite for ESG exclusions
Alistair Byrne, head of retirement strategy at State Street Global Advisors, explains why asset managers should look into environmental, social and governance exclusions, alongside an active asset stewardship policy.
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TCFD reporting requirements leave too little time for compliance
On the go: Almost half of respondents to a poll carried out by Eversheds Sutherland expressed a fear that trustees will not have time to comply with new climate change reporting requirements before they are introduced.
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PodcastsPodcast: Trustees advised to self-certify before Christmas
Podcast: Jo Myerson, trustee director at Ross Trustees, tells Pensions Expert it is important that trustees comply with the Competition and Markets Authority’s self-certification rules early in order to avoid a mad, post-Christmas dash to meet the January 7 deadline. She is joined by David Rae, head of strategic client solutions at Russell Investments, in an episode also covering insolvencies, superfunds and the fallout from the reform of the retail price index.
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Nest converts EM to climate-aware and doubles allocation
On the go: Master trust Nest is to double its allocation to emerging market equities across its retirement date funds, while adding a climate-aware tilt to the strategy.
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NewsMore work needed to make ESG meaningful
Scarcely a week passes without an announcement of a new environmental, social and governance-oriented venture. But experts warn more needs to be done if onlookers are to be confident that words have meaning.
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Features
NY divests and managers pledge, but are companies doing enough?
Data crunch: Thirty leading asset managers have pledged net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, on the heels of a landmark divestment announcement by the $226bn (£171bn) New York public pension. But a key datapoint suggests companies’ capital expenditure does not yet match managers’ sustainability rhetoric.
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Coalition bemoans lack of climate progress in transport industries
The UK’s largest pension funds are among those hailing a “moment of reckoning” for transport companies failing to align with the Paris agreement on climate change, as the investment community evaluates its own success in engagement.
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TPR: Open schemes can maintain riskier investments in bespoke route
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has stood by its new defined benefit funding code following criticisms from open DB schemes, arguing that a bespoke route will allow these pension funds to continue their current investment strategies.
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LGPS Central hires managers for £660m multi-asset credit fund
On the go: LGPS Central has selected BMO Global Asset Management and Western Asset Management to manage its £660m Multi-Asset Credit Fund.
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RPI reform drives up inflation hedging cost
Demand for inflation hedging is now returning after it was suppressed during the government’s consultation on the retail price index. However, the limited supply of index-linked bonds is itself having an inflationary effect, according to Insight Investment.
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Alternative strategies could wipe out UK’s £190bn DB deficit
On the go: Alternative approaches to scheme funding and investments could eliminate the UK’s current £190bn defined benefit pension deficit, according to new analysis by PwC.
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NewsWeekly roundup: It’s not easy being Green
Welcome to Pensions Expert’s roundup of a week in which we bade farewell to a few of the high street’s better-known names, and the Pension Protection Fund brightened everyone’s mood with its new doomsday scenario.
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Trustees warned not to miss CMA’s self-certification January deadline
Fears are mounting that Christmas and remote working may cause trustees to miss a vital deadline in January to comply with new Competition and Markets Authority rules.
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L&G to halve emissions of annuity book by 2030
On the go: Legal & General has announced it is to cut the carbon emissions intensity of its £80.7bn annuity book by 18.5 per cent by 2025 and 50 per cent by 2030 as part of its drive to become net-zero by 2050.
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Coronavirus pandemic causes one in eight to delay retirement
On the go: The government’s anti-Covid lockdown strategy has forced one in eight people over the age of 55 to delay their retirement, according to new research from YouGov.