All Investment articles – Page 59
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Unison presses LGPS schemes to work harder on green transition
Workers’ union Unison has called for local authority pension schemes to back ‘green’ causes with dedicated funds as part of their increasing commitment to climate-aware investing.
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Nest achieves tobacco-free goal ahead of schedule
On the go: Nest, the government-backed master trust, announced on Thursday that its investment portfolio is free of investments in tobacco companies.
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PPF levy expected to increase due to Covid-19 impact
As insolvencies ramp up and more defined benefit schemes are expected to end up at the Pension Protection Fund, the lifeboat might need to increase its levy to face a multibillion-pound hit, amid several other solutions, analysis from LCP shows.
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Covid-19 adds £10bn to inflation woes
As the government’s consultation to make changes to the retail price index draws to a close, the impact of aligning the inflation measure with the consumer price index including housing costs has increased by £10bn due to the pandemic.
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OpinionTime in the sun for pension costs and charges
Strong take-up of the Cost Transparency Initiative should not mean the industry takes its eye off the ball on costs, argues chair Mel Duffield.
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OpinionHow much has DB regulation cost?
Iain Clacher and Con Keating investigate the cost, including lost tax on businesses’ profits, of ever-increasing contributions to defined benefit pension schemes.
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Widows switches into ESG fund as integration becomes standard
Scottish Widows has aligned a chunk of its pension portfolios with the transition to a low-carbon economy, as the integration of environmental, social and governance factors emerges as a competitive driver in the commercial defined contribution sector.
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South Yorks breezes through Covid but warns of potential danger ahead
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority is reducing its exposure to equity market risk, after it escaped the Covid-19 crisis largely unscathed.
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DB schemes should beware lockdown ‘inertia’
On the go: Three in four defined benefit schemes say they have taken no material action to change their investment strategies or journey plans as a result of Covid-19, but a new report from LCP warns that “inertia” could prove damaging.
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Investors urge companies to tackle modern-day slavery in Gulf
On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership is among a group of investors calling on companies to protect migrant workers in the Gulf, over concerns that job cancellations caused by Covid-19 are forcing them into debt bondage.
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DB scheme accounting deficits jump £13bn in a month
On the go: The accounting deficits and liability values of the defined benefit schemes of the UK’s 350 largest listed companies rose by £13bn last month alone, according to research by Mercer.
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OpinionPractising what you preach – ESG in DC
Data crunch: Broadridge’s Hal La Thangue examines the growing prominence of ESG in defined contribution, and reveals a concurrent increase in the wider principle of ‘doing good’ in pensions.
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Providers urged to prepare comms for Covid squeeze
Savers underestimate the impact that the coronavirus crisis could have on their financial wellbeing, according to a new survey, leading to calls for providers to communicate reassuringly with the minority of members that engage in times of stress.
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Nest unveils net-zero investment strategy
On the go: Master trust Nest has introduced a climate change policy with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality across its investment portfolio.
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Brunel pool issues tenders across credit spectrum
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has called for pitches from managers of both multi-asset credit and sterling corporate bonds, seeking to deploy some £2.7bn of local authority pension capital.
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Financial illiteracy and poor support plague concerned savers
Apathy from pension providers and regulators is allowing millions of savers to sleepwalk into retirement traps, according to the findings of a series of reports into poor levels of financial education and literacy.
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New DB funding code could imperil sponsors and members
Some of the proposals in the Pensions Regulator’s consultation on a new defined benefit funding code could lead to worse outcomes for scheme sponsors, members and the Pension Protection Fund, according to a new report by LCP.
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Covid-19 forces half of DC schemes to review objectives
The coronavirus pandemic has compelled more than 50 per cent of defined contribution schemes to review their objectives and 20 per cent to alter their short-term plans, according to a report by Aon.
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Warnings of 20% member losses as RPI consultation closes
On the go: Investment managers have demanded that the government compensates clients for losses they will suffer if the retail price index is downgraded, as a consultation on changes to the outdated inflation measure closes.
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Nest eyes 2026 breakeven amid increased revenue
On the go: Master trust Nest has seen its income rise 75 per cent over the course of last year while its expenditure fell by £20m, leaving it well placed to weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to its latest annual report.