All Investment articles – Page 66

  • Kerry Perkins and Richard Folland
    Opinion

    Pension funds must not ‘sell our future’

    2019-06-26T00:00:00Z

    The UK government has finally sprung into action on climate change with a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, but will this be enough? Accounting for Sustainability’s Kerry Perkins and Sustineri’s Richard Folland set out a checklist for trustees to play their part in preventing a climate emergency.

  • Features

    Sequencing risk – the scourge of DC retirees

    2019-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Data crunch: Could you time your retirement to make the most of market conditions? Analysis of historical returns shows many drawdown customers are taking a blind punt on sequencing, raising questions about appropriate retirement products for an inert population.

  • Features

    Hammersmith and Fulham fund moves to buy-and-maintain strategy

    2019-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Pension Fund has allocated £85m to a new buy-and-maintain mandate aiming for steady market-based returns.

  • Bill McKibben
    Features

    McKibben: Smart money leaves fossil fuels well alone

    2019-06-24T00:00:00Z

    How do you change the world? This singular question has occupied Bill McKibben his entire career, and he has no intention of stopping anytime soon.

  • News

    ExxonMobil and MetLife fail to meet LGIM’s climate change criteria

    2019-06-21T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Legal & General Investment Management is removing five companies from its Future World Fund range for failing to meet stringent climate change criteria.

  • Features

    Admin oversight at Aviva delays new default at General Medical Council

    2019-06-20T00:00:00Z

    The General Medical Council Group Personal Pension Plan has put in place its new default investment option for members more than a year after the intended implementation date, after an administrative oversight at Aviva led to delays. 

  • News

    Investors push for greater disclosure on environmental impact

    2019-06-18T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Eighty-eight investors have come together to target hundreds of companies across 46 countries for not reporting their climate change, deforestation and water security data.

  • News

    Investment Association in push for more black fund managers

    2019-06-14T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Investment Association is leading a drive to recruit more black fund managers, after a new report revealed the poor extent of black representation in the industry.

  • Features

    Are DC defaults still lagging on ESG?

    2019-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Master trust Nest is ahead of the curve when it comes to environmental, social and governance considerations, and while other schemes are catching up, there is still a lot of progress to be made.   

  • Podcasts

    Podcast: How will investment pathways help consumers?

    2019-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: In January, the Financial Conduct Authority launched its consultation on investment pathways and other proposed changes to its rules and guidance. The consultation closed in April and the watchdog plans to publish its final rules and guidance in July. In this podcast, Jonathan Parker, director of DC and financial well-being consulting at Redington, discusses how investment pathways will help savers make more appropriate choices, and explains why smaller providers should not be exempt from the proposed regulations.

  • The clear cost of investment
    Features

    The clear cost of investment

    2019-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Obscuring investment costs is becoming a risky game for the asset management industry, and Dr Chris Sier knows it.

  • News

    Nest to divest all tobacco holdings

    2019-06-12T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Nest is to sell all its tobacco shares, the master trust has announced, as it warned of impending regulatory backlash against the sector.

  • Angus Peters
    Opinion

    A sharper pensions system offers savers safe harbour

    2019-06-11T00:00:00Z

    If there is any positive to be taken from the downfall of ‘star’ fund manager Neil Woodford, the source of much chatter in the investment world this month, it is that it reminds us of the value of workplace institutions and the collective saving systems we enjoy in the UK.

  • Getty Images
    Features

    Nuclear scheme calls out Prudential for poor value and switches

    2019-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Trustees of the Combined Nuclear Pension Plan have dropped Prudential as their defined contribution provider, after member-borne charges for its default and other options were rated "poor" in an assessment of value for members.

  • News

    CMA takes final step in reform of fid man and consultancy sectors

    2019-06-10T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Competition and Markets Authority has issued a legally binding order requiring investment consultants and fiduciary managers to provide clearer information about what their customers are getting for their money.

  • News

    Trustees face tougher ESG disclosure rules from 2020

    2019-06-07T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Regulations have been laid in Parliament today that impose tougher disclosure rules for trustees on their stewardship and engagement policies.

  • News

    Investor not warned before Woodford locked in its cash

    2019-06-04T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Kent County Council’s pension fund claimed on Tuesday it was not warned of Woodford Investment Management’s intention to cease trading, as the investment manager locked in investors’ cash to its flagship fund.

  • News

    ESG risks could mean shallow returns for fish farming investors

    2019-05-31T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Climate change could cripple the $230bn (£182bn) aquaculture industry, posing a hazard to pension fund investors, a new report by the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative has revealed.

  • News

    AMNT blasts managers’ ‘blanket refusal’ to accept scheme voting policies

    2019-05-30T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Association of Member Nominated Trustees has lodged a formal complaint with the Financial Conduct Authority as asset managers of pooled funds, in almost a “blanket refusal”, are not accepting the stewardship voting policies of their pension scheme clients.

  • News

    Schemes set to face UK credit capacity crisis

    2019-05-29T00:00:00Z

    On the go: With two-thirds of FTSE 350 pension schemes in negative cash flow, fears are mounting that there may not be enough high-quality assets to go around.