All Statement of Investment Principles articles – Page 2
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How can schemes make ESG compliance meaningful?
Analysis: The UK pension industry’s first attempt at compliance with new sustainability reporting rules has left campaigners unimpressed, to say the very least.
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OpinionGood behaviour begins at home
The investment industry is happy to sign up to sustainability standards on clients’ behalf, but has proved reluctant to make even simple commitments on companies’ own behaviour, writes IC Select’s Peter Dorward.
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NewsRegulator’s ESG letter ‘as vague as trustees’ statements’
The Pensions Regulator’s response to schemes not publishing newly required statements of investment principles has been lambasted by the non-profit that first uncovered the extent of non-compliance.
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OpinionThe pension industry’s ‘Extinction Rebellion’ moment
Dalriada’s Vassos Vassou explains why trustees must take ownership of environmental, social and governance risks in their pension funds’ investment strategies, and how asset managers and consultants must be held to account.
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Ombudsman sides with Shell on climate change dispute
The Pensions Ombudsman has sided with the Shell Contributory Pension Fund in the legal challenge regarding the disclosure of climate change information, which has prompted environmental lawyers ClientEarth to request the body to review its internal procedures.
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Only three asset managers ‘walking the walk’ on climate change
Among the world’s 15 largest asset managers, only three companies are making the grade on environmental, social and governance considerations, a report from InfluenceMap shows.
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OpinionIgnore ESG risks at your peril
Last week this government’s new environmental, social and governance regulations came into force.
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Opperman pushes 50 largest funds to lead way on climate change
On the go: Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has written to the largest pension funds in the UK, reminding them to pull their weight in the fight against climate change.
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Nine out of 10 trustees ready for new SRI regime
On the go: Trustees are universally well prepared for the new responsible investment regulations that come into force on October 1, with an astonishing 96 per cent saying they are up to speed.
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TPR publishes new DC investment guidance
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has updated its DC investment guidance to incorporate new regulations on environmental, social and governance risk coming into force from October 2019 and October 2020.
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OpinionWhy ESG is not a flash in the pan
With interventions from government putting increased pressure on schemes to consider environmental, social and governance factors, trustees must not dismiss ESG as a fad, says Redington’s Lydia Fearn.
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OpinionSin stocks under scrutiny
Editorial: Responsible investment campaigners notched a significant win last week, with the government publishing long-awaited regulations on environmental, social and governance disclosures.
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NewsDWP scraps plans for schemes to check members’ ethical views
Controversial plans by the government to force trustees to outline how they have taken members’ ethical views into account in their investment strategies have been scrapped, it was revealed on Monday.
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OpinionDWP consultation will force trustees to take notice of ESG
Pension trustees walk something of a tightrope these days, having to balance maximum short-term returns with being mindful of long-term factors that might affect future performance.
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NewsLGPS guidance opens doors for both investment and intervention
Local government pension schemes will enjoy greater flexibility with their investment arrangements, guidance on forthcoming regulation indicates, but concerns remain about the scope for government intervention.
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OpinionA decade on: The evolution of the PPF
Talking Head: The Pension Protection Fund has been afloat for a decade. The PPF’s John St Hill explains how the lifeboat fund continues to sail through choppy waters.
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Is your scheme safe from latent liabilities?
Any Other Business: In February 2002, the US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld gave his now-famous response to a question about the lack of evidence linking the Iraqi government to the supply of weapons of mass destruction.
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Opinion
Smooth sailing for the pensions lifeboat? The PPF’s annual report in numbers
The gradual economic recovery is welcome news for the Pension Protection Fund, with buoyant equity markets and stronger companies outweighing some losses in its liability-driven investment strategy.
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Environment Agency plans web comms overhaul to boost transparency
The Environment Agency Pension Fund is working on a redesign of its website as part of an ongoing communications drive to boost transparency and engagement among its members.
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Opinion
How to build a SIP for contract-based DC
Muse Advisory’s Mark Hodgkinson sets out the advantage of a statement of investment principles for DC schemes, and what it might comprise, in the latest Technical View.
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