Nest has set up a timberland fund, which will invest directly into sustainable forestry practices. The master trust has appointed Campbell Global, JP Morgan Asset Management’s timberland investment advisory company, to provide...
Now Pensions is the latest pension provider to become a a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code. The UK Stewardship Code, run by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) now has 287 signatories,...
Verity Trustees, which runs the trustee board of TPT Retirement Solutions, has become a signatory to the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code. This Stewardship Code sets high standards for those investing...
Retirement specialist Just Group is the latest company to be listed as a signatory of the UK Stewardship Code by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). In order to become a signatory Just...
The majority of DC pension schemes now have net zero targets in place for 2050 with 81 per cent setting interim goals, according to research from Barnett Waddingham. The consultancy said these...
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), the UK's largest Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with £30 billion assets under management will adopt pass-through voting. Pass-through voting enables schemes to enforce their voting preferences on...
The question the Financial Inclusion Centre raises in our new report ‘Making an impact or making a return?’ is whether we can distinguish between finance that genuinely prioritises making a social impact...
Legal & General has updated its Climate Impact Pledge with two baseline demands of three of the most carbon intensive sectors. It says it expects methane emissions disclosure from across the oil...
Aegon is overhauling its largest workplace default to include a greater weighting to private markets and enhance its ESG integration. The changes will be made to the £12 billion Universal Balanced Collection...
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a new guide for trustees, setting out practical steps on how the can engage with asset managers on environmental, social & governance (ESG) issues....
