Almost six out of 10 pension savers want their scheme to slash its exposure to fossil fuels, provided it does not impact performance, according to new research. The survey by LGIM —...
Schroders has completed its acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Greencoat Capital — an investment manager specialising in the renewable infrastructure market. As a result it will become part of...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought into the spotlight the ‘Social’ category of ESG and in particular consumers’ preferences and impact investing. The West’s response to the events in the Ukraine...
Almost half of all pension funds, insurers and institutional investors holding Russian assets have taken steps to remove these from portfolios, following its invasion of Ukraine. A snap poll of over 418 institutional...
Pension consultants have predicted that £100bn of DC assets will be invested into infrastructure by the end of the decade, as larger pension funds look to diversify their holdings and meet net...
Just as net-zero pledges have become universal in the multi-employer DC pensions sector, cracks are beginning to appear in the industry’s ability to deliver on the promises that have been signed up...
The democratisation of investment through shareholder activism runs the risk of raising obstacles for professionals structuring optimal portfolios for members, advisers have warned. Speaking at a Corporate Adviser round table on ESG...
SPONSORED COMMENT The corporate diversity conversation has evolved rapidly from where it started, as an initiative to get more female representation in the boardroom. Achieving gender parity at all levels of the...
The focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues has been transforming the workplace pensions landscape for some time. It now appears to be starting to impact the group risk and broader...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed his intention to relax the DC charge cap on pensions to help encourage more investment into illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure. This announcement was contained...
