Phoenix Group is launching a new ESG DC default solution for Standard Life schemes that tilts up green technology solutions by 50 per cent and reduces carbon intensity down by the same...
Phoenix Group has become a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), confirming its commitment to including environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decision making and ownership. As at...
£100bn has been wiped off the value of index linked gilts and other RPI-linked assets by the Chancellor’s decision to dump the retail price index in favour of CPIH, says Hymans Robertson....
The pensions industry gave a cautious welcome to comments by the Bank of England governor indicating support for looser regulations to enable DC schemes to invest in illiquid infrastructure and property assets....
Willis Towers Watson is calling for trustees to refocus priorities in order unlock “real ESG action” in UK pensions. The consultancy firm says spending an additional eight hours a year focused on...
As trillions of dollars flow into sustainable investments and high-carbon assets are written down by oil companies, environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes are influencing investment decisions on an ever-increasing scale and...
A small majority workplace pension savers have seen their investments completely protected in the year covering the Covid crash, with the Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA) showing a gross return of 0.61 per...
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is moving the equity investments in all its main default funds across to its Future World fund range as part of its Climate Impact Pledge unveiled...
Technology that enables pension scheme members to vote on shareholder resolutions is being piloted by Legal & General Investment Management and is set for wider rollout due to the success of early...
SPONSORED CONTENT What impact will the Covid-19 epidemic have on growth in the master trust sector? Master trusts were already growing fast. We expect the financial pressure on UK PLC caused by...
