Investment

More than a third of DB pension schemes are not taking action to address potential funding level issues as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.  A survey of scheme managers and trustees...

The past decade has seen illiquid assets increasingly celebrated as an important diversifier in pension funds looking for alternative sources of growth and income. While this was an easy argument to make during...

Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. The arguments are that it was written in...

Almost three out of four women aged 40 or over want their pension funds to divest from companies with poor pay practices, according to a new survey.  The survey by Legal and...

For the optimist, these are indeed exciting times: unprecedented market movements, an ideal time to make a lot of money as shares tumble. Of course, it is all about timing, and how...

One of the world’s largest pension funds, run by the Norwegian government, has excluded seven oil companies for causing “unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions”.  In addition it has also excluded five coal companies...

Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors.  Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...

Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....

One if five DB schemes may suspend pension deficit contributions, according to new research from Isio. Isio —  formerly the pensions advisory arm of KPMG, which launched as an independent company in...

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mark Calnan as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Calnan has 16 years’ experience with the firm, working across client facing, research,...