Pension schemes and asset owners have set out joint demands on how they expect the banking sector to help ensure a just transition. This investor collaboration involves Royal London Asset Management, Friends...
Isio has launched a new platform enabling pension schemes and other investors to sell illiquid assets. It says this launch was driven by demand from schemes, who often face difficulties when selling...
XPS Pensions Group has launched a new investment option for smaller DC schemes that targets a 20 per cent allocation to illiquid assets. This comes as a response to the Chancellor’s Mansion...
Full disclosure: this article was written by me not Artificial Intelligence (AI). We have all read by now how AI is making its way into various aspects of people’s lives. For example,...
DC pension providers now disclose a raft of data and metrics relating to the carbon emissions of the assets they manage, and the steps they are taking to mitigate the financial risks...
ESG considerations bring with them opportunities as well as challenges for pension schemes, ranging from issues of member engagement to the crucial task of aligning investment strategies with sustainable practices. Delegates examined...
The pensions industry has been quick to adopt Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles and risk management, which is only natural given the alignment of long-term objectives. However, with sustainability and ESG...
Why should DC pension schemes be looking at private markets? First and foremost because this is an asset class that should deliver better outcomes for pension savers. There are a lot of...
Phoenix Group has hired Cecile Retaureau as its new head of private markets. In this new role Retaureau will lead Phoenix’s team of 16 professionals investing in property, infrastructure, public finance, corporate...
Now Pensions has appointed Martyn James to be its director of investment. James joins from Mercer, where he was partner in the UK DC business and for a period led Mercer’s Wealth...
