Investment

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...

Schroders Greencoat has secured £170 million from the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) into its UK private markets fund, Greencoat Renewable Income LP (GRI). The commitment raises GRI to £1.35 billion, with...

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (Saul), with around £3 billion in assets under management, has become the first UK pension scheme to adopt pass-through voting for both its DC...

Nest has appointed Northern Trust to be its new fund administrator, coordinating the pension scheme’s investments across its diversified portfolio. Northern Trust has won the contract from State Street Corporation, the US...

The UK’s spending watchdog has blasted delays and rising costs in the implementation of the pensions dashboard project, blaming a lack of skills and ineffective governance. Costs have jumped by £54m, despite...