Two-thirds of asset managers now engage on nature-related risks with companies, according to new research, but less than a quarter are making disclosures on potential risks to longer-term asset values. This survey,...
From medieval pensions awarded for service to the King to today’s global trillion-pound investment vehicles, pensions have transformed from gestures of royal generosity into a cornerstone of modern welfare. Throughout history, they’ve...
Future Growth Capital (FGC) has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Max Gilbert to the newly-created role of infrastructure director. The independent private markets specialist was formed as a partnership...
People’s Pension is investing £260m in AAA-rated collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) with Invesco, in what is believed to be the first UK master trust allocation to the asset class. The investment will...
ESG is dead – for the US federal government, at least. Last month’s incendiary speech to the OECD by President Trump’s employee benefits chief shows just how serious the US government is...
GPP defaults typically have higher exposure to equities than master trust GPPs, potentially driving higher returns. This was one of the key findings in the Pension Policy Institute’s 11th edition of the...
Almost eight out of 10 larger companies see net zero as a “strategic priority” for the year ahead, despite political pushback on this issue. This research also found that more than a...
The UK’s largest pension providers have launched a new partnership, designed to drive funds into regional investment opportunities. This Sterling 20 group, is supported by 20 pension providers and insurers and has...
Pension providers have invested £1.6bn in unlisted equities in the two years since the Mansion House Compact. This remains less than 1 per cent of DC assets. Under the terms of this...
The world largest private asset manager Blackstone, is launching a new business unit focused on the DC pension sector. This new DC department will sit within its private wealth division and focus...
