Member choice under a pot for life system should include the ability to have contributions paid into self-invested personal pensions (Sipps) and personal pensions, according to a Social Market Foundation (SMF) paper...
Including private assets in DC defaults is likely to boost long-term investment returns and improve member outcomes through illiquidity and diversification premia. Private assets also offer new sustainable investment opportunities through unlisted...
Whilst chatting with a number of DC stakeholders about illiquids, and around the impetus created by the Mansion House Compact and the emphasis on VC/PE asset classes into their portfolios, it struck...
There is clear political and regulatory momentum to encourage DC schemes to broaden their investment remit and commit more money into private markets. A recent roundtable, held by Natixis Investment Management in...
IFM Investors — the private markets investment manager owned by a number of Australian pension funds — has appointed Rekha Misra to be its global head of product strategy and innovation. Misra...
The UK Government has pledged almost £500m of climate finance aid to developing countries at the 'Finance Day' at COP28 today. It says this is part of a wider £1.6bn climate aid...
Despite the improved funding positions, more than one in three (35 per cent) DB schemes have yet to finalise their endgame objective, according to the latest industry survey from Russell Investments. Its...
Just 4.2 per cent of listed UK shares are owned by pension and insurance funds— the lowest proportion on record according to new data from the Office of National Statistics. The proportion...
The controversial issue of whether defined contribution (DC) pensions schemes should embrace the 2 and 20 performance fee structures common in the world of private equity was a key area of debate...
Aon has appointed Geoff Bauer to be a partner in its investment team. In his new role, Bauer will advise trustees and corporate sponsors of UK defined benefit plans with a focus...
