The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the UN responsible investment body, has launched a consultation on its ‘Progression Pathways’ initiative that gives signatories a step-by-step journey towards better practices. The PRI proposes...
The trustees of one in two DB schemes now have clear endgame strategy place, according to research from Standard Life. However, a significant number of trustees remain concerned that market volatility could...
More than nine out of 10 DB schemes have seen their asset base reduce as a result of falling bond prices and last year's LDI funding crisis according to new research from PwC....
Complaints for the "decumulation & pensions" product group saw a 20 per cent rise from the second half of 2022 to the first half of 2023, according to the Financial Conduct Authority...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published policy recommendations to encourage further investment by suitable pension schemes in assets that can help drive growth in the UK economy. The report offers...
The Government’s Taskforce on Social Factors (TSF) has made 30 recommendations on the how UK pension schemes can better incorporate social factors into their investment decisions. These proposals, contained in a guide,...
Charges across most types of large pension schemes fell between 2022 and 2023, with bundled own-trust, unbundled own-trust and master trusts charges all falling, according to research from Barnett Waddingham. A report...
One in three people admit that pensions are bottom of their to-do list — and they are more likely to be prioritise planning holidays or managing hair and beauty appointments. The research,...
Large asset owners are confident in their portfolios’ resilience, despite market uncertainty with more targeting higher infrastructure and private debt and equity allocations. This is the more upbeat picture form Mercer’s latest global...
Pension schemes and investment funds can invest in ESG asset without sacrificing performance, but better metrics are needed to help them navigate this economic transition. This was the main conclusion of a...
