Investment

The runners and riders for the provider categories of the Corporate Adviser Awards 2022 have been announced (see below), as the countdown to the awards ceremony on Thursday 29th June begins. Providers...

UK pensions should support UK growth, including green growth, infrastructure, climate and nature protection.  At least 25 per cent of each pension is funded by taxpayers, which could justify requiring allocations to...

Legal & General has appointed Heather Lauder and Helen Carey to be new members of its Independent Governance Committee, which overseas its WorkSave Pension and group stakeholder pension plan. Lauder has over...

The golden years of 30 per cent returns may be over, but there is still a lot to attract UK DC pension schemes to infrastructure investments says Frédéric Blanc-Brude, director at EDHECinfra,...

Aviva has partnered with property developer, Stories, to invest £100m in UK real estate and infrastructure projects. The joint venture is the first financial commitment made by Aviva Capital Partners (ACP), the...

Gold as an alternative asset in defined contribution (DC) investment strategies provides good hedging against market fall and yields strong returns under various market conditions, according to new research.  Pension Policy Institute's...

Schroders has received approval to launch the UK’s first long-term asset fund (LTAF). This new regulated fund is an open-ended vehicle designed for investment into a broad range of illiquid and private...

Dan Carpenter has been appointed as a partner in XPS Pension Group’s growing investment team. Carpenter joins from Aon, and has more than 20 years’ investment experience, having advised schemes of all...

Despite higher inflation and more volatile investment markets, UK pension savers saw their retirement prospects improve over the last year, according to latest pension tracker from Aon. This research, which tracks the...

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  if we heat our planet by 1.5°C, we will lose 70% of the world’s coral reefs. At 2°C or more, the pathway many scientists...