Investment

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...

We keep hearing about biodiversity and the Taskforce on Nature-based Financial Disclosure (TNFD). Why do they matter to DC pensions? The pensions industry has spent a lot of energy focusing on climate...

An investment team with a greater level of diversity leads to better investment outcomes, according to WTW. WTW's new paper, Diversity in the asset management industry: on the right track but at the...

UKworkplace pension schemes have the potential to drive radical change at companies across the globe on a range of environmental and social issues, and there’s a growing band of employees willing it...

Last year’s investment losses have caused serious headaches for pension trustees, whether defined contribution (DC) or defined benefit. For those individuals in DC nearing retirement, investment losses coupled with rising inflation have...

The pension industry has entered 2023 with worries and concerns on multiple fronts. Employers and members face a very difficult economic environmental and double-digit inflation which has also brought turmoil in markets....

Aon has appointed Cathy Lewis to be a partner in its UK investment team. Lewis joins from Kempen Capital Management UK, where she led its client team and helped build its fiduciary...