Trustees of the MP’s defined benefit pension scheme will divest from all investments linked to Russia, including HSBC, after a cross-party group of more than 60 MPs raised concerns about investments. At...
The fiduciary duty to protect members’ interest must always take primacy over their moral, ethical or ESG concerns, even in relation to investments in Russian assets as the country invades Ukraine, The...
The Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime came into effect on 15 November last year with its investment approach clearly defined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). At least 50 per cent...
UK pension schemes still have some way to go to fully integrate ESG into their process, according to the latest analysis by Mercer. Mercer says that this latest report shows ESG factors...
The emphasis on value for money in workplace pensions is arguably the next stage of evolution for the sector, representing something of a refinement compared with the blunter instrument of price caps,...
Over 50 per cent of UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investing, with nine out of 10 of these schemes looking to make these impact investments in the UK...
Abrdn and XPS Pensions Group will launch a new DB pensions master trust in the second quarter of 2022. Abrdn has formed a strategic alliance with XPS Pensions Group. The asset manager...
Carbon credits are here to stay, that much was made certain at COP26 when the agreement on carbon markets was reached. This change to the agreement, known as Article 6, in practical...
How are net-zero commitments changing the workplace pensions landscape? Over the past 12 months there has been a significant increase in the number of companies making a commitment to be net zero...
Pension funding level have remained resilient over the past month, despite the crisis in Ukraine causing disruption and volatility across global markets. XPS’s DB UK funding tracker shows that total scheme assets...
