The democratisation of investment through shareholder activism runs the risk of raising obstacles for professionals structuring optimal portfolios for members, advisers have warned. Speaking at a Corporate Adviser round table on ESG...
Scottish Widows adds another £1.5bn in divestments as part of a new update to its exclusions policy, which includes a landmark pledge to divest from tobacco companies. This additional divestment is in...
Almost eight out of 10 pension funds and institutional investors plan to reduce their exposure to traditional fixed income investments over the next 18 months in response to rising interest rates and...
Standard Life has completed a bulk purchase annuity transaction worth around £175m of the Findel Group Pension Fund which covers all members. The Trustee was able to achieve full benefits for all...
An increasing number of schemes are focusing on their investment approach in a bid to be ‘settlement ready’ according to Aon. According to Aon's Global Pension Risk Survey 2021/22, more UK defined...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed his intention to relax the DC charge cap on pensions to help encourage more investment into illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure. This announcement was contained...
AMX has launched a new climate-reporting hub which aims to collate and standardise a range of climate data, helping trustees meet their regulatory responsibilities. AMX is a platform and ‘investment ecosystem’ developed...
DC schemes have a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to improve member outcomes through smarter deployment of capital, which could also help transform the UK’s economy, while delivering on climate change promises. This...
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...
