All DWS articles
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NewsIs social policy essential for schemes to promote change?
Integrating environmental, social and governance credentials into pensions has become increasingly common, yet deciding whether schemes should adopt a specific policy on social matters has become a point of contention.
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NewsAdaption: How schemes can tackle climate and social issues together
As the COP26 conference draws near, the summit’s theme of ‘adaptation’ has raised questions around how schemes can align their environmental and societal commitments to protect the planet’s ecology and communities.
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NewsDWS Group acquires minority stake in Smart
On the go: Asset manager DWS Group has acquired a minority stake in Smart, the platform provider behind master trust Smart Pension.
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NewsTwo-thirds of schemes to increase allocation to social investments
On the go: Sixty-six per cent of pension schemes expect to increase their allocation to social investment passive funds over the next three years, new research has shown.
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News
New solution allows schemes to have voting rights on pooled funds
On the go: The Asset Management Exchange and asset manager DWS have created an investment solution that allows pension schemes to express their stewardship preferences in pooled funds.
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Features
NY divests and managers pledge, but are companies doing enough?
Data crunch: Thirty leading asset managers have pledged net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, on the heels of a landmark divestment announcement by the $226bn (£171bn) New York public pension. But a key datapoint suggests companies’ capital expenditure does not yet match managers’ sustainability rhetoric.