All Investment articles – Page 10
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NewsPension funds can help boost the UK economy, so long as savers come first, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers said a long-term strategy that put savers at its heart could draw more pension fund investment into the UK economy.
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NewsSavings shock: Over £4.5bn more withdrawn from UK accounts than deposited in May
The Bank of England said withdrawals from UK savings accounts hit their highest level in 26 years.
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NewsFCA to allow retail investors and DC self-select funds access to 'higher-risk' LTAFs
The city watchdog is allowing mass market retail investors, self select DC pension schemes and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) to access long term asset funds (LTAFs) but the move has already been questioned by the investment industry.
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NewsWales Pension Partnership launches a global ESG sub fund
WPP, the pooling entity for the eight Welsh LGPS Funds, said the fund enhances the choice available to authorities and helps fulfil their sustainable investment objectives.
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OpinionRisk and reward: Just how good is VaR?
Value at Risk (VaR) is used as our main risk measure, but how good is it?
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NewsCushon opts for Ninety One's Global Total Return Credit strategy
Master trust Cushon has chosen the Ninety One Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) strategy as its default fund option.
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NewsRate rises mean annuities break even sooner
An improvement in annuity rates experienced over the past 18-months has brought forward the break-even point at which pension savers get their original investment by five years, according to Canada Life.
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NewsPension schemes urged to come to UK Plc's rescue
The secret to reinvigorating the UK economy lies in the hands of pension schemes, says report.
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NewsInterest rates hiked to 5% as Bank of England fights inflation
The Bank of England has increased the base rate by 50 basis points
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NewsPLSA offers pragmatic alternatives to politicians' ideas for UK growth
In recent months, the government, the opposition, the lord mayor of London and other lobbyists and policy wonks have floated various notions as to how pension funds – defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) – should invest their assets in order to boost growth in the UK’s economy.
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NewsPLSA Investment Conference 2023: Live blog
If you’re not up in Edinburgh for the PLSA’s annual investment conference then this is the next best thing. Stay tuned for latest updates and goings on.
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NewsAsset managers fall short of claims about climate and biodiversity
The world’s largest asset managers are failing to use their influence to influence the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change, according to new research from lobbyist ShareAction.
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NewsIsio seals Deloitte UK pensions business deal
Isio Group has completed its acquisition of Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits, the UK pensions advisory business of Deloitte LLP, following FCA approval.
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NewsThink big: Think tank suggests creation of regional superfunds
The Tony Blair Institute has has suggested that thousands of public and private sector pension plans should be pooled into a series of regional ‘superfunds’ with assets of up to £500 billion, as part of an “extremely radical” proposal to free billions of pounds of investment capital to boost the growth of UK businesses.
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NewsTrust is the greatest obstacle to bridging the advice gap
Trust remains one of the biggest obstacles against bridging the advice gap, according to new data from specialist marketing and communications agency, Lang Cat Financial.
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FeaturesWill DC consolidation present master trusts with crock of gold?
Within a decade, some 15 or more master trusts will have disappeared. Today, 36 players jockey for pole position. What will this huge transition mean for trustees, sponsors, and members, asks Stephane Hawthorne?
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OpinionInvestors must insist on decarbonisation – before it’s too late
The annual business meeting of a company has long been a forum for investors to air their grievances about the direction that a company is taking. That’s why ShareAction went to chemical giant BASF’s AGM last month.
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NewsTPR at the root of high levels of industry dissatisfaction over policy direction
More than six in ten (61%) of pension industry respondents are unhappy with the direction of pensions policy over the past six months, according to the latest Pensions Management Institute (PMI) Pulse Survey. That’s an increase of almost 40% (38.6%) compared with last year’s survey.
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NewsACA chair balks at funding code for open schemes while backing CDC
Concerns about the new funding code forcing “unnecessarily cautious” funding approaches upon open defined benefit (DB) schemes were raised at the All Party Parliamentary Group’s annual pensions lunch earlier this week.