All Investment articles – Page 3
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FeaturesHow master trusts are diversifying Sharia offerings with sukuk bonds
Master trusts are transforming Sharia-compliant pension funds to now include sukuk bonds in a bid to reduce risk for workers approaching retirement.
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People NewsAppointments: LGPS Central names new CIO
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 13 December 2024.
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NewsHow climate change will impact pension portfolios
Failure to transition to a low-carbon economy could cost pension schemes up to 30% in investment losses by 2050, according to new research.
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NewsPerformance, liquidity concerns affecting investors’ private markets decisions
Almost 90% of institutions investing in private markets will not re-invest with their existing managers over the next 12 months, according to new research – with many citing poor performance.
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NewsTrustees join forces to help regulators improve ESG investment
A new industry body has been launched to give trustees a greater voice in the debate concerning sustainable investment and to help regulators build better, more meaningful regulations.
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FeaturesOutlook 2025: Seeking to improve the sustainability status quo
Many pension schemes are adopting more forward-looking approaches to ensure they are having a meaningful impact on climate change, writes Alastair O’Dell.
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NewsWhat the next gilts market shock could look like
The Bank of England has published the results of a wide-ranging scenario analysis involving pension schemes, liability-driven investment strategies and insurers – and found that lessons have been learned from the 2022 gilts market shock.
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NewsAviva adds £750m private debt fund to LTAF roster
Aviva Investors has launched its third long-term asset fund (LTAF) focused on private debt, adding to momentum behind asset managers looking to invest in private markets.
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NewsWhat the government’s own numbers say about investing in private markets
Increasing pension schemes’ allocations to private markets may only boost pension pots by 2% at most, according to the government’s own analysis.
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OpinionHow can pension trustees remain vigilant against greenwashing?
Eversheds Sutherland’s Andrew Black and Samuel Fulda explore how regulators and pension scheme trustees can address greenwashing and greenhushing to further develop their own long-term plans.
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NewsPension funds lobby against ‘unfair’ share structures
Some of the UK’s biggest pension schemes are stepping up their action against companies with dual class share structures, arguing that these are “diluting shareholders’ ability to influence portfolio companies”.
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News‘Pivotal point’ for fiduciary management as DB matures
Fiduciary managers face a “pivotal point” as DB schemes mature and the investment and regulatory landscapes grow more complex, according to Isio.
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FeaturesScheme consolidation: Lessons from the Netherlands
As the government sets its sights on creating pension “megafunds” in the public and private sectors, Pensions Expert takes a look across the North Sea to a country that has already taken a similar path.
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NewsCushon, Aegon to back British Growth Partnership
The Cushon Master Trust and Aegon are working with the British Business Bank with a view to investing in the new British Growth Partnership.
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NewsWhat the LGPS expects from the Mansion House speech
With chancellor Rachel Reeves set to deliver her first Mansion House speech this week, the pension sector is buzzing with speculation about the future of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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ArticleWhat Trump’s win means for policy, the economy, and markets
November 2024, In the Loop - By Gilad Fortgang, Blerina Uruçi, Timothy C. Murray
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NewsFulcrum to launch latest private markets LTAF
Fulcrum Asset Management is to launch a new long-term asset fund (LTAF) aimed at defined contribution (DC) schemes and other institutional investors, offering a diversified portfolio of private market assets.
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NewsWhy Railpen brought its trading desk in-house
Amid widespread industry debate on consolidation and the benefits of insourcing and outsourcing, Railpen’s Jack Crawley explains how the £34bn scheme internalised its trading function.
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NewsBitcoin comes to the UK pension sector
An unnamed pension scheme has allocated £1.5m to bitcoin – the first time a UK scheme has invested in the cryptocurrency.
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NewsInvestment roundup: Aon takes on three major fiduciary clients
Plus: Pension Insurance Corporation backs £54m housing venture, and M&G launches asset-backed securities fund.