All Investment articles – Page 41
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NewsAon sells US businesses to complete merger with WTW
On the go: Aon has sold two US businesses in order to complete its merger with Willis Towers Watson, after concerns were raised by the US Department of Justice.
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NewsCushon acquires Northern Ireland master trust
On the go: Pension provider Cushon has acquired the Workers Pension Trust, a master trust in Northern Ireland, after raising £26m in a funding round.
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NewsUK LGPS Pool secures additional private markets commitments
On the go: The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 local government pension schemes worth a total of around £55bn, has secured approximately £2.7bn of commitments for its latest round of private markets investments. The pool has also selected its final private equity and infrastructure funds for a previous offering.
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NewsBA signs 'first of its kind' £21bn deal with BlackRock
The trustees of the British Airways pension schemes have signed a deal with BlackRock that places the investment management company in charge of the day-to-day management of more than £21bn of assets.
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Muslims missing out on pensions worth £13bn due to sharia concerns
One-third of Muslims in the UK do not have a pension due to the lack of sharia-compliant pension options, missing out on an estimated £12.8bn in savings for retirement, which has prompted calls for trustees to introduce Islamic funds in defined contribution schemes.
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NewsTPR: Trustees must ‘improve their understanding’ of liquidity risks
On the go: Trustees need to improve their understanding of liquidity risks and do more to monitor and mitigate against them, the Pensions Regulator has said.
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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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NewsWR Swann pension scheme appoints fiduciary manager
On the go: The £40m defined benefit scheme for WR Swann, part of Swann-Morton, a Sheffield-based manufacturer of surgical equipment, has appointed Aon as its fiduciary manager.
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NewsFiduciary managers survive Covid scare with strategies intact
On the go: Most fiduciary managers had positive returns in 2020 without needing to change their investment strategies in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis from XPS has shown.
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NewsEngineering consultancy moves DC scheme to LifeSight
On the go: The Ricardo International Pension Scheme, with 2.500 members and £125m in assets, has been moved into the LifeSight master trust.
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NewsLondon CIV launches Paris-aligned equities fund
On the go: London CIV, which oversees £23bn on behalf of 32 London Local Government Pension Scheme funds, has launched an active equities fund that is aligned to the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
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OpinionThere are many roads to Paris – let us not impose a single route to net-zero
Earlier this year, former Bank of England governor Mark Carney had to row back quickly from his claim that Brookfield Asset Management’s investment portfolio was “carbon neutral” on the basis of avoided emissions, despite the fact there is no agreed single definition of a net-zero portfolio.
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OpinionInvestment oversight – trustees should ‘mind the gap’
IC Select managing director Peter Dorward outlines how trustees need to increase the oversight of their investment consultants and fiduciary managers in a way to comply with new regulations.
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NewsFTSE 100 scheme funding stays flat despite £200bn contributions
On the go: FTSE 100 companies have seen the funding position of their defined benefit schemes remain broadly unchanged since the financial crisis, despite sponsor contributions of more than £200bn, a report by LCP has shown.
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NewsSPP, PMI criticise rushed code of practice consultation
The Society of Pension Professionals and the Pensions Management Institute have both criticised the timeframe of the Pensions Regulator’s consultation on its combined code of practice, raising the prospect of its flawed and costly implementation.
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NewsCII scheme completes full buy-in with L&G
On the go: The Chartered Insurance Institute Pension Scheme 1993 has completed a £55m full buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society.
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NewsCo-op pensions aim to achieve net-zero by 2040
On the go: The Co-op has partnered with the Make My Money Matter campaign to engage with its employees in order to increase transparency on how their pension pots are invested and better understand their sustainability priorities.
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NewsDemand for punchier real estate debt strategies on the rise
On the go: Demand for punchier real estate debt strategies among Bfinance’s international institutional client base grew significantly in 2020 and remained strong in 2021.
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NewsTrustees not fully aware of new code of practice requirements
On the go: Many trustees are not fully aware of the requirements of the Pensions Regulator’s new code of practice, a survey by Barnett Waddingham has found.
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NewsIndex funds present challenge for East Sussex scheme’s ESG aspirations
On the go: The East Sussex Pension Fund was one of the first Local Government Pension Schemes in the country to carbon footprint its portfolio, and also one of the first to explore and adopt a climate-aware index.