All articles by Roxanne Thielemans – Page 2

  • ESG spotlight
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    BT sets 5-year carbon goal, Islington updates net zero targets

    2022-07-05T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including new decarbonisation targets from the £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, an update to the £1.4bn London Borough of Islington Pension Fund’s responsible investment policy, and the Financial Conduct Authority’s delay to plans for sustainable investment labels.

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    Barnett & Hall Holdings scheme agrees £21mn buy-in

    2022-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The £31.2mn Barnett & Hall Holdings Pension Scheme has secured a circa £21mn buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society ahead of a potential future buyout.

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    De La Rue agrees £320mn buy-in

    2022-06-16T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £988.7mn De La Rue Pension Scheme has agreed a £320mn buy-in with insurer Scottish Widows.

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    House of Fraser scheme secures £600mn buyout

    2022-06-14T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The House of Fraser Beatties & Jenners Pension Scheme has completed a £600mn buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation, covering 3,850 deferred members and 5,050 pensioners.

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    Railpen launches voting coalition, BlackRock expands client voting

    2022-06-13T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including Railpen announcing a pushback against “unequal voting rights” and BlackRock giving its pension clients more say in how they take part in shareholder votes.

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    Cleveland Potash schemes appoint pension services provider

    2022-06-13T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £285mn Cleveland Potash Pension Schemes has appointed Willis Towers Watson’s OneDB to provide combined actuarial, fiduciary management and administrative services.

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    EAPF invests in sustainable credit, most schemes plan for net zero

    2022-05-24T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including investment in sustainable private credit by the £4.3bn Environment Agency Pension Fund, nearly three-quarters of schemes set to have net zero plans, and a pair of ESG guides issued for trustees.

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    BT Pension Scheme sells stake in real estate venture

    2022-05-23T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, via Federated Hermes, has sold part of its stake in the engineering and technology business park Silverstone Park to the $550.4bn (£342.6bn) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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    Lambeth eyes affordable housing, BCPP picks ESG data provider

    2022-05-19T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund planning investment in affordable housing, and the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership appointing an ESG data provider.

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    BT awards $1bn private equity mandate to Hermes

    2022-05-17T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme has awarded a $1bn (£801.4mn) private equity mandate to Hermes GPE, further building on two previous private equity investments with the manager.

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    CofE convenes climate transition group, Clara pledges net zero

    2022-05-12T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including a coalition of UK pension funds joining forces to support climate transition in emerging markets, and a net zero pledge from Clara-Pensions.

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    PIC invests in social housing, Brunel targets biodiversity

    2022-05-11T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the Pension Insurance Corporation investing in a social housing provider and the Brunel Pension Partnership highlighting biodiversity as a priority following a review of its responsible investment strategy.

  • Risk Watch
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    William Hill insures all liabilities, boarding school agrees full buy-in

    2022-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Risk watch: A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including the William Hill scheme’s transaction with Rothesay and Gordonstoun School’s full buy-in with Legal & General.

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    Border to Coast launches second private markets programme

    2022-04-07T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £36bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £55bn, has launched the second series of its private markets programme, which includes a dedicated climate opportunities offering.

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    Investors eye climate risk reporting omissions, CofE challenges VW

    2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including an investor coalition applying pressure on companies over their climate reporting, and the Church of England Pensions Board raising the heat on Volkswagen.

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    Alstom schemes appoint Mercer as fiduciary manager

    2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Alstom UK’s Common Investment Fund has appointed Mercer to provide fiduciary management services for three of its defined benefit schemes with assets totalling £1.6bn.

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    Aon’s master trust and GPP invest in climate transition fund

    2022-03-30T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Aon MasterTrust and Group Personal Pension Plan made a £700mn investment in February 2022 to a new climate transition fund co-developed and co-launched by the consultancy and UBS Asset Management.

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    LGPS funds invest in clean tech fund, PPF bets on forestry

    2022-03-29T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including investment from Merseyside and South Yorkshire schemes in the Clean Growth Fund, the Pension Protection Fund raising its stakes in forestry and the Church of England Pensions Board leading a mining initiative.

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    Brunel calls on Sainsbury's to introduce living wage

    2022-03-28T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £38bn Brunel Pension Partnership, which handles assets of 10 UK Local Government Pension Scheme funds, has co-filed a resolution calling for the introduction of the living wage at supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.

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    Asset manager scheme secures £175mn full buy-in

    2022-03-24T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Findel Group Pension Fund has agreed a £175mn full scheme buy-in deal with Standard Life.