Hugo Greenhalgh
- Special Report
The market: Tools in tune with the zeitgeist
2018 marks the year that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) dedicated to tracking environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues truly became mainstream
NewsInvesco: Sovereign funds doubled alternatives exposure in six years
Alternatives now form 20% of the average portfolio of sovereign investors, up from 10% six years ago
NewsAsset management roundup: BNPP partners with SME loan originator
Plus: Russell Investments wins transition management mandate from France’s FRR
NewsBritish Airways wins court appeal over discretionary pension increase
Trustees of Airways Pension Scheme granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court over dispute dating from 2013
NewsPLSA: Auto-enrolment is not enough to secure good retirement
Auto-enrolment’s success is still not enough to secure comfortable retirements for UK workers, trade body says
- Features
Managers get behind ETFs
The asset management arms of JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have bolstered their European exchange-traded funds (ETFs) teams with a series of senior hires, throwing a spotlight on a sector overlooked by pension fund investors.
NewsScotland proposes pooling £42bn of public pension assets
Advisory board pushes forward with long-running effort to encourage greater collaboration between 11 funds
NewsFund manager trade body launches diversity campaign
Investment Association steps up bid to encourage more young people to work in the sector
NewsAsset management roundup: Survey predicts ESG-related ETF boom
Plus: Old Mutual splits asset management business; HFR launches 40 smart beta benchmarks
NewsSurvey finds limited support for commercial DB consolidators
Willis Towers Watson poll reports trustees are sceptical of the benefits of vehicles like the Pension SuperFund
NewsUK risks ‘blind Brexit’ without financial services deal, ex-minister warns
Former European commissioner Peter Mandelson clashes with ex-IA chair Helena Morrissey over Brexit strategy
NewsManagers back DC scheme access to illiquid markets
“Auto-enrolment is a game changer,” says trade body chief executive
NewsBrexit: More finance firms considering transfers away from UK
Several asset managers have moved staff or assets to other EU locations ahead of Brexit
NewsBanks help FTSE 100 pension deficit fall to just £5bn
HSBC, Santander, Barclays and Lloyds all reported a DB surplus for the first time, says Barnett Waddingham
NewsUK government rejects call for default at-retirement option
Default decumulation products not in the spirit of pension freedoms
Country ReportWillis Towers Watson launches bundled service for DB schemes
OneDB combines admin, actuarial and investment services to set schemes on a path to full funding – and, perhaps, consolidation
NewsTrade war rhetoric should prompt equity rethink, say advisers
Looming tariffs on trade between China and US are a cause for pessimism among consultants and strategists
NewsAbu Dhabi’s sovereign fund buys 21% stake in UK pension insurer
PIC has been one of the most active insurers in the UK DB de-risking space in the past 12 months
NewsWelsh pension funds eyeing investment in tidal power project
A collaboration of Welsh public sector pension funds is considering backing a £1.3bn (€1.5bn) tidal power project.
NewsLow-cost investment research ‘unsustainable’, managers claim
Quality and scope of investment research is already being affected, survey finds
