IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 59
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NewsUK gender pensions gap at 35%, according to DWP
‘Vital first step in tackling profound gender inequalities in pensions,’ says LCP
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NewsFRC seeks input on proposed changes to UK corporate governance code
The amendments are broadly technical and do not address fundamental concepts such as ‘comply or explain’
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Outlook: Europe and the world
Inflation may be losing momentum, thanks to vigorous central bank action, but with a recession on the horizon, it is hard to tell whether the next few months and years will see markets turn around and risk assets begin to perform again. For the time being, CIOs argue for selectivity in stock selection and generally agree that bonds have resumed their diversification role. The main article in our Outlook report features the views of influential CIOs and strategists on asset allocation for the next few years.
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Equities
Our report shines a light on investors’ thought processes when it comes to choosing active, passive or a combination of the two. We surveyed CIOs and senior portfolio managers to get an insight into how they construct their equity portfolios. Our report also features an investigation into the fall in listings on the UK equity market, at a time when listing domicile is increasingly consequential aspect of portfolio construction.
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Does location matter in the corporate listings debate?
The number of listed companies have fallen dramatically, but London remains a preferred global financial centre
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Special ReportOutlook – Europe and the world: UK launches its own approach to green investment
The focus is on financial regulation rather than economic policy to drive decarbonisation
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FeaturesBlackRock executive pegs inequality with new opportunity index
“Inequality is both a risk and an opportunity that should be measured,” says Gavin Lewis in a conversation about his book ‘The Opportunity Index: A solution-based framework to dismantle the racial wealth gap’. Growing up in a single parent household without a father in Tottenham, a predominantly black area of London with high poverty levels, Lewis is well qualified to have a view on inequality. But as a managing director at BlackRock, is he also an example of the exception that proves the rule?
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FeaturesCareer development: Reaching to the next generation in pensions
Pensions can be seen as a dry industry, but an array of initiatives is seeking to support younger professionals
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NewsFTSE 350 DB pensions schemes shift £5bn deficit to £38bn surplus
But ’there is every chance that 2022 will be a last hurrah for cash injections into DB schemes’, says WTW
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NewsUK government seeks further views on LGPS changes
The final regulations are expected to come into force on 1 October 2023
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NewsAP7 hands LGIM large active climate-transition equities mandate
Swedish pensions giant says new partnership is first time it has combined a focus on firms able to transition with active ownership
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NewsPension professionals increasingly dissatisfied with pensions policy, says PMI
However, there is scope for improvement, according to the Institute
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NewsNew PPF proposals would represent ‘seismic changes’ to UK pensions landscape
Plans would mean ‘struggling’ DB schemes could choose to opt-in to the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsNEST advances into private markets as AUM reach £30bn
‘NEST needed an investment framework in place that could rapidly grow’, says Liz Fernando, NEST’s CIO
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NewsChurch of England posts 5% return amid volatile market
Despite ‘challenging environment for financial markets’ Church Commissioners delivered positive investment return
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NewsValue over cost, says new UK pensions regulator chief
’Our position is clear: no saver should be in a poorly performing scheme that doesn’t offer value for money,’ says Nausicaa Delfas
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NewsInstitutional group set to tackle pension inequalities in the UK
‘Doing nothing is not an option,’ says NOW: Pensions
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NewsUK roundup: Brunel updates climate policy following review
Plus: Smart Pension reaches £3bn in total assets amid market consolidation; Timpson pension fund signs buy-in deal with Just Group
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NewsLCP sets up climate risk tool for pension scheme stakeholders
The firm is urging trustees to carefully analyse company business plans and forecasts
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NewsAMNT calls on UK government to help lay trustees reach full potential
‘Downgrading the role of member nominated trustees, whose only interest is the best outcome for members, would seem to be a retrograde and potentially harmful step,’ says AMNT co-chair
