Pension Fund Strategy – Page 39
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NewsStandard Life highlights barriers for trustees to deliver endgame strategy
Market volatility was cited as a key concern by trustees to deliver their endgame strategy
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NewsNOW: Pensions increases investment with sustainable objectives to 82%
A total of 23 green, social or sustainable bonds now make up over 15% of NOW: Pensions’ portfolio, up from 13% last year
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NewsESG and climate change ‘at the core’ of PPF stewardship strategy
‘The focus on understanding long-term material risks and opportunities has continued unabated,’ says PPF CIO
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NewsUK’s NEST looks to add to illiquid assets
As at 31 March 2023, NEST was managing £29.6bn on behalf of scheme members
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NewsChurch Commissioners for England boosts responsible investment activity
‘Our integrated approach to responsible investment aims to affect real change in the wider economy,’ says First Church estates commissioner
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NewsNature requires ‘a different approach’, asset owners tell peers
Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Asset Owners Network encourages peers to ‘start now’
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NewsLGPS Central reaffirms net zero commitments with strategy launch
The strategy outlines the rationale for its belief in creating a ‘realistic pathway for achieving net zero’
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NewsAP3 sets out framework to eye impact of countries, firms on human rights
Swedish pensions buffer fund says mission to be a responsible owner means it does invest in companies and sectors with high risks regarding human rights
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NewsAustrian VBV increases fixed income exposure
The group’s Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse will also expand private markets investments
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NewsReal GHG cuts best achieved by focusing on largest emitters, says AP7
Swedish pensions major says wisdom of targeting main emitters also contains important lesson for biodiversity action
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NewsInarcassa considers higher exposure to illiquids, infrastructure
The next strategic asset allocation could lead to wiping out liquid alternative investments from the scheme’s portfolio
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NewsTfL pension fund on track to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
TfL pension fund committed to achieve a 55% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2030
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NewsItalian pension fund quartet boosts private equity investments
Asset manager Neuberger Berman will invest in buyout and growth strategies, and mainly in companies operating in Italy
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NewsVarma becomes third pensions firm to win SBTi validation
PensionDanmark, AkademikerPension also among the first to get official seal of approval for climate targets
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NewsRailpen sustainable ownership review shows members top concerns
Railpen’s sustainable ownership review showed fair treatment of workers, climate change and fair pay as top concerns for members
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NewsBorder to Coast increases investment in private markets
The investment pool confirmed a further £1.7bn investment in its private markets programme during 2022/2023
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NewsNew index created for pension plan seeking extra ESG performance at same risk
Pension fund of a ‘top European financial institution’ turned to Impact Cubed for development of the index
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NewsUSS employers agree to restore university pension benefits
UUK and UCU agreed to full benefit restoration to pre-April 2022 levels by Monday 1 April 2024
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NewsDB schemes need integrated approach to sustainability reporting
Hymans Robertson suggests three initial actions pension schemes and other institutional investors should take for successful TNFD reporting
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NewsUSS employers urge scheme for fast conclusion of 2023 valuation
Employers ‘wish to be cautious and proportionate’ in making responses to USS’s improved funding position
