All Scottish Widows articles
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Climate roundup: Scottish Widows invests £1.4bn in environment and climate
Plus: Carbon pricing is key to combating climate change, says LGIM; Phenix Capital issues carbon neutral metrics
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UK roundup: FTSE 350 pension scheme funding shows noticeable surplus increase
Plus: Trustees warned of insurance firms’ TCFD reports for risk transfer selection; Pension funds hold key to unlocking nature and wildlife potential
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UK roundup: GKN Group completes £513m pensions buy-in deal with Just Group
Plus: PMI hires Scottish Widows as master trust insight partner
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Scottish Widows backs BlackRock’s ESG bond fund with £500m
This is the second fund that BlackRock has built in consultation with Scottish Widows
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ESG roundup: Carbon footprint of FTSE100 pensions higher than their company emissions
Plus: Church of England advises on how to invest in tech companies; World Benchmarking Alliance launches coallition on ethical AI
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Asset management roundup: Scottish Widows calls on managers so sign stewardship code
Plus: LGIM launches net zero bond fund; Edmond de Rothschild plans to join net zero initiative
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UK pension fund completes £320m buy-in deal with Scottish Widows
Hymans expects around £50bn a year of buy-ins and buy-outs on average over the next 10 years
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UK pensions industry urges regulators to focus on ‘more than just costs’
‘A transparent, consistent framework also needs to consider factors such as investment performance and quality of service,’ says LGIM
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ESG roundup: EC seeks applicants for emerging economies HLEG
Plus: UK pension investors back Living Wage employer resolution; Scottish Widows announces £1.5bn divestments over updated exclusion policy; MainStreet launches ‘ESGeverything.com’ fintech platform
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Lloyds Banking Group agrees £5.5bn longevity swap
Scottish Widows acts as an intermediary insurer while SCOR provides 100% reinsurance coverage
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BBC scheme strikes £3bn longevity swap, Aon plan in £510m buy-in
BBC deal is the seventh announced longevity swap this year
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ESG roundup: New tailings management standard to improve mining safety
Plus: Scottish Widows £2bn investment in climate transition fund; Companies operating in Gulf nations urged to protect workers from debt, slavery
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UK roundup: £1.06bn added to bulk annuity 2019 books
Plus: Hymans Robertson’s master trust report; Opperman retains pensions minister job
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NOW: Pensions authorised by UK regulator
Four more defined contribution master trusts have been signed off by The Pensions Regulator, bringing the total number of authorised providers to 31
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People moves: Lloyds pension director joins Law Debenture [updated]
Law Debenture, Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva Investors, Russell, IA, PGIM, Jennison, QMA, Schroders, Just, Heptagon Capital, Scottish Widows, Edmond de Rothschild AM, Citrus, Gresham House, GAM
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Standard Life Aberdeen and Lloyds settle dispute over £104bn contract
Standard Life Aberdeen will continue to run £35bn on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group until “at least April 2022” and receive £140m compensation
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Auto-enrolment should be expanded, say UK firms
Nearly all companies favour broadening the regime to include lower-paid workers and the self-employed, according to a CBI/Scottish Widows poll
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People moves: Santander appoints UK pensions chief [updated]
Santander, ATP Real Estate, AP1, The Carlyle Group, PineBridge, PIMCO, Majedie, Link Asset Services, Law Debenture, Scottish Widows, Solactive
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UK roundup: Cost disclosure tool signs up 30 clients
Plus: BoAML pension fund secures £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows