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NewsUSS hires from BlackRock for new ABS head role
Oram will be tasked with building a new team focussed on sourcing, valuing and executing structured credit opportunities in the public markets
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USS employers back changes to pension scheme
Without changes to the scheme, employers and scheme members face escalating contribution rates
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Russell Group flags support of UUK options as USS sees ‘grounds for cautious optimism’
Influential subset of UUK employers states areas of agreeement with UUK options for addressing contested 2020 USS valuation
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UK’s £68bn universities scheme declares net-zero ambition
Pension fund still to develop comprehensive strategy but wanted to state ambition ‘to send signal’
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UK pension funds develop support for RI reporting challenge
Schemes supporting each other to manage ‘complex and demanding’ stewardship and responsible investment reporting obligations
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UUK floats ‘difficult’ USS covenant requests, new DB/DC balance
Staff union accuses employer body of proposing ‘unnecessary and damaging cuts’
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USS rejects employer request for review of 2020 valuation approach
‘No justifiable basis for review until alternative proposals made or new information materialises’
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USS’s asset management arm names new strategic equities head
The current £11.4bn portfolio overseen by transition manager BlackRock will be taken back in house
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USS employers find valuation consultation approach ‘unhelpful’
USS says it will need to work with UUK urgently on matter of covenant commitments
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Investors call on companies to provide ‘Paris-aligned’ financial accounts
Major pension investors put their name to letter to 36 of Europe’s largest companies
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UK roundup: PLSA seeks new recruits for policy board
Plus: Coronavirus ‘has had little impact on pension saving’
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USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
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UK universities scheme deficit climbs to £13bn with COVID-19 impact
DB promises were expensive already before the pandemic crisis, says CEO
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USS bullish on shared ownership housing, debuts with £300m debt facility
Investment ticks multiple boxes for the Universities Superannuation Scheme, including making a social impact
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People moves: UK’s Railpen picks sustainable ownership head
RPMI Railpen, Alecta, CPP Investments, Folketrygdfondet, USS, Keva, Aegon AM, BNY Mellon IM, Aon, Voya, Edelman, Unigestion, Artemis, Muzinich
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Companies behaving badly will be post-crisis losers, say USS, BTPS
Universities’ scheme shifts to UK bonds after US debt soars
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People moves: USS hires new CRO; Skandia names new allocation head
USS, Skandia, Aegon Asset Management, RPMI Railpen, Finanstilsynet, Dalriada, Van Lanschot Kempen, HSBC Global Asset Management, Carmignac, 2° Investing Initiative, SEI, BNPP AM, Danske Bank
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Universities scheme decides exclusions, cites prospects concerns
Higher education scheme set to make its first exclusion-based divestments
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Transition Pathway Initiative consults on corporate bond analysis plan
Asset-owner backed initiative moves on one of its 2020 priorities
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London CIV hires permanent CIO from LGPS Central
Pool also announces head of responsible investment and client relations director appointments
