Investment

The government’s “double U-turn” on the retrospective use of the regulator’s new criminal powers in the Pension Schemes Act is creating damaging confusion, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) says.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking views on two sets of regulations concerning The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) powers, as well as on measures to allow defined contribution (DC) schemes to invest more easily in a broader range of asset...

Natwest will make a £500m one-off contribution into its main pension scheme after purchasing ordinary shares back from the Treasury.

The relevance and value of ESG integration in investments is growing and is expected to become more important in coming years, according to a paper by Aon.

Pension providers need to tackle rampant ‘pension apathy’ by allowing savers to have a greater say in how their investment is used to tackle issues of concern such as climate change, Aviva says.

Hackney Council Pension Fund has set out a timeline to review further decarbonisation of its investments, as it moves towards its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040.

2020 was an annus horribilis which impacted all walks of life including the investment markets. Ryan Boothroyd takes the long view and considers what lessons can be learned from the past 12 months.

How do you tell if a company does what it says?

Addressing ESG risks has typically been easier in equities but there are many ways to do it in fixed income and LDI portfolios, writes Stephanie Baxter