Investment

The Environment Agency Pension Fund's Marion Maloney joins with Aon's Tim Manuel and ITS's Tegs Harding to discuss net-zero targets and what sits behind them

Real-world impact is increasingly being filtered into schemes’ investment decisions and mindset, writes Stephanie Baxter

Pension scheme inflation hedging activity fell by 17% quarter-on-quarter to £30.4bn in the first three months of the year, BMO Global Asset Management research reveals.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on creating a long-term asset fund (LTAF) to give more confidence in investing in illiquid assets.

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has brought together its public and private equity investment research teams into a joint working group.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news from across the industry.

Brunel Pension Partnership engaged with 881 companies on 3,101 ESG issues over the course of 2020, helping to achieve progress towards targets on carbon saving, water intensity reduction, and gender equality.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has invested £575m in private credit as part of a £3bn private markets programme also covering equity and infrastructure assets.

Employee benefits and wealth management firm Premier has launched an investment consulting business to complete its trustee offering, called Premier Investment Consulting.

Focus has shifted to the ‘social’ part of ESG, says Hope William-Smith, but this has its own challenges for trustees.