Investment

Government-backed auto-enrolment provider Nest has partnered with Octopus Renewables in a bid to increase investment in clean energy infrastructure.

Despite Brexit, indirect EU impacts are expected to influence how UK schemes and their asset managers stay alert to ESG issues, writes Charlotte Moore.

Governance issues can directly impact the outcomes and value for money experienced by defined benefit (DB) scheme members, according to a paper from the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).

Brunel Pension Partnership has committed to reaching net-zero by no later than 2050.

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has officially debuted its Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) after a series of road tests.

The potential loss of scheme flexibility outlined in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) interim response to its defined benefit (DB) funding code should not be a concern as long as schemes can manage risk, the watchdog said.

More than a third of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are running “worryingly close to the deadline” to comply with the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) retendering order, according to Hymans Robertson.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the February 2021 estimates on the various measures…

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