Investment

Over an unprecedented twelve months, commercial property funds have proven their resilience as stable income generators. James Coke looks at how the market is changing and evolving to ensure it delivers for investors in the years to come.

Asset managers representing $22.8trn (£16.5trn) of assets under management (AUM) have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, bringing the total number of signatories to 73.

Brunel Pension Partnership has completed transitioning almost £20bn of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, with most remaining transfers due this year.

The scam ‘epidemic’ across the pensions industry needs better government intervention in the form of a specifically appointed minister, AJ Bell has reiterated.

A climate strategy for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is set to be announced in the coming weeks which will support trustees as they carry out work to meet the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) requirements.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has published a report looking into how pension schemes approach investment in overseas assets.

The Investment Association (IA) has urged the government to ensure clear guidelines and strong reporting standards in its planned issuance of the nation’s first green sovereign bonds, as part of a host of priorities outlined on behalf of its membership....

Legal & General (L&G) has unveiled fresh interim climate commitments as part of a drive to net-zero portfolio emissions by 2050.

The Smart Pension Master Trust has allocated £100m of its default assets to seed a blended private market illiquids fund being launched by Natixis Investment Managers.

The full impact of the pandemic means many defined benefit (DB) schemes will have now overestimated the life expectancies of their members, research suggests.