Investment

Pension transfer values ended 2020 at £259,000, 8% higher than the start of the year, according to XPS Pensions, after suffering periods of substantial volatility linked to the pandemic while potential scams reached record highs.

Fintech workplace savings business Cushon has launched a net-zero pension available now to savers who want to “actively contribute towards slowing climate change”.

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Downgrades of investment grade bonds to fallen angels continue apace in 2020. Through September 30, $179.6 billion, across 43 companies and comprising over 230 bonds, has been downgraded. The asset figure already exceeds the full calendar years of 2009...

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) long-term funding approach will put extra financial pressure on UK pension scheme sponsors, according to Aon.

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds are being urged to prioritise cashflow management as investors are challenged to find income in traditional fixed income and property markets.

Essex Pension Fund is looking to appoint an investment manager for a direct corporate lending mandate of approximately £200m to £250m.

The carbon emissions in Aegon UK’s default pension funds will be slashed in half by 2030 under a longer-term plan to reach a net-zero position by the middle of the century.

The US economy is on course to do better than Europe post-lockdown, thereby supporting US equities but raising inflation worries, according to economists.