Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £40m in debt issued by the Royal College of Surgeons in England to finance the redevelopment of its London headquarters.
Supply will need to be rebuilt following the forced shutdown, potentially pushing up inflation and reasserting the need for adequate hedges, writes James Phillips
Trustees need to address two urgent priorities in order to “unlock real ESG action” in UK pensions, Willis Towers Watson says.
Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has launched a sustainable multi-asset fund and rebadged its Bond Income portfolio as a sustainable bond fund.
Covid-19 has led to a collapse in real yields, creating a double-whammy for schemes of falling returns and increasing liabilities. James Macdonald asks if CoCo bonds can provide an opportunity for schemes in such an environment.
Kempen Capital Management has committed to have net-zero emission investments by 2050 as part of stringent policies laid down to address climate change.
Understanding investments increases people’s engagement with their savings, says Newton’s Catherine Gill
Jim Cielinski, Global Head of Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors, considers the question vexing investors in the latter part of 2020.