Investment

Just one in ten employers believe their pension offering has actively embraced ESG investment options, according to research by Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has resigned just under a month before he was expected to deliver the first Budget of this parliament, making him the shortest-serving Chancellor for more than 50 years.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has "sold down [the] structurally challenged companies" in the LF ASI Income Focus fund as it repositions the portfolio to be more liquid and diversified ahead of its reopening on Thursday 13 February.

Amendments to the pension schemes bill tabled in the House of Lords could hand the government “unprecedented” powers over schemes’ investment strategies, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has warned.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the January 2020 estimates on the various measures…

RPMI Railpen has acquired a mixed-use property development in Dartford, Kent, to add to its growing real estate portfolio.

Mercer has closed its Private Investment Partners (PIP) V strategy, having successfully raised it with $2.7bn (£2.08bn) in total commitments.

Real assets are continuing to offer attractive illiquidity premia for investors. Hope William-Smith looks at the current allocation trends for boosting portfolio resilience.