Investment

None of the Global Pensions 100 Panel has a climate change policy in place for hiring new managers.

UK - Some 73% of occupational pension trustees plan to reduce their allocation to equities over the next year, a Pension Corporation survey reveals.

Some 73% of occupational pension trustees plan to reduce their allocation to equities over the next year, a Pension Corporation survey reveals.

UK - Trustees are to be given new tools by the government to improve their oversight and clarify fiduciary duty in a shake up of trustee responsibilities.

GLOBAL - The short-term nature and focus of financial markets is inhibiting the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in capital allocation and could harm long-term investment performance, First State Investments warns.

McCarthy and Stone saw a 20% increase in the uptake of its pension scheme after implementing a wrap last November, delegates heard.

The Vodafone DC Pension Plan has become the 100th pension scheme to achieve the Pensions Quality Mark. Helen Morrissey talks to head of pensions Geoff McKenzie about the importance of supplying good quality pensions to staff

Industry figures believe the government will make transfer of short service refunds the default option when it revamps the regulatory framework later this year.

Changes to pension tax allowance rules limiting annual tax- free contributions to £50,000 have led to a spike in ‘carry forwards' by high earners, a tax expert said.

Yields on high-yield debt are set to surge up to 100 basis points higher this summer as valuations begin to offer a "compelling" case for investment, analysts say.