Two in five DC defaults fail to incorporate ESG issues

Lane Clark & Peacock is urging the industry to take action on default strategies

Hope William-Smith
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Two in five DC defaults fail to incorporate ESG issues

Two in five defined contribution (DC) schemes have not yet included ESG factors in the design of their default investment strategy, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) says.

It comes as the consultancy warns the raft of policy and regulation being laid out for DC schemes is a signal that time is running out to act. LCP surveyed 150 DC schemes to find that while the ...

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