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The 100% fossil fuel free fund will invest in green British businesses

Trustee remuneration and statistics on DB transfers and contingent charging

Trustees have an opportunity to consolidate recent progress, says BlackRock’s Sion Cole

Enhancements come on the back of client demand and ESG disclosure rules for schemes

This week’s top stories included Barnett Waddingham’s appointment of eight partners, while British Airways Pensions announced the outsource of in-house investment operations to BlackRock.

British Airways Pensions has decommissioned its in-house investment operations, moving all assets to BlackRock as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO).

This week’s top stories include fines issued over audit failures at Associated British Engineering, and the launch of a new carbon metrics reporting tool by CACEIS.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has confirmed its head of defined contribution (DC) Emma Douglas has left the business.

BlackRock has launched a fund designed to simplify ESG investing through the focus on factors demonstrating materiality.