Climate Change

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has partnered with UBS to reduce its default fund's exposure to climate change risk, while attempting to influence corporate change.

This week's top stories include the regulator issuing its first fines to master trusts over chair statements, and the CovPress scheme's rescue from the PPF in first-of-its-kind action.

Some of the UK's biggest pension schemes have co-founded an initiative to better understand how the transition to a low carbon economy affects their investments.

Saker Nusseibeh looks at what we might expect from a Trump administration.

Universities Superannuation Scheme is one of few UK pension funds actively addressing climate change risks. Co-head of responsible investment David Russell tells Stephanie Baxter how to bring the rest of the industry up to speed.

Waltham Forest Pension Fund has announced it will divest from fossil fuels over the next five years after concerns over stranded assets.

Trustees believe climate change is the lowest risk for their schemes, according to this year's Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey.

There are no boundaries to smaller schemes taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into consideration in their investment decisions says Mark Thompson.

Some of the world's biggest fund managers voted against a shareholder resolution to force ExxonMobil to assess financial risks posed by climate change.

People are shocked by PP's revelations that most of the pensions industry is failing to take stock of the financial risks posed by climate change. Stephanie Baxter asks what is going on.