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      This webinar will look at how pension schemes can harness their members’ interest in ESG to engage them more broadly with their pensions. In particular, it will look at exclusive research showing how members are reacting to ESG; their propensity to act versus their actual behaviour; and the expectations they have of providers in this regard.

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      Webinar: What to put on your GMP Equalisation project roadmap for 2021

      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock climate transition fund
Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock climate transition fund

Scottish Widows has invested £2bn of pension fund assets to become the inaugural investor in BlackRock’s authorised contractual scheme (ACS) Climate Transition World Equity Fund.

  • Investment
  • 05 August 2020
Brunel carbon footprint 7% lower than benchmark
Brunel carbon footprint 7% lower than benchmark

The Brunel Pension Partnership has reduced the carbon intensity of its active portfolios by 7% compared their respective benchmarks, it has revealed today.

  • Investment
  • 05 June 2020
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure
Environment Agency fund joins global push for environmental impact disclosure

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has joined a coalition of 88 investors to demand companies disclose more information on environmental impact.

  • Investment
  • 17 June 2019
Are DC schemes failing to factor climate risks into investment decisions?
Are DC schemes failing to factor climate risks into investment decisions?

A ShareAction survey has found pension schemes are leaving staff savings exposed to climate-related risks. Kim Kaveh looks at the findings.

  • Investment
  • 22 February 2019
PRI toughens up climate risk reporting for UK schemes
PRI toughens up climate risk reporting for UK schemes

Some of the UK's biggest pension schemes will be forced to report on climate risk in line with recommendations from the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Investment
  • 21 February 2019
Govt blocks mandatory climate risk reporting in 'disappointing' response to EAC proposal
Govt blocks mandatory climate risk reporting in 'disappointing' response to EAC proposal

The government has rejected the Environmental Audit Committee's (EAC) proposal to make pension fund climate-related financial disclosures mandatory.

  • Investment
  • 01 November 2018
Trustees need to engage more on climate change risk
Trustees need to engage more on climate change risk

Rory Murphy argues there is no excuse for pension trustees to be taking a back seat on climate change risks in the investment chain.

  • Investment
  • 25 April 2018
Are asset managers delivering on their ESG claims?
Are asset managers delivering on their ESG claims?

Despite improvements in investment manager attitudes towards responsible investment, research reveals there is a way to go before the majority deliver meaningful action. Victoria Ticha explores why

  • Investment
  • 16 March 2018
Insight creates model to identify corporate credit climate change risks
Insight creates model to identify corporate credit climate change risks

A model aimed at reducing climate change-related financial risk exposure from corporate credit assets has been launched by Insight Investment.

  • Investment
  • 16 March 2018
The financial risks schemes need to prepare for
The financial risks schemes need to prepare for

Various risks can have significant effects on DB scheme liabilities, but what should schemes prepare for? James Phillips reports on four investors' views on the biggest looming risks.

  • Investment
  • 16 March 2018
Poor management of climate risks 'could burden AE savers'
Poor management of climate risks 'could burden AE savers'

Retirement savings of millions of members could be hit with significant losses if pension providers do not step up action on climate risks, according to research.

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  • 07 March 2018
Parliamentary committee probes UK's top 25 pension funds over climate risk mitigation
Parliamentary committee probes UK's top 25 pension funds over climate risk mitigation

The UK's 25 largest defined benefit (DB) pension funds are being asked how they deal with climate risk after the government admitted a "widespread misunderstanding" of fiduciary duty.

  • Investment
  • 05 March 2018
Industry rejects changing law on climate change risks
Industry rejects changing law on climate change risks

PP research finds little support for amending pensions law to force consideration of climate risks.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 December 2017
Have your say: Is the way DB schemes invest neglecting UK businesses?
Have your say: Is the way DB schemes invest neglecting UK businesses?

This week we want to know if the way defined benefit (DB) schemes invest neglects UK enterprise and what you think the most important pensions story this year has been.

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  • 05 December 2017
How useful are ESG fund ratings?
How useful are ESG fund ratings?

ESG fund ratings are an oft-used tool for impact investing, but lack of standardised data means other analysis is necessary. James Phillips explores their usefulness

  • Investment
  • 16 November 2017
BNP Paribas pledges to halt shale business relationships
BNP Paribas pledges to halt shale business relationships

BNP Paribas will end business with companies whose primary activities involve profiting from the extraction of oil or gas from shale or tar sands, while ramping up its investments in renewable energy.

  • Investment
  • 11 October 2017
NEST shifts 20% of developed equities into UBS climate aware fund
NEST shifts 20% of developed equities into UBS climate aware fund

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.

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2017
Climate change is 'overblown nonsense' and not a material risk, says industry
Climate change is 'overblown nonsense' and not a material risk, says industry

Industry does not take climate risk to heart in its investment decisions, PP research reveals.

  • Investment
  • 24 August 2016
Pensioners still need minister to champion their cause says industry
Pensioners still need minister to champion their cause says industry

A person dedicated to fighting for pensioners is still needed according to research from PP.

  • Industry
  • 17 March 2016
ShareAction reveals best (and worst) AE providers for ESG and governance
ShareAction reveals best (and worst) AE providers for ESG and governance

Action must be taken to tackle the increasingly large gap in performance of auto-enrolment (AE) providers, according to a report by ShareAction.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 March 2016
Just 15% of funds have large tilt towards sustainable factors
Just 15% of funds have large tilt towards sustainable factors

The number of funds that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when they make investment decisions is small according to MSCI research.

  • Investment
  • 08 March 2016
Environment Agency unveils ground-breaking goals to tackle climate risks

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has become the first scheme to commit its investments to the international target to limit global warming to two degrees.

  • Investment
  • 19 October 2015
EAPF raises sustainable assets to 26% as climate risk exposure falls

Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has increased investments in the sustainable and green economy to more than a quarter of the fund, according to its annual 2014-15 report.

  • Investment
  • 22 July 2015
Political risks and climate change trump covenant concerns for trustees

Political instability and environmental degradation are the top concerns for trustees according to this year's Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey.

  • Industry
  • 25 June 2015
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