Columbia Threadneedle Investments

This week’s top stories included more details of PensionBee’s initial public offering and Just Group’s criticism of the effects of freezing the money purchase annual allowance.

Professional Pensions’ latest webinar looked at how defined contribution (DC) investment strategies have delivered through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ameriprise Financial – the US parent of Columbia Threadneedle Investments – is set to acquire the EMEA asset management business of BMO Financial Group in a £615m all-cash deal.

Over an unprecedented twelve months, commercial property funds have proven their resilience as stable income generators. James Coke looks at how the market is changing and evolving to ensure it delivers for investors in the years to come.

The countdown to net zero is now well underway, Hope William-Smith take a look at how schemes are aligning with Paris Agreement goals.

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on investing for the transition to net-zero on Thursday (11 February) at 11am.

Chris Wagstaff, Head of Pensions and Investment Education at Columbia Threadneedle Investments provides insight into how asset owners and asset managers should be responding to climate change.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments' Chris Wagstaff considers how asset owners might best approach climate change risk management by adopting a number of non-mutually exclusive mitigating actions to address transition and physical risks.

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2020...

Royal London is eyeing a takeover of LV= that could value the group at around £500m, according to reports.