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      This webinar looks at some of these issues – assessing the cashflow matching attributes of real assets, examining how ESG can be integrated into this asset class and also looking to address some of the concerns investors have about the asset class.

      • Date: 12 Dec 2019
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      The Future of Pension Scheme Data webinar

      This webinar will look at the future of pension scheme data – asking the steps that both DB and DC schemes, and their administrators, can take to improve their data; discuss what is best practice and assess the benefits of different approaches.

      • Date: 29 Jan 2020
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      Professional Pensions is thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new event for 2020, the Admin & Data Forum taking place on 11 February. This event sees the return of our incredibly popular Admin Forum but now with an additional focus on the technology and data issues that schemes are facing.

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      Investment Week, Professional Adviser, Professional Pensions, Retirement Planner and Investment Europe have collaborated to launch the Women in Investment Festival 2020, in partnership with HSBC Global Asset Management.

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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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      Pension freedoms three years on

      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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ESG integration should find its natural home in CDI strategies
ESG integration should find its natural home in CDI strategies

Portfolios constructed using a cashflow-driven approach can prove to be a good fit for meeting ESG regulatory requirements and mitigating risk, says David Curtis.

  • Investment
  • 25 September 2019
Aegon adds ESG allocation to its default fund
Aegon adds ESG allocation to its default fund

Aegon has incorporated ESG into its £19bn TargetPlan defined contribution (DC) default fund for its master trust and group personal pension plan.

  • Investment
  • 19 September 2019
Governance and investment innovation in DC
Governance and investment innovation in DC

Improvements in governance are leading to increasing investment innovation in DC. In this roundtable, panellists discuss charges, alternative investments and how schemes are approaching ESG

  • Defined Contribution
  • 19 September 2019
Trustees prepared for upcoming ESG regulations but admit to implementation challenges
Trustees prepared for upcoming ESG regulations but admit to implementation challenges

Some 96% of trustees are ready for upcoming ESG regulations which will require schemes to agree their approach to responsible investment, according to Hymans Robertson.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 September 2019
DC schemes not aligned with member values but ESG shift could boost contributions by £1.2bn a year
DC schemes not aligned with member values but ESG shift could boost contributions by £1.2bn a year

Over three quarters (78%) of defined contribution (DC) members feel their pension scheme is not aligned with their values, latest research by Franklin Templeton shows.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 September 2019
Infrastructure as an income source and diversifier for pension plans
Infrastructure as an income source and diversifier for pension plans

Infrastructure is an asset class of increasing interest to schemes. In this roundtable, panellists discuss the investment, looking in particular at ESG issues and how they expect the asset class to develop

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 September 2019
Industry urges schemes to incorporate ESG in full, as EU investors do not see benefits
Industry urges schemes to incorporate ESG in full, as EU investors do not see benefits

Pension experts are urging UK schemes to incorporate social and governance factors into their investments, as research shows European investors do not see the potential long-term returns.

  • Investment
  • 02 September 2019
BNY Mellon IM launches sustainable global equity income fund
BNY Mellon IM launches sustainable global equity income fund

BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched a sustainable global equity income fund under the management of boutique Newton Investment Management's Nick Clay, and head of responsible and charity investment Rob Stewart.

  • Investment
  • 22 July 2019
ESG gets physical: the role of real assets in creating a sustainable future
ESG gets physical: the role of real assets in creating a sustainable future

  • Investment
  • 12 June 2019
Ethics & alpha: Can investing responsibly enhance returns?
Ethics & alpha: Can investing responsibly enhance returns?

Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, takes an in-depth look at the relationship between responsible investing and performance.

  • Investment
  • 30 April 2019
Director or dictator?
Director or dictator?

Industry Voice: Star CEOs are bringing into question what makes a good leader in a flatter, networked world. We explore what this means for the overall governance of companies

  • Investment
  • 30 April 2019
Sustainable investing can be unconstrained rather than restrictive
Sustainable investing can be unconstrained rather than restrictive

Jupiter Asset Management's Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, manager of the Jupiter Global Sustainable Equity strategy, explains why firms need to integrate ESG into their business model

  • Investment
  • 26 March 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
ESG Spotlight
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  • Investment
  • 21 January 2019
BT Pension Scheme completes £260m sale of stake in Hermes
BT Pension Scheme completes £260m sale of stake in Hermes

US-based Federated Investors has completed its acquisition of a 60% interest in Hermes Investment Management from the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS).

  • Investment
  • 03 July 2018
How schemes are taking first steps to integrating ESG
How schemes are taking first steps to integrating ESG

A growing number of schemes are moving towards integrating responsible investment policies into investment processes. Charlotte Moore looks at how funds are approaching this

  • Investment
  • 13 June 2018
Minority of UK's largest funds 'complacent' about action on climate change
Minority of UK's largest funds 'complacent' about action on climate change

While the majority of UK's largest pension funds have taken action on climate change, parliament says some are still failing to manage their schemes responsibly

  • Industry
  • 25 May 2018
Trustees can get ESG on agenda with right approach
Trustees can get ESG on agenda with right approach

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) can be put at the heart of investment decisions with the right approach according to a trustee at the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF).

  • Investment
  • 02 November 2016
LGPS reforms are 'an appalling misuse of power'
LGPS reforms are 'an appalling misuse of power'

Planned changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations are akin to dictatorship, a Labour shadow minister has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 October 2016
How USS is tackling climate change risks
How USS is tackling climate change risks

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.

  • Investment
  • 03 October 2016
LGPS: Could ESG investing be at risk from the boycott ban?
LGPS: Could ESG investing be at risk from the boycott ban?

Fresh government guidance asks LGPS funds to have ESG policies but this could be at odds with their requirement to act in line with UK foreign and defence policies. Stephanie Baxter asks whether it is cause for concern.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 September 2016
Why ESG matters in fixed income
Why ESG matters in fixed income

Joshua Kendall believes more focus needs to be placed on ESG in fixed income.

  • Investment
  • 26 September 2016
Responsible investing: Tomorrow's world depends on our decisions
Responsible investing: Tomorrow's world depends on our decisions

Saker Nusseibeh asks whether difficult investment conditions have forced investors to turn away from responsible investment.

  • Investment
  • 23 September 2016
AMNT: Climate change scores lowest on biggest risks facing schemes
AMNT: Climate change scores lowest on biggest risks facing schemes

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

  • Industry
  • 22 September 2016
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