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      As investors move to incorporate a greater focus on climate change into their portfolios, there is an increasing requirement to be able to quantify and report on the climate credentials of investments and to what extent they are aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.In this webinar, LGIM explain how they quantify portfolio alignment with the Paris goals, using a combination of historical and forward-looking measures.

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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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Partner Insight: Using DB schemes to improve outcomes from redundancy
Partner Insight: Using DB schemes to improve outcomes from redundancy

As the economic consequences of COVID-19 continue to bite, many employers are making difficult decisions in relation to the size and shape of their workforce. At the same time, job prospects for those who find themselves unemployed are bleak – many older...

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 November 2020
Industry Voice: Thematic investing - a catalyst for member engagement?
Industry Voice: Thematic investing - a catalyst for member engagement?

Understanding investments increases people’s engagement with their savings, says Newton’s Catherine Gill

  • Investment
  • 02 November 2020
Industry Voice: There is no Planet B
Industry Voice: There is no Planet B

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.

  • Investment
  • 27 October 2020
Industry Voice: Secular outlook takeaways - escalating disruption
Industry Voice: Secular outlook takeaways - escalating disruption

The Covid-19 shock has amplified disruptive trends, but we see global investment opportunities in the volatility ahead.

  • Investment
  • 21 October 2020
Industry Voice: Let's get GMP equalisation done
Industry Voice: Let's get GMP equalisation done

  • Investment
  • 06 October 2020
Partner Insight: A little less conversation,  a little more action please
Partner Insight: A little less conversation, a little more action please

  • Investment
  • 30 September 2020
Partner Insight: The role of secure income assets post-Covid-19
Partner Insight: The role of secure income assets post-Covid-19

Stuart Hitchcock, Calum Macphail and Amie Stow of LGIM discuss opportunities for investors in private funding, filling a gap left by the decline in bank lending

  • Investment
  • 30 September 2020
Partner Insight: Capping more than costs?
Partner Insight: Capping more than costs?

Newton’s Catherine Doyle explains why a further reduction in the defined contribution charge cap could be detrimental to members’ outcomes

  • Defined Contribution
  • 29 September 2020
Partner Insight: Does high yield make sense for UK pension funds?
Partner Insight: Does high yield make sense for UK pension funds?

MFS’s James Lindsay explains the opportunity and challenges in high yield

  • Investment
  • 29 September 2020
Partner Insight: Why pension funds are considering indexing for sustainable investing
Partner Insight: Why pension funds are considering indexing for sustainable investing

Manuela Sperandeo of iShares explains the advantages of sustainable indexing

  • Socially Responsible Investing
  • 29 September 2020
Industry Voice: Impact investing - a key role to play in reshaping the future
Industry Voice: Impact investing - a key role to play in reshaping the future

  • Investment
  • 22 September 2020
Industry Voice: Credit research looms large in the era of Covid-19
Industry Voice: Credit research looms large in the era of Covid-19

In the wake of severe credit-market dislocations earlier this year, Wellington Management’s Mahmoud El-Shaer shares his thoughts on the growing importance of credit research in a still-uncertain environment.

  • Investment
  • 14 September 2020
Industry Voice: Sustainability in bond markets amid Covid-19 - ESG in focus
Industry Voice: Sustainability in bond markets amid Covid-19 - ESG in focus

Is this health crisis turned economic shock the ESG inflection point that markets needed? In this Q&A, we discuss the outlook for ESG and PIMCO’s approach to sustainable investing.

  • Investment
  • 08 September 2020
Industry Voice: Conviction edges up for emerging-market credit
Industry Voice: Conviction edges up for emerging-market credit

In this Q&A, Brad Godfrey, CFA, institutional portfolio manager and director of alternative & asset allocation strategies, discusses the recent performance and outlook for emerging-market debt (EMD), paying particular attention to how the pandemic has affected the asset class and where the EMD team sees opportunity across the market.

  • Emerging Markets
  • 11 August 2020
Industry Voice: When coupons are king: the case for global high-yield credit
Industry Voice: When coupons are king: the case for global high-yield credit

High-yield bonds were particularly affected during the March sell-off, and the asset class is still trading at attractive valuations. At a time when listed companies are cutting dividends, we believe that high yield’s income-generating qualities means that it has the potential to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns earlier on in the market’s recovery.

  • Investment
  • 22 June 2020
Industry Voice: Don't let short-term concerns cloud your long-term view
Industry Voice: Don't let short-term concerns cloud your long-term view

Two big themes are preoccupying investors right now: risk and recovery. Here Alastair Greenlees, senior investment strategist at Kempen, gives us the latest update on the economic impact of the Coronavirus. In it he argues that while short term fluctuations can be concerning, it’s important to keep an eye on the longer-term.

  • Investment
  • 11 June 2020
Industry Voice: Long-term value opening up in leveraged credit markets
Industry Voice: Long-term value opening up in leveraged credit markets

In this paper, the Eaton Vance Multi-Asset Credit team looks at how recent price dislocations have affected the outlook for longer-term value across credit markets.

  • Investment
  • 24 April 2020
Climate change: are pensions schemes doing enough?
Climate change: are pensions schemes doing enough?

  • Investment
  • 10 February 2020
Industry Voice: Flexible credit: the six drivers of conviction
Industry Voice: Flexible credit: the six drivers of conviction

  • Investment
  • 17 December 2019
Industry Voice: QMA looks at capital market assumptions for the final quarter of 2019
Industry Voice: QMA looks at capital market assumptions for the final quarter of 2019

QMA’s Global Multi-Asset Solutions Group shares their ten-year capital market assumptions for the fourth quarter of 2019.

  • Investment
  • 27 November 2019
Partner Insight: Aviva Investors' 2019 Real Asset Study shows the growing importance of ESG
Partner Insight: Aviva Investors' 2019 Real Asset Study shows the growing importance of ESG

In our 2019 Real Asset Study, we spoke to 500 investment decision-makers across Europe, representing over €600 billion in assets under management. One undeniable trend highlighted in the study is the growing influence of environmental, social and governance...

  • Industry
  • 26 November 2019
Partner Insight Video:  Why does the partial transfer option need careful design and communication?
Partner Insight Video: Why does the partial transfer option need careful design and communication?

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 November 2019
Industry Voice Video: The value of active engagement
Industry Voice Video: The value of active engagement

Why we believe that actively engaging with companies can lead to better investment outcomes.

  • Investment
  • 11 November 2019
Q&A with QMA - Rethinking ESG Investing: Core-Satellite Framework
Q&A with QMA - Rethinking ESG Investing: Core-Satellite Framework

ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing has evolved considerably over the last two decades, from simple stock-exclusion strategies to more specialized thematic, engagement and impact-oriented solutions. Despite this strategic evolution, we believe...

  • Investment
  • 09 November 2019
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