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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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      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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Equalising survivor benefits would show pensions are for everyone

Frances O’Grady says equalisation would not cost much and would make a huge difference

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Railpen will consider scheme partnerships to raise illiquidity exposure

The Railways Pension Scheme will look to partner with other pension funds as it seeks the best ways to increase its exposure to illiquid assets.

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  • 08 June 2015
RPMI joins action to force Vivendi to ditch double votes

RPMI Railpen Investments has co-signed a shareholder move urging French media company Vivendi to drop double voting rights for long-term investors.

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  • 30 March 2015
Why double voting rights in EU is bad news for UK schemes

PP looks at criticisms of plans to reward long-term investors

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  • 27 March 2015
All change: How the Railways Pension Scheme has transformed its approach to investment

Jonathan Stapleton looks at how the £21bn Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) has transformed its approach to investment over the past 18 months

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Absolute Return Partners recruits investment manager from Railpen

Alison Major Lépine has been appointed investment manager by Absolute Return Partners (ARP).

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The government has named Eversheds consultant Anthony Arter as its preferred candidate to replace Tony King as Pensions Ombudsman.

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Can the Investor Forum represent asset owners with just two schemes on board?

The body formed in response to the Kay Review has too few schemes and too many asset managers

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RPMI Railpen has created an in-house investment leadership team and appointed Richard Williams as chief investment risk officer.

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Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2013 - The Winners

Here it is - the complete list of winners for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

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  • 20 September 2013
National Express deficit balloons despite pensioner buy-in

National Express has seen its schemes' overall deficit increase more than ten times despite securing a buy-in for one of its three schemes.

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  • 28 February 2013
High frequency trading hitting scheme member funds - Railways pension chief

High frequency trading of pension fund investments is reducing the value of scheme members' pensions, the Railways Pension Trustee Company chief executive says.

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Schemes urge FTSE to change free-float rules to protect shareholders

Schemes have urged FTSE Group to increase entry requirements for admittance to its listed stock exchanges to boost minority shareholder safeguards.

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  • 19 December 2011
Scope of index anger is yet to be seen

The heated meeting of APS members on Monday shows just how deeply feelings run over the CPI indexation switch.

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Railpen issues £80m commodities mandate

Railpen has appointed Schroder NewFinance Capital to manage a £80m mandate for its commodity portfolio.

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Funds back FRC Stewardship Code

An influential group of UK pension funds have written to the Financial Reporting Council supporting the Stewardship Code for investors.

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  • 24 September 2010
NAPF adds vigour to its investment council

The National Association of Pension Funds has elected two members to its 19-strong investment council.

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