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Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles Counsell introduced the regulator's new climate strategy, providing pension funds with a framework for disclosing climate information and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Counsell said: "In recent times ...

Pensions for Purpose eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... forums via an online platform, the firm said. "We are excited to be expanding the network internationally so that pension funds can share their views and experiences on ESG, sustainable and impact investing in a peer-to-peer environment," Pensions for ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... nominal rate of return. "You've got more and more money sitting in bank accounts, particularly retirees and pension funds that need to get a return and are chasing the same supply of assets," Fisher said. "We all know supply and demand - same supply ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Despite more than 75% of the UK's local councils declaring a climate emergency, their pension funds are still pouring billions into fossil fuels the world over. A new report from campaigners Platform, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... were surveyed by phone late last year, representing sovereign wealth funds, insurers, endowments/foundations and pension funds. All together the executives manage around $18 trillion in assets. An overwhelming majority (73%) said they plan to increase ...

HESTA awards tech mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... asset-owners in Australia move to internal investment management. "Having supported some of the world's largest pension funds, both in the region and globally, we are confident that the scope of our partnership, including vital front office delivery ...

Milliman practice lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... outcomes via data, technology and behavioural analysis. His clients included wealth managers, financial advisers, pension funds and government bodies navigating the challenges of an ageing population. Milliman commented that it remains "committed to ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Virginia and Delaware. Transurban, the operator of the toll roads, will retain the remaining 50% interest. The three pension funds are co-investors in several of Transurban's projects, which includes Australian roads. AustralianSuper and UniSuper are ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... their decisions. This is according to BlackRock's 2020 Global Sustainable Investing Survey, which asked corporate pension funds, public pension funds, asset owners, insurance companies, endowments and more about their ESG priorities. The findings were ...

Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
The best superannuation and pension funds have been named in the annual Money magazine Best of the Best Awards. In determining the awards, Rainmaker Information reviewed MySuper products, and asset classes that include growth, balanced, moderate (capital ...