London fund secures initial £100 million Local Pensions Partnership Investments, London CIV and the London Pensions Fund Authority have announced the first close of an investment... December 1, 2020 News McCloud changes may take up to two years, PLSA warns Proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members in England and Wales as a result of the McCloud... December 1, 2020 News Brunel unveils sustainable equities fund Brunel Pensions Partnership has launched a Sustainable Equities Fund, which aims to positively pursue companies that will provide a benefit... December 1, 2020 News Border to Coast partners pledge £1 billion to private equity Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has secured £1 billion of commitments to private equity investments. The pool, which invests assets on behalf... December 1, 2020 News UK social investment surges to over £5 billion Social impact investing in the UK has grown six-fold over the past eight years, increasing to more than £5 billion in... December 1, 2020 News Shell raises third quarter dividend Shell announced a rise in its third quarter dividend despite earnings tumbling by more than 80% and cutting thousands of... December 1, 2020 News Investing in tomorrow: ESG in emerging markets David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management outlines how investors can best identify opportunities in emerging markets that satisfy the ESG... David Crawford Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution UK Nordea Asset Management December 1, 2020 Focus ESG: vital risk management but application challenges remain Emma Powell discusses how trustees are approaching the requirement to integrate ESG principles into their investment strategies and the importance... Emma Powell LAPF Investments December 1, 2020 Focus Six things to know about sustainable bond markets Scott Mather of PIMCO identifies the different forms of debt instruments geared towards sustainability and sumarises the range of benefits... Scott Mather CIO of US Core Strategies, Responsible for ESG PIMCO December 1, 2020 Focus Investing beyond the pandemic: a reset for portfolios in 2021 Markus Schomer of PineBridge Investments explains how, following an unprecedented global response to a massive exogenous shock, policy remains the... Markus Schomer Managing Director, Chief Economist PineBridge Investments, New York December 1, 2020 Focus