Merseyside boosts infrastructure investment Merseyside Pension Fund has committed to a new co-investment vehicle created by French asset manager Mirova to own a share... February 1, 2021 Round-Up LGPS forecast to record negative cashflow in near-term The LGPS will be in an aggregate negative cashflow position within the next few years, investment advisory group Linchpin has... February 1, 2021 News Fund managers lacking on climate engagement The portfolios of the world’s 30 largest fund managers, which collectively hold $50 trillion in assets, continue to be misaligned with... February 1, 2021 News Busy year forecast for bulk annuity market Market volatility resulting from the ongoing pandemic and Brexit could present derisking opportunities for schemes, a report for Willis Towers... February 1, 2021 News Retail therapy Joanna Turner from Canada Life Asset Management looks at how The pandemic has accelerated changes in UK shops, creating a... Joanna Turner Head of Property Research Canada Life Asset Management February 1, 2021 Focus Schemes confident on pandemic resilience The bulk of schemes believe Covid-19 is having only little or no impact on the day-to-day running of their scheme,... February 1, 2021 News Investors issue climate resolution at HSBC Investors with combined assets of $2.4 trillion under management have filed a climate change resolution at HSBC, alongside 117 individual shareholders. The... February 1, 2021 News UK dividends forecast to rise in 2021 Dividends paid by UK companies fell 44% during 2020, to the lowest annual figure since 2011, according to the Link... February 1, 2021 News Impact bond issuance surges post-pandemic A record $500 billion in impact bonds were issued last year, according to data from Bloomberg, an increase of 60% on... February 1, 2021 News LGPS schemes commit to infrastructure fundraising GLIL Infrastructure (GLIL) has raised a further £500 million from its LGPS members as it bids to drive further investment in... February 1, 2021 News