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March, 2020
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February, 2020
MSCI unveils climate risk tool
US index provider MSCI has launched a research product enabling investors to assess the climate risk of equities and corporate bonds within their portfolios. The Climate Value-At-Risk (VaR) tool provides forward-looking and return-based valuation assessments to measure the potential impact of climate change on company valuations and help investors identify ...
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February, 2020
Pensions Bill revived in parliament
The Pensions Bill was reintroduced to the House of Lords, which aims to crack down on pensions transfer scams and strengthen reporting of defined benefit investment strategies. The bill, which was delayed by the general election, required DB trustees to set out a formal funding and investment strategy in a chair’s statement to The Pensions Regulator ...
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February, 2020
London LGPS launch social housing investment strategy
London CIV (LCIV), Local Pensions Partnership and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have teamed up to launch a fund aimed at investing in developing housing and infrastructure in London. The fund will concentrate on portfolio investment in the City of London, the capital’s 32 boroughs and their immediate surrounds, in assets such as residential ...
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February, 2020
RPI reform review delayed
A joint consultation on proposed reforms to the retail price index (RPI) was launched on the 11th of March. The suggested alignment of RPI with the housing variant of the consumer price index (CPIH) would reduce RPI by around 1% and schemes with CPI-linked liabilities may see a reduction in their funding levels of 10% or more, according to analysis by ...
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February, 2020
Trustees concerned about Opperman ESG intervention
More than one third of pensions professionals think the cost of regulation is too high and expressed concern over the pensions minister’s direct intervention on ESG issues, according to research from the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). The PMI’s latest Pulse Survey revealed that 34% of industry professionals were worried about the rising cost of ...
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February, 2020
Should schemes prepare for lower private equity returns?
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell explores the recent historical performance of investment in private equity, concluding that schemes may need to moderate their returns expectations going forward Historically low interest rates and dwindling return expectations of traditional asset classes has caused a surge in investment in private equity. ...
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February, 2020
Lothian boosts investment management systems
Lothian Pension Fund has integrated a new software system to help strengthen its investment processes and provide capacity for expansion of its third-party services. The £8.5 billion Edinburgh-based-fund has adopted an investment management system from State Street-owned software provider Charles River, which has portfolio management as well as trade ...
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February, 2020
Responsible equity investing – does it pay to play nice?
Paul Myles, Director, Institutional Business, BMO Global Asset Management. Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management examines the effect that the integration of ESG considerations can have on equity strategies Widespread awareness that investment decisions can and should address ESG factors has led to significant demand for responsible equity ...
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February, 2020
FCA approves IPSX Wholesale
IPSX UK Limited, the Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) operated by IPSX Group Limited which offers the world’s first regulated securities exchange dedicated to commercial real estate, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch its second market, IPSX Wholesale. A Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), IPSX Wholesale is a ...
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