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June, 2021
Regulator clarifies climate disclosure rules
The Pensions Regulator has set out new guidelines clarifying its expectations for schemes in disclosing climate change information, to comply with rules under the Pension Schemes Act 2021. Trustees will be required to publish their statement of investment principles, including their policies on stewardship and financially material environmental ...
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June, 2021
Dividend boost forecast for 2021 as Q1 decline eases
UK dividends fell at their slowest rate since the pandemic began during the first quarter, according to the latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group, with underlying payments falling by just over a quarter to £12.7 billion. Around half of UK companies either increased, restarted or held their dividends steady during the first three months of the year, ...
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June, 2021
Wales PP partners with Russell for carbon reduction goals
The Wales Pension Partnership has established a new decarbonisation initiative across the £2.5 billion of its global equity assets managed by Russell Investments. The investment pool’s global equity mandate will achieve a target reduction of 25% in both its carbon footprint and fossil fuel reserves exposure relative to its benchmark. The portfolio ...
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June, 2021
Impact investment network reached $1.3 billion deals
A digital platform that encourages financial firms to share impact investment opportunities with one another has hit US$1.3 billion of private markets deals within less than a year of its launch. The Impact Agora platform, which is powered by private markets fintech specialists Delio, launched last April and helps connect the impact community while global ...
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June, 2021
Invesco unveils China healthcare vehicle
Invesco has launched its first China Healthcare Equity Fund, focusing on mid-cap stocks with sustainable growth potential. The fund aims to deliver long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a concentrated portfolio of Chinese healthcare companies. Those companies will mainly be listed on the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and traded via ...
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June, 2021
How long will the equity market resurgence continue?
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell discusses the prospects for equity markets on both sides of the atlantic and concludes that investors should be considering companies with long-term earnings potential as well as those benefiting from the current low interest regime The lights are flashing green for equity markets in Europe and the US. ...
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June, 2021
LGPS Central unveils multi-asset credit strategy
LGPS Central has launched a £680 million multi-asset credit fund, with initial investors including Cheshire Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension Fund. The two fund managers, selected from over 80 who expressed an initial interest in tendering for the mandate, are BMO Global Asset Management and Western Asset Management Company Limited, with each fund ...
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June, 2021
Brunel saves £34 million for member funds
Brunel Pension Partnership has revealed that it has saved £34 million for partner funds last year as it highlighted the increased opportunities for stewardship, diversification and climate analysis. By reducing investment costs, including using its greater scale to negotiate better fees from fund managers, considerable tax and other savings were made ...
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June, 2021
Profit warnings drop to 20-year low
UK publicly-listed companies issued the lowest level of profit warnings in more than 20 years during the first quarter, but investors should be wary of the challenging outlook for businesses. Profit warnings were pushed to record levels during the first quarter of 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings ...
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June, 2021
London CIV adds to private markets range
London CIV has launched a private debt and an infrastructure fund, boosting its private market range. Collectively, the funds have been seeded with £725 million, comprising investments from eight of London CIV’s client funds. The LCIV Renewable Infrastructure Fund has an open-ended structure and will focus on renewable energy infrastructure assets by ...
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