Resources

The long-term impact of Covid-19 for DC pensions

What does the future hold for Defined Contribution (DC) pensions in a Covid-19 world?

Divestment or engagement – is it really either/or?

Screening is a widely used form of ethical investment but it’s not immune to pitfalls. Company engagement can also be used to help align investment with investor values. Here we take a closer look at each of these approaches and consider how they can work together to build portfolios that not only mitigate risks and generate good financial performance, but also, ultimately, have a positive impact on society and the world around us.

Responsible investing in DC: moving towards the new normal

It cannot have escaped anyone’s attention that, in the last few years, how to consider Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and invest responsibly has become one of the talked about challenges facing Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes.

Testing times

The COVID-19 driven crash across return-seeking assets and subsequent bounce (at least at the time of writing), have provided a serious test of pension schemes’ investment strategies. The investment performance across Defined Benefit (DB) schemes has been mixed. As with any crisis – albeit we may still be in the early stages of this one – we can take away some useful lessons.

PMI GMP Webinar: grasp the nettle

Here are the key takeaways from a PMI webinar on the prickly subject of GMP equalisation. Report by Stephanie Hawthorne

Bringing the best out of pensions

I always wanted to be a Pensions lawyer…

Ok, so that’s stretching it a bit, but I did decide that I wanted to become a lawyer when I was still at school, albeit largely based on the 80s classic LA Law.