Sustainability factors are an ever increasing part of trustees’ strategy and planning, as well as an increasing risk to the insurers themselves. Read our insights on the insurer transparency / sustainability challenge.
We recently contributed to Evercore’s 2024 edition of State of the Market. Our article looks at private market impact portfolios and how they should be designed and built.
Our new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) report, in partnership with mallowstreet is available to download now. 120 UK pension funds and professional trustee service firms were surveyed to understand how EDI considerations feature in decision-making, the challenges encountered and where improvements can be made.
In our view, investment in fossil fuels and the impact on climate change will remain a major discussion in 2024 but in our mind there are four other key issues and developments that we are likely to see. Dennis van der Putten outlines what we expect to see in 2024.
The risk-transfer market continues to build momentum across its various products. With new entrants expected in 2024 and a supportive regulatory backdrop, the risk transfer market is set to be one of the most dynamic corners of the DB pensions industry this year.
Fiduciary management is going to continue to evolve to meet the everchanging needs of pension stakeholders. In this outlook article, Patrick Cunningham shares his predictions on governance, the role of bespoke LDI strategies and dual-track options for schemes thinking about their endgame options.
2023 proved to be a curious year for the global economy and despite rising geopolitical risks and the cost-of-living crisis, the global economy remained resilient. Unfortunately, the outlook for 2024 is a little bleaker and investors need to be both patient and cautious. Shweta Singh explains more in this outlook article.
For a pensions market that is all but closed to new members, defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and perhaps primarily the Government, are not resting on their laurels. In this outlook article, Kerrin Rosenberg outlines what the year has in store for UK DB pensions.
This quarters Covenant Quarterly edition features articles on alternative de-risking, third-party ESG rating divergence, ‘Ask the Analyst’ which features what is upcoming in 2024, and an overview of the Autumn Statement 2023.
Clara’s first consolidator transaction is a significant milestone for the pensions industry. This deal moves the goalposts and gives another alternative to buyout much needed credence. What does this all mean for pension schemes and endgame?
