UK pensions news summary Q1 2024
Covering relevant updates on regulation, policy changes, investment strategies and industry trends, this quarterly UK pensions news summary serves as an essential resource for pension professionals seeking to stay informed.
Green machines: the future of transport
The transportation sector has a significant impact on global emissions, but technology innovations, policy changes and shifting behaviours can reduce this. How are the different modes progressing?
The skills factor: greening the workforce to deliver net zero
As we move towards net zero, the number of people with skills useful in transforming the economy is growing more slowly than the job vacancies requiring these skills. What might this mean to various sectors critical to the transition?
ESG Viewpoint: Emerging responsible investment trends in Asia
The appetite for responsible investing is growing in Asia, as regulations evolve and client demand increases.
Celebrating a decade of social impact bond investments
The CT UK Social Bond Fund has pioneered impact investing for fixed income, through investments that deliver positive social outcomes and a financial return consistent with the risk profile of the broad UK investment grade credit market.
ESG Viewpoint: A review of the 2023 US proxy season and what to expect in 2024
2023 saw a record number of shareholder proposals going to a vote but what can we expect in 2024? And what will be the impact of artificial intelligence on boardrooms and businesses? Read more in our latest ESG Viewpoint.
ESG Viewpoint: The cost of gender disparity in Asian companies
We’ve been engaging with 26 of Asia’s most influential companies on this topic.
Pensions Watch 29
In this edition of Pensions Watch, we define nature and biodiversity, reflect on the importance of the biosphere in underpinning sustainable economic activity and what needs to change, and consider how the pensions world can play its part in moving the world to a position where nature and biodiversity is replenished, and not continually depleted.
Investment conclusions from 2023’s clean energy sell-off
The clean energy index had a tough 2023, but we believe there was an overreaction in markets that didn’t appreciate the nuance of the energy transition.
ESG Viewpoint: Investing in a Just Transition
It’s essential we consider the social dimension as we transition to a low carbon world. We explore the investment implications of a Just Transition.
