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£29bn UK pension pool unveils responsible investment strategy
11 May 2018The £29 billion ($39 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership pool of 10 UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds has published its responsible investment strategy.
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Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity
10 May 2018More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.
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Climate-related risk will dent oil company valuation by 2020, fund managers predict
25 April 2018About 90% of fund managers expect that the valuation of international oil companies (IOCs) will drop 'significantly' within two years because of energy transition risks such as new legislation, a survey of organisations with more than $13 trillion in combined assets has found.
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EBRD working group to present TCFD physical risk guidance
19 April 2018A working group to advance the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)'s guidance on physical climate risk will present its findings next month.
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People moves, 2 February 2018
02 February 2018Ulrika Hasselgren has left Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to head the responsible investment team at Danske Bank.
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UK pension funds could be required to state ESG policy
18 December 2017UK pension trustees could be required to state their investment policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, as well as their approach to voting and engagement, with the introduction of new regulation next year.
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UK pension funds advised to adopt TCFD reporting and engage on climate
07 December 2017The UK's Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has warned of the "severe" short-term risks to pension fund investments posed by climate change, as it releases a framework to help them mitigate climate risk and exploit opportunity.
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UK's Brunel Pension Partnership joins IIGCC
01 December 2017The Brunel Pension Partnership has become the first of the UK's eight pooled local government pension schemes to join the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
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UK public pension funds have £16bn invested in fossil fuels
10 November 2017Local authorities in the UK still have more than £16 billion ($21 billion) invested in fossil fuels, despite a number of high profile divestments in recent years, according to data released by a UK-based pressure group.
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Brunel Pension Partnership appoints EAPF's Ward as chief responsible investment officer
02 October 2017The Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP) has appointed the Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) Faith Ward as chief responsible investment officer.