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UK pensions taskforce tells regulators to consider requiring disclosures on social aspects

UK government plans taskforce on social investment

A taskforce to help UK pension schemes incorporate social factors in their investments is to be established by the government Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

UK pension regulator sets climate reporting penalties

The UK pension regulator has published details on the penalties associated with failing to report properly on climate-related risks,...

UK Department for Work and Pensions issues draft climate rules

The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has tabled draft rules that would require pension schemes to measure and report on their investment portfolios'...

UK pensions' 'mixed' social investment record scrutinised by government

UK pensions trustees have been asked by the government to provide information on social factors of their investments after a senior minister expressed concern that these are currently "not well understood".

Legislation to clarify fiduciary duty could be mistake, says law firm

Efforts to clarify investors’ fiduciary duty with regards to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in regulation are misplaced and could “unnecessarily box investors in”, according to law firm Baker McKenzie.

UK pension trustees must reveal ESG policy under new rules

Trustees of UK-based pension schemes will be required to state how they consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment strategies from next year, following regulatory changes.

UK pension funds could be required to state ESG policy

UK 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.