Sponsored article: Global climate change is one of the largest challenges for local government pension schemes. James Parish asks why? The carbon emissions gap, the difference between “where we are likely to[…]
Strathclyde Pension Fund recently approved a capital commitment of £20m to be invested in the Clean Growth Fund, a venture capital fund targeting early-stage UK clean tech companies. Ian Jamison[…]
An annual report containing no big news but illustrating significant change since 2012, writes William Bourne. March 2020 was a dramatic moment in the world as it came to terms[…]
Sponsored article: Hayden Briscoe looks beyond equities to see why investing in China is such an attractive proposition. With the advent of local government pension scheme (LGPS) pooling, we observe[…]
Sponsored article: James Penney looks at an investment in helping councils provide high quality bereavement services. Nothing is certain but death and taxes said Benjamin Franklin and as a result,[…]
The government is looking at redefining the methodology for contributions to unfunded pensions schemes. Barry McKay considers the implications. There was a significant increase in employer contributions for the unfunded[…]
Sponsored article: Frank Ding looks at the pros and cons of a “buy and forget” approach to investment in China Robert Kirby, the veteran investment guru from Capital Group, first[…]
Sponsored article: China is the only country besides the USA to have delivered several multi-billion dollar technology companies. Why is this? Robin You attempts to unpack the key ingredients. China[…]
Risk has become an increasingly narrow and technical area for defined benefit pension schemes. Ryan Boothroyd argues that embracing a holistic view of risk provides us with the greatest chance[…]
Steep rises in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have grabbed the headlines in recent months. But should they and others be considered assets for local government pesnion[…]
