Tag Archives: ESG
The curfew tolls the knell of small DC
I was a bit churlish in yesterday’s blog to the DWP who – on re-reading – have produced an excellent paper outlining the advantages of incorporating social purpose into the DC funds we default to. I urge you to read … Continue reading
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Tagged dc, DC DWP Pension, DWP, ESG, pensions, Responsible, SRI
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AgeWage – the value of consumer values
This article is by Oliver Tapper, who is currently working with me, taking a year out of University. It represents our thinking on how ESG should be integrated into our business and gives some thought to how our business can … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Environmental, ESG, governance, Green, pensions, Social
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Pensions and the Blue Planet
In an astonishing report “Navigating ESG – a practical guide”, the teams of the Defined Contribution Investment Forum have delivered a major contribution to our understanding of what “responsible investing” is, who wants to do it and how we can talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Planet, DCIF, ESG, pensions, responsible investing, SRI
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Alright LCP and First Actuarial – here’s my ESG challenge to you!
I’d alert readers to an excellent thought piece by LCP consultant, Sam Cobley. You can read it here. Sam ponders why, while every trustee and IGC chair is now commenting on Responsible Investment and Environmental, Social and Governance issues. So few … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged Consultants, ESG, first actuarial, LCP, Responsible Investment
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What I’ll be looking for from the 2018 IGC chair statements
2018 and all that It’s IGC reporting season again and I’ll be looking to have answers to four questions this year. So here are my questions (more hope than expectation). If you’re making a value for money, what … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, CDC, CETV, ESG, IGC, pensions, workplace Pensions
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How green is my pension?
Aberdeen Standard and FT sold out their conference on the DC investment default this week and kicked off the morning with a discussion on ESG and the greening of our pension pots. As I listened, NOW Pensions sent me a press … Continue reading
When ESG knocked at the White House
What has happened in America this week has surprised and delighted me. Donald Trump’s two advisory committees, staffed from the Chief Executives of big American business have been disbanded, or more properly disbanded themselves. The strategy and policy forum and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlottesville, equal rights, ESG, governance, obama, Trump, White supremacy
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Why save more unless we’re told how we’ve done so far?
I am very excited. I’m excited because I am at last seeing a way to get information on pensions to the people to whom it matters, ordinary people including the small employers who have currently little access beyond that they … Continue reading