Pension funds

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Pensions for Purpose and its partners hope the updated principles will show UK pension scheme trustees new routes to intentionally delivering on responsible investment, as well as returns.

Asset owners, industry experts and market practitioners came together at last week’s Impact Investor Forum to share their experiences and talk about how place-based investing is changing the landscape for investors and communities.

Merging LGPS schemes could lead to loss of focus on place-based investing, said the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association’s Tom Taylor.

In February, PNO Media gave Achmea Investment Management a €150m mandate to invest in impact funds. Mario Hooghiemstra, investment manager ESG tells Impact Investor about the Dutch pension fund’s goals and aspirations for its impact portfolio.

As the world of international aid changes, Jeremy Coller, Fiona Reynolds and David Pinkus from the Coller Pensions Institute explore why expanding pension coverage is a worthy goal and how donors can help.

The pension fund said the partnership builds on its existing collaboration with Achmea IM and represented a step towards greater sustainability of its investments.

The commitment will be spread across two different funds aimed at building crucial life sciences real estate as well as renewable energy infrastructure in Britain.

The London Pensions Fund Authority said it is “taking climate action” to protect its 100,000 members from the consequences of global warming.

The fund is targeting £200m and plans to build sustainable and affordable homes in Greater Manchester for essential workers being priced out of the region’s booming housing market.