Midlands LGPS pool aims for £500m investment in fund as it completes two acquisitions
Railway and freight investment supports decarbonisation aims of both firms
A taskforce of thirty finance firms will lead the development of the framework
Investors have placed more than £90bn in orders, reports say
Professional Pensions spoke to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of sales Philip Dawes as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what he had to say…
Film producer Richard Curtis - also co-founder of Comic Relief - has launched a campaign to help make the UK’s £3trn of pension assets more sustainable and ensure it is invested in building a better world after the coronavirus pandemic.
Nest has demanded Barclays provide a “robust plan” on winding up investments into fossil fuel providers.
A group of 11 pension and investment funds have filed a resolution calling for Barclays to stop offering loans to fossil fuels companies.
Asset manager BNP Paribas has been awarded a private credit mandate by Nest following a competitive open tender.
Investors have expressed concern over the volume of fossil fuel giants still ignoring the Paris Agreement climate pledges.