Mark Fawcett

Nest has announced it has reached £10bn of assets under management (AuM) and has also appointed two external additions to its investment committee.

Nest Invest has been authorised as an occupational pension scheme (OPS) firm by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

There is still no available guidance for trustees on how to incorporate cyber security risks in their investment and stewardship processes, according to NEST.

While private credit mandates may not be straightforward to set up, they are a reliable source of income with lower default risk, says Mark Fawcett.

NEST has allocated 5% of assets to private credit and announced its two fund managers for this area. Holly Roach looks at how the provider is leading the way for other schemes

The government's auto-enrolment provider NEST is going tobacco-free across all of its investment portfolios after concluding the asset is a "poor investment" for its eight million members.

Mark Fawcett says providing members with consistent and regular returns is crucial to keep them paying into their pension despite the contribution hike.

NEST has launched a tender process to find a manager for its first global investment-grade corporate bond fund.

The master trust is leading the way on DC investment, getting into illiquid assets and challenging asset managers to do more. CIO Mark Fawcett tells Stephanie Baxter about its evolution

NEST is challenging the asset management sector to come up with an affordable and innovative private credit solution for itself and the wider defined contribution (DC) sector.