Railways Pension Scheme

RPMI's director of trustee accounting Victoria Bell was named pensions manager of the year at the inaugural Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Stephanie Baxter about her achievements

Railways Pension Trustee Company chief executive Phil Willcock has quit the scheme after only 10 months to take up a position as head of AIG UK Life.

The 100 largest global pension funds are widely ignoring climate-related risks despite recent warnings by UN scientists, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) says.

Michelle Ostermann has been appointed as chief fiduciary officer for investments at RPMI Railpen, joining the Railways Pension Scheme's asset management arm at the start of next year.

RPMI Railpen has promoted Richard Williams to chief investment officer and Paul Bishop to head of private markets as part of a leadership restructure.

Leo George has been promoted to head of sustainable ownership at RPMI Railpen after eight years working for the £25bn fund as an investment manager.

The total funding shortfall across Balfour Beatty's pension schemes rose by £85m to £231m over the course of 2016, driven by interest rate falls and contraction in credit spreads.

The Railways Pension Scheme has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Ready standard for its Industry Wide Defined Contribution (IWDC) section for the fourth year running.

Recent research shows pension schemes are demanding more information from asset managers about their investments. Helen Morrissey asks what this means.

Research from BNP Paribas shows major shifts in how pension schemes approach investment strategy. Helen Morrissey takes a look at the findings.