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In the latest issue of European Pensions, Pomerantz Partner and Head of Client Services Jennifer Pafiti and Director of ESG and UK Client Services Dr. Daniel Summerfield discuss how securities litigation is being used beyond the United States to hold corporations accountable and promote ESG initiatives. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQgmizWZ #EuropeanPensions #ClassAction #SecuritiesLitigation #CorporateGovernance #SecuritiesLaw

There is a widespread misconception fiduciary duties prevent investors from intentionally pursuing improved sustainability impacts, but how do fiduciary duties and sustainability objectives intersect? Read this blog reviewing insights from legal and investment experts discussing the the compatibility of the two at Pensions for Purpose’s recent event, co-organised with Phoenix Group and Nikki King from Principles for Responsible Investment. Thanks to Callum Stewart FFA from Standard Life UK, Carolyn Saunders from Dentons, Keith Guthrie of Cardano and NOW: Pensions and Stuart O’Brien from Sackers for their insights. #Sustainability #FiduciaryDuty #PensionsforPurpose https://ow.ly/X8e450Rj7EP

Join Border To Coast Pensions Partnership's Joe McDonnell, CFA, Brunel Pension Partnership Limited's David Vickers and LGPS Central's Gordon Ross as they share their investment strategies 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex5QPSVa They delve into asset allocation, #RealEstate, and the challenges of investing in UK innovation, navigating risk and return for #PensionFunds amidst market shifts and regulatory pressures. #ATVMasterclass #ATVInsti

Super to see this article by Claire Jervis, CFA selected as one of Pensions for Purpose's 'Top Picks'. Read the full article below on Claire's participation (and success!) in an investment competition for girls, working with Future Asset and mentoring two teams from Calderside Academy in Glasgow. #DEI #BudgeUpDave #PensionsforPurpose #impactinvesting

In discussing why public pensions should be focused on affordable housing, these pensions “shouldn't shy away from these investments simply because we're trying to make communities stronger by providing low-income families with quality housing, it’s just a good business decision to make,“ said Deborah La Franchi, SDS Capital Group Founder & CEO. Learn how aligning your investment strategy with impactful projects can be a wise business decision. Discover the SDS difference: https://lnkd.in/gEJBNbJ9 #SDSCapitalGroup #ImpactFundInvesting #RealEstate #SocialImpact #ImpactInvesting #PrivateInvestments #Over20YearsOfImpact

When I first started talking about the Better Business Act and changing section 172 of the Companies act to align businesses with people and planet alongside profit as well as instilling a long-term mindset, I could see the quizzical faces. How does this tie with pension investments and fiduciary duty? Pensions for Purpose acts as an ecosystem and bell weather because of our diverse member base - more than 400 asset owners, investment consultants, independent adviser, professional trustee, insurer, legal, accounting, govt and academic organisational members. The thing that unites almost all of the organisations outside of the pension funds themselves is that they are companies - even the professional trustee firms that hold fiduciary duty. The Better Business Act made sense to me as a way to unite all of the actors advising, investing in and with pension funds. Fiduciary duty changes cannot achieve that alone. Why? Attempts to change businesses’ focus to people and planet alongside profit gets met with - ‘how can we do this without support from investors?’. Investors in turn say ‘how can we push the agenda when businesses are not aligned?’. And investment consultants sit inbetween trying to marry their business priorities with a need for long-term thinking (a significantly difficult feat without the regulatory support in place). The answer is that we need a concerted effort by big players in each of these camps to step forward and lead by example, from master trusts to large financial institutions to high street names. We need to align business and investment with long-term resilience by recognising people and planet - all stakeholders - and we need the regulators and government departments to understand this. It was great to help convene and be part of this discussion run by the Better Business Act and ShareAction at Hymans Robertson’s offices. We must be brave, bold and, ultimately, better. Please reach out if you are interested in joining further discussions on this.

Another day, another conference stage! Tomorrow I'll be moderating the panel discussion on pension asset allocator trends at The Pensions Asset Allcoation summit, hosted by SG Pensions Enterprise. Looking forward to hearing what my excellent panel - Lucinda Downing, Mark Walker, Gordon Ross and Mark Thompson have to say! See you there tomorrow. #events #moderating #paneldiscussion #pensions #assetallocation.

Thank you to BVCA members for joining us at another insightful #Parliamentary roundtable discussion, this time with the Chair of Work and #Pensions Committee Sir Stephen Timms MP. The focus was on broadening UK pension fund access to #privatecapital, which would boost UK pension returns and economic #growth. This issue is continuing to build momentum following last year’s landmark #MansionHouse pension reforms, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s #AutumnStatement and the launch of our Investment Compact, which has now reached 86 signatories. This includes some of the leading #venturecapital and #growthequity firms, with #AUM of over £100bn. #dbpensions #dcpensions #lgps #consolidation #pensionreform #privateequity #investment

Explore where Border To Coast Pensions Partnership is at in the adoption cycle of #AI, how current valuations compare to those in past tech booms, and the outlook for investment in the space with Paul Allison, CFA, Portfolio Manager 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7Xj26ET #ATVInsti