All Greater Manchester Pension Fund articles
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NewsAP7, USS, Church of England among 27 calling for urgent biodiversity action
Biodiversity loss is a ‘systemic risk which investors cannot avoid through diversification’, says AP7
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NewsPensions industry calls for clarity and longevity from UK government
DWP expects fewer schemes that are larger, have more diverse investments, and are more focused on outcomes to offer members a smoother retirement journey
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NewsLGPS fund buys stake in nature asset manager
West Yorkshire Pension Fund becomes significant minority owner of Rebalance Earth, taking a 25% stake
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NewsGreater Manchester Pension Fund adopts pass-through voting
GMPF can now uniformly apply its voting policy across both segregated and pooled funds, allowing it to directly influence decisions on critical issues
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PenSam, Greater Manchester demand tax transparency from ConocoPhillips
Danish and UK pension funds challenge US oil giant, co-filing shareholder resolution alongside Oxfam America
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Greater Manchester’s tax transparency proposal for Cisco to be put to vote
The proposal calls for Cisco to publish a tax transparency report aligned with the GRI Tax Standard
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Greater Manchester scheme leads call for Cisco’s greater tax transparency
The proposal calls for Cisco to publish a tax transparency report aligned with GRI Tax Standard
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ESG roundup: Unilever shareholder campaign claims transparency win
Plus: Corporates lacking on climate transition plans; Climate-nature ‘integrated transition framework’; Data availability struggles
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Institutional investors submit healthy foods resolution at Unilever
GMPF, Actiam, Candriam among co-filers
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Asset owners call on Amazon for tax practices, risks transparency
It is the first resolution of its kind filed in the US, says PIRC
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Manchester scheme to limit board members’ terms of office
Under a plan of recommendation to the administering authority, terms of office are also due to be staggered
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Chart of the Week: Equity returns drive LGPS investment gains in 2018-19
Local authority funds for Lancashire and Kensington & Chelsea reported the strongest returns among LGPS funds, as alternatives investors also posted double-digit gains
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£22bn UK pension fund ‘should divest from fossil fuels now’, say protesters
Campaigners gather outside Greater Manchester Pension Fund’s office, but scheme argues it is already ‘working hard’ to achieve climate risk goals
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£45bn local authority investment pool appoints permanent chair
Gerald Cooney, vice-deputy of Greater Manchester Pension Fund, has taken over from Paul Doughty at the Northern LGPS
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Investors remain unconvinced on financial benefits of diversity
Some major asset owners are concerned that focusing too much on workforce diversity could put them in breach of their fiduciary duty
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NewsUK public funds hit out at ‘simplistic’ pooling guidance
Central government accused of imposing higher costs in new guidance for pooling of LGPS assets
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UK public pension funds establish private equity vehicle
Plus: Merseyside Pension Fund sets targets to mitigate climate-related transition risk
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UK roundup: £46bn public sector pool appoints Northern Trust
Plus: London CIV’s latest mandate launched; Water industry regulator on dividends v pension contributions debate
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Greater Manchester allocates £1bn to multi-asset credit
Stone Harbor appointed to manage local authority fund’s first dedicated credit mandate
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Greater Manchester Pension Fund names first female chair
Brenda Warrington appointed to lead £23bn local authority fund after the death of Kieran Quinn
