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Greater 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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Asset owners challenge Shell’s LNG plans in new shareholder resolution
Brunel Pension Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund are asking Shell to justify its LNG strategy
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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
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Shell doubles down on LNG plans ahead of shareholder resolution
Investors argue that Shell’s LNG growth plan contradicts the oil major’s climate targets
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NILGOSC to use pass-through voting on passively managed equities
The Committee will use Tumelo’s platform in partnership with Legal & General Investment Management
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LGPS changes may not be ‘comfortable but will happen’, vows UK pensions minister
Minister confirmed government intends to stick to the March 2026 pooling deadline
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Asset owner coalition challenges UK retailers over ‘poverty wages’
‘The UK’s biggest retailers are failing to support their workers with a real living wage,’ says ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth
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LaSalle wins £750m Greater Manchester Pension Fund property mandate
Pension fund selects manager after deciding to outsource for first time
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Greater Manchester Pension Fund to outsource direct property portfolio
Fund decides to outsource, citing lack of capacity to grow further if retaining in-house management model
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Greater Manchester pension fund returns 7% despite hit on global bonds
Fund shows strong returns from private equity, commits to further real estate and infrastructure exposure
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Pensions 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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Greater Manchester Pension Fund takes stake in Airport City project
Joint venture includes Manchester Airports Group, Beijing Construction Engineering Group and Carillion
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AGM 2025 predictions: DEI battles amid a stewardship ‘recession’
PRI, ShareAction, Morningstar and climate experts share their AGM 2025 predictions and what it means for the future of shareholder engagement
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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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Shell calls on investors to reject climate resolution from European pension funds
Follow This calls on responsible investors to ‘side with their peers’ instead of the board of Shell
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Tensions mount at oil & gas majors ahead of AGMs
Aegon has called on its asset managers to snub Shell’s climate plan but NBIM says it meets expectations
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Environment Agency Pension Fund tops tougher AODP climate index
AMF, Greater Manchester Pension Fund shoot up into leader pack
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LGPS funds invest £150m in science and innovation businesses
Funding from South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and East Riding pension funds
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UK local authority pension funds commit to social impact investments
Greater Manchester Pension Fund accounts for one-third of overall allocation
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European pension funds turn to co-filing at Shell to up climate credibility
Co-ordinator Follow This hails escalation by 27 leading investors