Universities Superannuation Scheme has published its annual Report and Accounts, covering the financial year to 31 March 2026, detailing the Scheme's continued financial strength, robust investment performance, high levels of member and employer satisfaction, and good value for money.
USS’s funding position has continued to improve since its last valuation in 2023, which showed a surplus after more than a decade of reporting deficits.
Dame Kate Barker will stand down as Chair of Universities Superannuation Scheme in July 2027, just shy of completing her final term, as part of carefully scheduled succession planning.
Our new report, Responsible investment: what it means to us, summarises why responsible investment is central to our approach. It brings together why we invest this way, how we do it, and what it looks like in practice, with recent examples from across the portfolio.
UCEA and UCU have been exploring Conditional Indexation (CI) benefit design options. The second of two planned reports assesses the potential benefits and drawbacks of CI to assist UCU and UCEA in engaging with members and employers about whether exploration of CI should continue to a more detailed design phase.
USS is delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Bowyer as Group General Counsel and Andrew Kyle as Group Finance Director.
Universities Superannuation Scheme has published its annual Report and Accounts, covering the financial year in which it celebrated its 50th anniversary, together with its latest Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures report.
UCEA and UCU have been exploring Conditional Indexation benefit design options. The first of two planned reports provides an interim update on progress and highlights areas for further exploration.
Private markets already form an important part of our investment portfolio as we believe they can achieve beneficial investment outcomes for our members over the long term. We have therefore signed the new Mansion House Accord – a non-binding, voluntary expression of intent to invest at least 10% in private markets across defined contribution (DC) default funds by 2030, with at least 5% of total assets going to UK private markets.
Read how we implement our commitments to stewardship and summarise our responsible investment activities and outcomes across all our asset classes.
