Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited – the trustee of the UK’s largest private pension scheme by way of assets – has reinforced its view of climate change as a financial risk to the returns generated by its assets by announcing its ambition to be net zero for carbon by 2050, if not before.
The Trustee of USS, the UK’s largest private pension fund, has today published an update report that explains the funding challenges facing the scheme.
USS Investment Management, the wholly-owned investment management arm of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, has announced that Innes McKeand has been appointed to the new role of Head of Strategic Equities. He joins from Australian Super where he was Head of Equities and is expected to join at the end of March 2021.
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited – the trustee of the UK’s largest private pension scheme by way of assets – today announces a number of board changes including a new trustee director and the imminent departure of two directors who are rotating off.
USS has responded to the government’s National Security and Investment Bill to express our concern about the potential notifications as well as the retrospective nature of the review process and what it means for domestic acquirors.
USS has responded to the government’s review of the UK Listing Regime arguing that we don’t want to see any dilution of our high standards.
USS has released its Responsible Investment Report 2019/2020. Please read for more information about what we do and how we do it, particularly in the area of adapting to climate change.
USS has issued a statement in relation to UUK’s response to a consultation on the proposed Technical Provisions for the 2020 valuation.
The PRI Leaders’ Group 2020 showcased PRI signatories that, in their responses to the PRI Reporting Framework, demonstrated a breadth of responsible investment excellence, and that excelled specifically in this year’s theme of climate reporting.
Read how we implement our commitments to stewardship and summarise our responsible investment activities and outcomes across all our asset classes.
