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Protecting the pension promises made to our members.

Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”), the UK’s largest private pension scheme by assets under management, is today announcing important interim targets to achieving its ambition to be net zero for carbon generated by its investments by 2050, if not before.

Some UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been experiencing liquidity issues linked to Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) strategies and recent unprecedented changes in the value of index-linked UK government bonds.

Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited – the trustee of the UK’s largest private pension scheme by way of assets – today announces the appointment of Ellen Kelleher as a new trustee director and the retirement of Rene Poisson from the USS Board.

Marian Elliott will join the USS Board as an independent non-executive director on 1 September 2021.

The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) assembled by UUK and UCU has published its second report looking at approaches and recommendations for future scheme valuations.