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Reflecting the long-term nature of the pension arrangements of our members, we take a long-term approach to investment strategy. The overall balance of our investments in the defined benefit (DB) section reflects the primary objective of any DB pension: to provide members with a set inflation-linked income for life in retirement, regardless of what happens to the economy in the future.

This privacy notice explains how the scheme may use your personal data in its operations (whether you are a member of the scheme, a spouse or other beneficiary of a member of the scheme or otherwise engage with the scheme) and the rights you have in relation to your personal data.

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) outperformed it strategic investment benchmarks in the last financial year, according to its annual report published today. The assets of the DB section of the scheme (the USS Retirement Income Builder) grew by £3.6bn to £63.6bn in 17/18, taking its growth in the five years to 31 March 2018 to £25bn.

Our latest TCFD report is now live, which looks at how we’re tackling the financial risks of climate change. Innes McKeand, our Head of Strategic Equities, talks about our progress towards our Net Zero ambition and the actions we’ve taken.

An archive of information from the 2018 valuation.

An archive of information from the 2017 valuation.

USS could provide valuable benefits to your family or other dependants, when you die: your spouse or civil partner could receive a dependant’s pension for life and any eligible children may also receive an income.

In a number of these areas USS has not in fact been investing – or not in recent times. USS Investment Management is required to act in the best financial interests of the scheme when making investment decisions, which means it is required to make decisions based on financial factors, over the long-term.