JERUSALEM, Israel – Ben & Jerry’s continues to suffer a backlash for its decision to stop selling ice cream to Israeli settlement communities in the West Bank – biblical Judea and Samaria. The New York State Pension Fund is withdrawing $ 11 million in investments from Unilever, the parent companyRead More →
Chancellor Rishi Sunak poses with the famous red box outside 11 Downing Street Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he wants to change the way pension funds operate, allowing them to invest more in tech start-ups. Pension funds are crippled by regulations that limit them when it comes to investing inRead More →
The pension credit provides additional money to help people over retirement age with low incomes cover their living costs. By claiming a pension credit, people could see their weekly income reach £ 177.10 per week and get a free TV license if they are 75 or over. People with shelterRead More →
Posted 25 October 2021 The total amount of pension funds invested in banks by pension fund administrators rose to 2.05 billion naira at the end of July from 1.48 billion naira in January. The National Pensions Commission revealed this in its report, entitled “Unaudited report on the portfolio of theRead More →
The Department for Work and Pensions said many pensioner households across the UK may be eligible for a pension credit, but are not claiming the benefit. The DWP estimates that up to a million retirees lack extra cash. Pension credit can help supplement retirement income, even if someone is alreadyRead More →
Dutch pension funds need to improve their cybersecurity, according to pension fund regulator DNB. According to Jacco Jacobs, head of operational and IT risks at the regulator, knowledge of operational and other non-financial risks is also lacking among pension fund managers and supervisory boards. Jacobs based his concerns, which heRead More →
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal program now governs the future of the city’s pension funds, Mayor Bill de Blasio and city comptroller Scott Stringer said Thursday. Self-proclaimed socialist AOC was in attendance at town hall on Thursday as town politicians, each with less than three months in office, pushedRead More →
British pension plans have around £ 128 billion invested in fossil fuels, which works out to around £ 1,916 for every person in the UK, according to a Friends of the Earth study. The report, Polluted pensions? Clean the air around UK pensions and fossil fuels, found that a typicalRead More →
The two largest pension funds in New York City’s retirement systems have agreed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in their investment portfolios by 2040, the supervisor of New York City said on Wednesday. City Scott M. Stringer and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Administrators of the New York CityRead More →
Capital markets The participation of pension funds in the market is declining Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Absa Headquarters in Westlands, Nairobi. PHOTO FILE | NMG By ELIZABETH KIVUVAMore from this author Summary Pension plans have cut back investment in securities on the Covid-19 disruptions, dulling the participation of local investorsRead More →