Pension Advisory & Investor Services
MHP is appointed by Tomorrow’s Company and the Stewardship Working Party
Submitted by Nick Denton on 16-01-2012
MHP is working with Tomorrow’s Company and a Stewardship Working Party of leading institutional investors consisting of Aviva Investors, Blackrock, Governance for Owners, Railpen Investments, Ram Trust and USS, which is seeking to improve the quality of stewardship of companies, i.e. the way shareholders use their share ownership to interact with company boards in the UK.
A Uniq case study
Submitted by Nick Denton on 21-12-2011
At this season of year when deals of the year are being selected, one which should certainly fall into this category has just reached fruition.
Moving to fiduciary management
Submitted by MHP on 03-05-2011
Malcolm Curzon, chairman of the trustees at the Habitat Pension Scheme writes...
In common with many other defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, the trustees of Habitat’s DB scheme faced a challenging set of problems in 2008.
From Washington to DC
Submitted by Andy Fleming on 03-05-2011
At first glance, there’s no obvious link between the recent 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War and the challenges facing today’s UK pension schemes.
Milestone or millstone? How employers are risking pension problems
Submitted by Andy Fleming on 20-04-2011
The introduction of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions next year has been widely regarded as one of the biggest pension reforms of the post-war era.
Takeover rules need to reflect the role of pension funds
Submitted by Nick Denton on 15-04-2011
The proposals in the UK Takeover Panel consultation published last month are regarded by many commentators as likely to make takeovers more difficult for bidders, especially hostile ones, and redress the balance to some extent in favour of bid targets. It’s generally seen to be a good thing.
2012: Keep calm and carry on...
Submitted by Stefanie Ives on 01/03/2011
If you Google “2012”, it comes up with the science fiction disaster movie where half the planet is swept away by a giant tsunami and earthquakes shake the world into a pulp.
Dear pension funds - inflation-linked bonds are not the only answer
Submitted by Lisa Haines on 17-02-2011
David Oakley and Michael Mackenzie comment in the FT today that the return of inflation has unsettled financial markets.
Consumer prices rose 4 per cent in the UK over the last year according to this week's new figures, double the targeted inflation rate. Increases in Germany and China have also raised eyebrows.
The Local Government Pensions Scheme at risk: Treasury proposals could break it before Hutton can fix it
Submitted by Sally Todd on 10-02-2011
Treasury proposals to increase public sector workers pension contributions by 3% over the next three years - equating to £900million for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - could destroy the Local Government Pensions Scheme ahead of Lord Hutton’s final report on the future of public sector pensions due out next month.
The Citizen Shareholder - the new green consumer?
Submitted by Nick Denton on 02-02-2011
You have heard about the green consumer increasingly influencing how companies behave - how about the citizen shareholder? The idea was debated at this week's Tomorrow's Company event to discuss stewardship - the idea that share ownership should be more than just about buying and selling but should involve proper ownership that encourages long term value growth.