USS has been confirmed as a Master Trust, reflecting the high standards that are being met by the trustee in running the scheme on behalf of universities and in protecting members’ benefits.
Universities Superannuation Scheme – the UK’s largest private pension scheme by way of assets – has appointed a new Chief Pensions Officer.
Back in May, USS was one of 60 global investors representing more than $10 trillion in assets, who signed an open letter calling on the oil and gas industry to improve transparency on their plans to tackle climate change. USS also participates in the Carbon Action 100+, a global collaboration between investors engaging with the world’s largest carbon emitters to encourage them to address climate change.
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.
MADRID - 20 June 2018 - Redexis Gas, a leading company specialising in natural gas distribution and transmission as well as liquefied petroleum gas distribution and supply in Spain, announced today that ATP, USS and GT Fund, jointly with CNIC, have completed the acquisition of 50.1% of Redexis Gas from GSIP.
USS and 59 other investors, who combined represent almost $10.5 trillion in assets, have signed an open letter to the Financial Times calling for more transparency on tackling climate change from the oil and gas industry.
LONDON - 22 May 2018 Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Places for People, today announced that they have entered into a £330m joint venture (JV) agreement to invest in the UK private rented sector (PRS).
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS) has participated in a follow-on acquisition of Yorkshire Water’s inflation linked notes backed by Yorkshire Water inflation swap cash flows. These Notes have been issued by an SPV, Aysgarth Finance.
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS) has reached an agreement with Petrobras’s auditor, PwC Brazil, to settle claims brought against it as part of a class securities action. The settlement with PwC Brazil (PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes) is valued at $50m.
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