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Church of England Pension Board

The Church of England Pension Board provides retirement housing and pensions, set by the Church of England, for those who have served or worked for the Church. The Pension Board assists over 41,000 people across almost 700 employers.

Country

United Kingdom

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

Performance (%, 1YR)

-13.2

Chief Executive

John Ball

Chief Investment Officer

Michael Pratten

Chair

Clive Mather

Asset allocation

Asset allocation calculated from reported asset values

29% Public Equities

21% Index-linked Gilts

16% Infrastructure

10% Property

7% Corporate Bonds

7% Private Debt

5% Private Equity

3% Emerging Market Debt

1% Alternative Income

3% Cash

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 31, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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Lessons from the mining sector: Engage with the issue, not the company

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Governance

UK funds focus on manager diversity

A group of major UK pension funds have committed to assessing diversity and inclusion as part of manager selection. Fund managers wanting to work with these clients will have to disclose information and demonstrate real devotion on how they are tackling diversity and inclusion within their workforce.

Amanda WhiteAugust 3, 2021

Sustainability

The qualities of successful stewardship

The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative, chaired by the Church of England Pensions Board and the Swedish Council of Ethics of the AP Funds has won the PRI Stewardship Project of the Year Award. The initiative reveals the qualities of successful stewardship.

Amanda WhiteOctober 8, 2020

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Church of England’s transition index

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