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natural capital

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Brent Pension Fund is reviewing its investment strategy, considering climate-related risks and a shift towards protection assets relevant to natural capital.

The Brent Pension Fund is currently reviewing its investment strategy, grappling with inflation and the imperative to address climate-related risks, as highlighted at a Pension Board meeting in March 2026. This review includes a shift towards protection assets, away from growth assets, following an improved funding level of 113% as of March 2025, up from 87% in 2022.

The Fund's improved financial health, revealed in the 2025 triennial actuarial valuation, is projected to cut employer contribution rates from 30.5% to 23% from April 2026. Natural capital, which refers to assets like forests and water that provide essential ecosystem services, can be invested in.

Key facts

  1. Brent Pension Fund's funding level rose to 113% as of March 2025. Source
  2. Employer contribution rates are projected to cut from 30.5% to 23% from April 2026. Source
  3. Inflation is identified as a high likelihood and impact risk for the Brent Pension Fund. Source
  4. The Brent Pension Fund is shifting its investment strategy towards protection assets. Source
  5. The Fund's funding level was 87% in 2022. Source
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