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Universities Superannuation Scheme

United Kingdom

Universities Superannuation Scheme is the largest private sector pension fund in the UK. Established in 1974, it is the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK.

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Universities Superannuation Scheme

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Overall	73	7	70	12	62	32	49	49	56	39	37	61	44	54	34	66	30	70	73	7	75	2	71	10	81	1	74	4	68	16	44	54	53	44	57	38	44	54	54	40	44	54	34	66	47	52	44	54	65	23	62	32	67	17	53	44	52	48	65	23	64	27	63	30	54	40	31	68	62	32	35	62	47	52	28	71	23	74	26	72	35	62	31	68	24	73	15	75	69	15	74	4	70	12	65	23	67	17	75	2	54	40	64	27	39	60	40	59	54	40	53	44	58	36	64	27	49	49	74	4	67	17	71	10	62	32	66	21	65	23	70	12	53	44	58	36	48	51	63	30	72	9	67	17	35	62	35	62	66	21
Cost	65	14	60	19	55	29	31	58	54	34	40	50	58	23	53	36	40	50	49	40	63	16	59	21	81	2	70	11	73	8	57	26	79	3	58	23	57	26	59	21	55	29	47	43	63	16	55	29	56	28	40	50	65	14	20	68	45	44	24	65	43	48	26	63	21	67	22	66	54	34	31	58	40	50	26	63	28	62	7	73	9	72	14	70	13	71	6	74	73	8	75	6	89	1	71	10	76	5	78	4	19	69	48	42	29	61	45	44	36	55	44	47	41	49	51	39	39	54	61	18	49	40	66	13	35	56	58	23	45	44	74	7	32	57	60	19	53	36	55	29	68	12	55	29	4	75	31	58	52	38
Governance	83	15	95	2	90	8	80	21	60	46	45	65	59	49	52	55	40	67	92	6	94	4	95	2	97	1	92	6	82	18	30	73	48	61	66	43	46	63	69	38	60	46	46	63	72	32	53	54	93	5	86	13	75	28	70	36	69	38	87	10	67	42	87	10	75	28	49	59	51	56	39	68	63	45	43	66	32	72	12	74	70	36	50	57	34	71	6	75	66	43	73	31	54	53	60	46	78	25	71	33	79	24	83	15	57	50	35	69	49	59	55	52	84	14	78	25	75	28	80	21	81	19	87	10	80	21	77	27	90	8	81	19	71	33	68	40	57	50	50	57	71	33	68	40	35	69	48	61	83	15
Performance	76	14	69	26	60	42	73	18	69	26	27	75	49	61	29	74	43	68	82	8	80	10	68	29	87	4	87	4	73	18	45	65	52	55	77	13	57	49	63	37	55	51	36	71	51	58	69	26	46	64	61	39	70	23	64	36	38	70	70	23	70	23	65	35	61	39	45	65	83	6	45	65	74	17	41	69	35	72	49	61	53	54	59	43	52	55	50	59	61	39	73	18	67	30	63	37	59	43	82	8	50	59	76	14	34	73	48	63	59	43	55	51	59	43	79	11	58	48	75	16	67	30	67	30	72	21	72	21	59	43	66	33	52	55	54	53	57	49	83	6	94	1	89	2	88	3	66	33	79	11
Responsible Investment	78	10	67	25	50	42	20	55	46	44	42	47	15	61	8	66	3	71	77	11	73	17	72	18	71	19	59	38	55	41	48	43	42	47	36	52	20	55	20	55	11	64	9	65	8	66	5	69	74	16	71	19	68	24	65	30	65	30	88	1	83	3	83	3	67	25	14	62	67	25	28	54	18	58	4	70	0	72	39	50	14	62	6	68	0	72	0	72	83	3	83	3	81	7	76	12	62	36	79	9	76	12	58	39	43	46	38	51	67	25	65	30	44	45	42	47	17	60	88	1	81	7	76	12	70	22	67	25	75	15	70	22	64	34	58	39	33	53	71	19	65	30	63	35	18	58	0	72	60	37

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USS outlines new climate scenarios for improved investment decision-making

USS and the University of Exeter have outlined new climate scenarios that focus on short term, real world impacts and are more useful for investors. USS will use them to develop a long-term investment outlook and top-down portfolio construction.