EU negotiators agree on sustainability taxonomy, approval still needed
Efama calls for action on corporate reporting given investor disclosure requirements
Large Dutch metal schemes keep premium, accrual unchanged in 2020
PMT and PME announce significant contribution rise for 2021
AP1 hit by new rules breach as head of equities agrees to quit
Swedish national pension fund says Olof Jonasson bought into firms AP1 later invested in
IPE Conference: Pension funds find changing public opinion is part of a PE investor’s role
“Locusts” perception of private equity poses challenges for would-be investors
IPE Conference: Long-term horizon hailed as key to improved investment approach
‘The biggest risk is that you will not achieve any returns in the coming decades,’ says Jaap van Dam, 300 Club
UK roundup: TPR debt recovery rate ‘low’, £40m missed
KPMG sells UK pensions practice
Dutch pension fund body sets out stall on CMU agenda
Wishlist includes improvements regarding withholding tax, insolvency regimes and non-financial corporate reporting
CIO to leave Church pensions board
CEPB was one of the first UK institutional investors in private debt
Aegon to replace TKPI label with Aegon AM
Change meant to improve service provision and competitive position
Private equity investors to make climate change shifts
Investors plan to modify their private equity portfolios to combat climate change
PRI names lawyer for ‘legal framework for impact’ project
Freshfields to explore legal questions about ‘new frontier for responsible investment’
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On the record: Is private equity lagging behind the ESG curve?
IPE asked three pension funds how private equity managers are progressing in terms of integrating responsible investment
How we run our money: Pension Danmark
Torben Möger Pedersen , CEO of PensionDanmark, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo that he sees the Danish pension provider as part of an improved Scandinavian welfare system
iTDFs: A formula to end retirement blues?
All over the world, the financial industry is grappling with the ‘ideal’ post retirement investment strategy and with how best to pay out income in retirement. There is an arms race and the question is the following: who will win the retirement agenda?
Emerging market debt: Argentina makes investors cry
Who needs Pennywise the terrifying clown when one has Argentine bonds in their investment portfolios?
Ongoing UCITS fees are falling
UCITS are an example of EU financial innovation and a global success story. With €10.1trn in total net assets, UCITS help global investors save for financial goals, including retirement, education, and housing.
Can we all be Canadian?
As we approach the 2020s, what have we learned about pension investing in the last 20 years?
The fiscal shift is no solution
There is a growing consensus that there needs to be a shift from extraordinary monetary policy to fiscal activism. Although quantitative easing (QE) will continue, there is a widespread recognition that its effects are diminishing.
Emerging Market Debt - Global View: A mixed picture
Although emerging markets are in aggregate enjoying structural improvements, there are stark differences between regions
Small & mid-cap equities: Public or private markets?
Public markets are shrinking while private markets are attracting huge amounts of capital. But it is still not clear which is the better bet
Emerging market equities: ESG in Latin America
An anti-corruption drive by Latin American companies is creating opportunities for responsible investors
Long-term matters: Financial sector employees can help win the climate change fight
More than a thousand Google employees have signed a public letter calling on the company to take bold action on climate change. They joined employees in other companies such as Amazon and Microsoft who published similar letters, calling their companies to take real action on climate change in response to the climate crisis.
Guest viewpoint: Bob Collie
“With DC now globally dominant, the momentum that has been building is likely to continue”
Guest viewpoint: Kerrin Rosenberg
“It is crucial to remember that the focus on good governance extends to including illiquid and private investment”
Long Term Matters: Time to shit or get off the (ESG) pot
The ESG project is well beyond its childhood, even its teenage years. PRI has been going for 13 years and SRI activity pre-dated it by a decade.
Guest viewpoint: Jennifer Choi & Brian Hoehn
“Principles 3.0 is intended to offer a road map to optimal partnerships in the private equity industry”
