All IPE articles in April 2018 (online) – Page 4
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German institutional investors have faith in emerging markets
Pension funds have higher exposure to real estate and equities compared to other investor types
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Royal Mail presents government with alternative paths to CDC
Letter to Work and Pensions Select Committee outlines easier route to the first private sector collective DC fund
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ESG roundup: Danish pension funds sharpen climate focus
Also: PKA blacklists 35 oil firms; Transition Pathways Initiative partners with PRI
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Impact assessment model finds ESG funds ‘low on sustainability’
Impact-Cubed motivated to help investors verify fund managers’ ESG claims
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BT Pension Scheme sells majority stake in in-house asset manager
US investment group Federated Investors buys 60% stake in Hermes Fund Managers for £246m
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Dutch pensions expert: ‘Never introduce average contribution model’
Experts from the UK and Netherlands gathered in London this week to share ideas in DC and retirement options
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Tesco halves pension deficit through accounting change
£3bn wiped off DB scheme shortfall after an update to its discount rate model
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PLSA warns CMA against adding to ‘crowded trustee guidance space’
Competition watchdog also considering measures to inform trustees about switching costs
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UK roundup: Lowest-paid workers ‘missing out’ on pension tax relief
Plus: Pension freedoms three years on; Teachers’ Pension Scheme benefit changes; DB deficit latest
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Parliamentary committee launches ‘inquiry’ into DB reform plans
Work and Pensions Committee wants to influence government consultation on DB white paper proposals
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Netherlands roundup: Political youth branches push for reform proposals
Also: Women’s group backs legislation for diversity; unions on collision course with AkzoNobel over pension top-up
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People moves: Ortec creates ‘climate solutions’ team
Ortec Finance, CalPERS, SPP, Aviva Investors, Mercer, Universal-Investment, Jupiter, Barnett Waddingham
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40,000 Swiss companies to rethink pension plans as AXA restructures
AXA Switzerland ends full-service guaranteed occupational pension offerings
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Pictet's multi-asset chief Stanion dies
Percival Stanion joined from Baring Asset Management in 2014
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The European asset owners aiming to make an ‘impact’
Various investors are prepping or considering impact-oriented investments
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UK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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Report outlines the pros and cons of collective DC
The Dutch experience could “usefully inform the thinking on the legal and regulatory framework for a UK CDC scheme”, authors argue.
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Norway’s SWF: no to private equity, yes to green infrastructure
Finance ministry warns of reputational risks, high cost and lack of transparency in rejection of private equity allocation
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UK government exploring options for CDC
Department for Work and Pensions to explore existing legislation for ways to provide legal backing for CDC
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Asset management roundup: DWS integrates UN SDGs
Plus: Trade body links with careers group for diversity push; La Banque Postale’s SRI pledge; more managers sign LGPS code