All IPE articles in April 2019 (online) – Page 4
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Swedish government rejects audit office’s PPM costs proposal
Office recommends greater cost transparency on funds marketplace
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LGIM: Accelerated energy transition offers ‘trillion-dollar opportunity set’
Modelling reveals investments offering ‘asymmetrical exposure to acceleration of policy change’
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Dutch watchdog wants new rules for pension funds’ DC products
AFM warns its current remit is limited and wants to make sure customers are protected
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ESG roundup: GPIF, World Bank launch green bond initiative
Plus: IFC pronounces on impact investing; Campaign group drops Shell resolution
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Rules for sector schemes and insurers ‘hamper innovation’, says lawyer
Cutting limitations for Dutch industry-wide schemes and insurers could make consolidation easier and cheaper
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People moves: LPP hires finance chief, RobecoSAM loses co-CEOs
LPP, RobecoSAM, AMF, Investec, HSBC GAM, AFM, BMO GAM, First State, Mesirow Financial, Omnes Capital
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Skandia says Swedish recession could cost pension pots SEK1.2m
Study into effects of an economic downturn on pensions is the first of its kind
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British Airways settles six-year dispute with pension fund
Airways Pension Scheme trustees can reintroduce discretionary benefit increases after funding position improves
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Number of Dutch pension funds will soon fall to 200, regulator says
DNB says 29 schemes out of 230 are in liquidation, while several others are considering their options
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Accounting roundup: Guidance issued on pension equality costs
Plus: Hybrid pension plan accounting; Politicians call for break up of ‘big four’; FRC publishes draft plan and budget
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Netherlands roundup: Schemes ‘must reclaim mistakenly paid benefits’
Also: KLM’s cabin staff scheme opts for two-tier board in governance shake-up
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PKA welcomes jail terms for fraudsters at tyre company
Danish pension provider says private equity investment in tyre-recycling firm now in profit after 2014 rescue
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UK and Australia agree post-Brexit regulatory co-operation
MoUs follow agreements with US and EU regulators as leaders prepare to discuss Article 50 extension
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Scottish Widows insures £830m of liabilities in two bulk annuity deals [updated]
Also: KPMG targets small DB schemes with collective pension risk transfer process
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BaFin approves sale of Generali life insurance arm to Viridium
Members’ interests “sufficiently safeguarded” in takeover, says supervisor
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Joseph Mariathasan: Nuclear safety, bad science, and climate change
Changing attitudes to nuclear safety have implications for proponents of – and investors in – sustainable energy
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Short-term climate change repricing ‘could add or take 3%’ from portfolios
Mercer updates climate change scenario modelling in follow-up to landmark 2015 report
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AP1 awards $1.5bn private equity mandate to Hamilton Lane
Swedish national pension fund plans 1 percentage point boost to PE allocation
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Norway clarifies SWF’s climate rules to facilitate exclusions
Proposed addition of absolute threshold for coal exclusions to capture more companies
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Danica to divest weapons exporters to Saudi Arabia after govt ban
Danish pension fund and parent Danske Bank to sell off ‘case by case’, says CIO