All IPE articles in April 2019 (online) – Page 5
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NewsBP’s UK pension fund backs high-growth European tech fund
Zenith III is managed by Octopus Ventures and focuses on later stage funding
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NewsGenerali Germany, Viridium ‘confident’ about run-off regulatory approval
Talks with regulator still going on, but executives hopeful of approval ‘before summer’
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NewsVervoer replaces Robeco with Achmea for fiduciary management
Dutch sector scheme expects continuity to be better guaranteed at Achmea
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NewsS&P Dow Jones launches ESG version of S&P 500 index
UBS Asset Management follows up with ETF based on new index
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NewsSupermarket scheme to up risk exposure with indexation in mind
Pension fund lost 0.8% last year and funding did not improve
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NewsMoody’s: No-deal Brexit ‘manageable’ for EU asset managers
Asset managers’ and regulators’ preparations would minimise impact
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NewsSwedish government moves to ease pension transfers
Per Bolund, minister for financial markets, wants to stop companies locking customers in
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NewsFrjálsi changes CEO status to loosen links with Arion Bank
Icelandic pension fund wanted to reduce reputational risk
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NewsInvestors request ‘urgent’ information from mining companies
Companies asked to disclose information about tailings dam management within 45 days
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NewsEx-ATP CIO Graven Larsen to launch all-weather strategy
New Copenhagen asset manager Qblue will invest across equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies
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NewsState pension fund could help ‘anchor’ Germany’s credit rating: Scope
Researchers call on government to use its position as safe haven to finance pension gap
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NewsLDI market breaches £1trn as smaller schemes join hedging trend
XPS Investment attributes most of 2018 growth to new mandates, mainly from smaller schemes
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NewsDutch group seeks solution for early retirement stalemate
Government should offer tax-friendly savings options to workers in demanding jobs, expert group says
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NewsIndustry body sets out ‘core characteristics’ of impact investing
Communication of four main tenets comes amid concerns about ‘impact washing’
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NewsEuropean Parliament gives green light to PEPP framework
Portable personal pension products to have cost cap and multiple investment options
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NewsPension dashboard: UK to force pension funds to provide data
Government urges schemes to prepare their systems and records for introduction of dashboards in next few years
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NewsMembers are ‘willing to sacrifice some returns’ for ESG investment
66% willing to forgo on part of their pension benefits if their pension fund has already adopted ESG approach
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NewsUK asset manager body rejects FRC’s proposed stewardship definition
Investment Association calls for ‘careful redrafting’ of proposed new stewardship code
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NewsReport lays out plan for German pension dashboard
180-page report by academics and consultancy proves feasibility of cross-pillar information service – if there is political agreement
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NewsPeople moves: British Steel Pension Scheme appoints new chairman [updated]
BSPS, ATP, Varma, EIOPA, ASR, DNB, GAM, Detailhandel, ICG, MN, Amundi, Invesco, Fidante, Universal
