All IPE articles in April 2021 (online) – Page 3
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NewsFRR’s Rousseau calls out excessive expectations of finance over climate
Executive director calls for public authorities to act to ‘reward and validate steps taken by decent investors’
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NewsPeople moves: BVV names chief financial officer
BVV, State Street Global Advisors, Pensions Research Accountants Group, Capital Cranfield, PG Impact Investments, Kempen, PTL, StepStone Group
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NewsChurch of England Pensions Board lays out Shell climate vote intentions
Chief responsible investment officer says corporate engagement ‘unquestionably entering a more complex phase’
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NewsClimate roundup: Net-zero group tackles manager proxy voting
Plus: WTW declares net-zero targets for $165bn delegated portfolios; Scientific Beta reveals offering answer to EU PAB
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German DAX firms see rise in pension liabilities, says Aon
The discount rate for DAX 30 companies fell further last year to 0.77% from 1.10% in 2019
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Inevitable that some see ATP as ‘boring and conservative’, says chair
Think tank CEPOS argues mandatory ATP contributions should instead go to private providers
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NewsPFA’s equities gain 5.9% in Q1, as hedging loss dents average-rate
Denmark’s commercial pensions leader says past portfolio work laid good foundation
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes record all-time-high funding ratio in Q1
Pension assets continued to grow in the first quarter of this year with a positive return of almost 4%
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NewsDanish watchdog keeps eye on unlisted valuations, positive on new code
‘We still need to see it used in reality,’ says FSA of pension sector’s self-written guidelines
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Korean steel producer cuts links to Myanmar military after APG pressure
APG has voiced “deep concern” about human rights violations committed by Myanmar’s military
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Länsförsäkringar says COVID talks with issuers led to ESG bond surge
Swedish firm piled on SEK7.5bn of sustainability bonds in 2020 bringing total to SEK17bn or 13% of AUM
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NewsWales pool sets global equity decarbonisation initiative
The pool is targeting a reduction in both the carbon footprint and fossil fuel reserves exposure of its global equity investments by 25%
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NewsPerformance fee smoothing will ease DC illiquid investment ‘a little’
Bigger change will require other significant barriers to be tackled
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ABP exit settles quarrel with Australian mining firm
ABP had been investing in Jupiter Mines since 2012, when it still was a private firm
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Pressure from Nordic, UK PFs turns Toyota off anti-climate lobbying
AP7, Church of England, AkademikerPension and Storebrand hail joint dialogue success
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NewsSwiss first pillar AHV fund lifts earnings in 2020
Contributions from insured members and employers into the AHV fund rose by 5.0% last year as a result of the reform passed in 2019
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NewsNEST commits £3bn to infra for next decade, hires pair of managers
The scheme plans to invest in fibre networks, social housing, water and waste treatment plants, and seaports
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Border to Coast supports work to boost private markets ESG standards
Pensions pool CIO says ‘clear need to enhance’ ESG work in private markets
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Direct real estate prices to drop by 25%, says DNB
DNB’s expectation of a price decline between 11% and 34% is based on the sharp drop in market liquidity within private markets for commercial real estate
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NewsSwiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
