All IPE articles in April 2021 (online) – Page 3
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NewsGoldman Sachs boosts Nordic team as Brexit spurs regional strategy
Banking heavyweight adds 25% to Nordic asset management team
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AnalysisAnalysis: EC gets to issuer side of sustainable finance measures
Major corporate sustainability reporting proposal delivered alongside final draft climate taxonomy criteria
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NewsIlmarinen invests €170m in AXA low-carbon HY bond fund
Finnish pension insurer is seed investor in active ESG fixed income fund, which is ‘one of the first of its kind’
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NewsABP funding ratio exceeds 100%
‘The chance of pension cuts over the coming years remains real,’ says Corien Wortmann–Kool, ABP president
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NewsSwiss cantonal Pensionskassen record funding ratio uptick in 2020
The funding ratio for the Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden pension fund stood at 116.3%, topping the fully funded schemes’ list
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NewsUK actuaries call for urgent action on risk transfer solutions
Risk is increasingly being transferred from institutions to individuals
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NewsPeople moves: UK's FCA creates new ESG role
FCA, HSBC AM, ATP, TV 2, Trillium, Hymans Robertson, Cardano, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Royal London Asset Management
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NewsNorway’s SWF climbs further above equities ceiling after Q1 gains
NBIM beats benchmark by 24 basis points with 4.0% return for GPFG from January to March
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NewsUK pension funds develop support for RI reporting challenge
Schemes supporting each other to manage ‘complex and demanding’ stewardship and responsible investment reporting obligations
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NewsSwedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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NewsBaFin reviews solvency rules for Pensionskassen, Pensionsfonds
BaFin has currently 20 life insurers and 40 Pensionskassen under intense supervision
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NewsDanish FSA sceptical about ATP’s hedging strategy overhaul
Ministry of Employment publishes internal document outlining financial watchdog’s series of misgivings
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NewsNew sector-wide net-zero financial alliance promises coordination
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero launched on eve of climate summit called by US president Joe Biden
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NewsEnvironment Agency Pension Fund adopts 2045 net-zero climate policy
Local authority pension fund eyes EU Paris-aligned benchmarks, climate change convenants for fixed income
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NewsCorporate governance advisor PIRC pushes for shareholder hard line on audit
PIRC is recommending that shareholders oppose the appointment of EY, PWC, KPMG and Grant Thornton during this year’s round of shareholder meetings
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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%
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NewsDirect 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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NewsBorder 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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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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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
