All IPE articles in April 2024 (online) – Page 2
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NewsGrant Thornton fined for below par audit of UK local authority pension fund
Failures included obtaining insufficient evidence that the value of investments was materially accurate
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NewsAsset owner project for SDGs expands to private markets
Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform launches a template to help assess impact of unlisted portfolios
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NewsGerman government kicks off talks with social partners for longer working life
‘Arbeit & Rente’ dialogue process will take place until the end of the summer
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NewsEU sustainable finance advisers unveil capital flows monitoring proposal
Time is seen as ripe for tracking extent to which capital flows are actually being redirected towards sustainable investments
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Phoenix
Sam Tufts, head of strategy and solutions in asset management team at Phoenix, spoke to IPE about the group’s plan to extend its private markets experience for DC
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NewsSwiss plan liquidates Asia equity mandate as it cuts asset management costs
Pension fund for the Coop group reinvests liquidity in existing global passive equity mandate
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InterviewsSwedish funds agency chief: ‘We can’t afford not to be good’
As FTN completes first tender award, executive director Erik Fransson talks about the need for internal cooperation and the pressure on the organisation to get things right
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NewsFull self-serve online retirement service provided for UK DB plan
Provider to BT Pension Scheme says service will free up valuable administrator time
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NewsUK launches climate transition plan guidance for asset owners
Transition Plan Taskforce releases 15 documents, including final advice for finance sector and guidance on climate adaptation and nature
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NewsCEPB to back clean energy financing metric requests at bank AGMs
The pension fund’s decision comes at a time when the climate ambitions of the banking sector have been deemed insufficiently ambitious
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NewsSwiss APK to review investment strategy, sustainability approach
The scheme plans to cover further asset classes with existing sustainability strategy
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NewsAviva launches streamlined bulk purchase annuity service for smaller schemes
The service supports market access for schemes with assets below £100m
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NewsAP3 CEO wary of social media manipulation in election year
Staffan Hansén gets up close to US forestry asset while staying aware of 2024’s potential for global political change
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NewsGerman pension dashboard developers discuss next steps after portal development ‘achievement’
The portal had been in development for almost 20 years
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NewsSweden’s AP4 eyes biomaterials investment following green analysis
Buffer fund says still focused on wind and solar power, but has also identified ‘interesting areas to monitor going forward’
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NewsDWS avoids using the term 'impact' for its investment products
DWS will continue to consider ’engagement’ as an important tool when discussing sustainability and ESG issues
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NewsSwiss corporate pension funds reviewing strategic allocations, says WTW
Re-emerging inflation, progressing de-globalisation, and geopolitical tensions weight on decisions to review investments
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NewsGerman Parliament to debate reform of class action law
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has argued that the reform bill is urgent to avoid halting cases brought before the higher regional courts
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NewsLucite International Pension Fund in £130m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of 438 uninsured members, including 156 pensioners and dependants and 282 deferred members
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NewsPeople moves: LGIM names deputy head of Europe for institutional [updated]
LGIM, Eurosif, bfinance, IFoA, Cartwright
