Asset Managers – Page 35
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FCA sets out guiding principles for ESG, sustainable investment funds
UK regulator says principles are intended to be ‘complementary to SFDR obligations’
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UK asset owners warn TCFD about portfolio alignment proposals
Investors involved with Transition Pathway Initiative raise concerns about ‘series of undesirable consequences’
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Ircantec adds ESG, climate performance fee links for new mandates
French investor requires comprehensive reporting and delivery against quantitative targets
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NewsESG roundup: Border to Coast to launch dedicated climate change policy
LGPS pool says carbon reduction targets ‘remain actively under review’
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Commission delays application date for SFDR disclosure rules
‘Length and technical detail’ of Regulatory Technical Standards cited as reason for delay
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Major investors join Inevitable Policy Response as strategic partners
BlackRock, GSAM, Nuveen and others to support IPR financially and provide input on substance
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NewsNet zero asset owners tackle carbon pricing in pre-summit paper
Asset owner proposals published as Net Zero Asset Manager initiative gains 41 further signatories
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‘Naming parameters’ among ideas in IOSCO anti-greenwash consult
Consultation report identifies possible types, and examples, of greenwashing
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NewsLCH, Insight moves make cleared repo accessible to more schemes
Cleared repo brings new sources of liquidity
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Swedish Pensions Agency sues UBS unit for $42m
Authority files lawsuit against UBS Third Party Management to recoup losses for savers on premium pension marketplace
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NewsAP7, Impax team up in project to improve water impact reporting
Swedish pension fund says it worked with the manager to support increased transparency on how companies affect access to water
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NewsBlackRock: SDGs not just for impact-oriented allocations
Asset manager explores UN-backed goals through financial materiality lens and finds significant overlap with SASB indicators
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New sovereign impact scoring model ‘removes wealth bias’
Impact Cubed model sees its pathway approach removing wealth bias found in traditional ESG sovereign scores
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Pension investors put faith in central bankers to handle inflation
Inarcassa, Danica Pension CIOs tell IPE Summer Pensions Congress they’re confident about monetary policy, but Mondrian warns on debt burden
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FCA delivers asset manager TCFD proposals, discusses ESG bond, rating action
Regulator asks for views on policy intervention regarding use-of-proceed bonds and ESG data and rating providers, in addition to consulting on further TCFD-aligned disclosure proposals
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NewsAsset management roundup: Gemcorp Group completes management buyout
Plus: HSBC AM combines alternatives capabilities; Waystone creates global compliance offering
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Pension investors press companies over Myanmar human rights risks
Norway’s Storebrand one leader of initiative; signatories include Velliv, AP7, Dutch architects
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LGIM divests from four companies due to ‘insufficient action’
It will divest from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, AIG, PPL Corporation and China Mengniu Dairy for unsatisfactory responses to engagement
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Fiduciary managers ‘largely untested’ when it comes to de-risking strategies
When appointing or reviewing a fiduciary manager, trustees should consider de-risking and how they plan to achieve their long-term funding objective
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Danske saw ‘high investor interest’ for Alecta-bought social bond
Could take time for institutions to find right place in mandate for this type of impact investment, says Hökfelt
