All BlackRock articles – Page 5
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Dutch notaries’ scheme picks NN IP as fiduciary
PFZW to leave premium, accrual unchanged in 2020
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NewsUK roundup: BlackRock creates head of LGPS role
Plus: DWP plans general levy hike, schemes urged to equalise GMPs
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NewsFormer ATP chief Christian Hyldahl takes top BlackRock Nordic role
Hyldahl resigned from the Danish pensions giant in November 2018 as it came under pressure amid controversy over dividend tax
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NewsNEST names managers for first move into private markets
Amundi and BlackRock will manage roughly 5% of the DC master trust’s default funds with inflows expected to start in October
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NewsNetherlands roundup: KAS Bank sacks BlackRock from €100m mandate
Plus: The €700m Equens pension fund has opted to transfer to Centraal Beheer, insurance company Achmea’s consolidator subsidiary
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NewsChart of the Week: The UK’s biggest asset managers
LGIM, Insight and BlackRock are increasing their dominance over the UK institutional pensions market, according to IPE research
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NewsBlackRock grows stewardship team amid scrutiny
The world’s largest asset manager has been boosting its stewardship resources amid scrutiny of its investment activities
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NewsBlackRock accused of ‘myopic’ fossil fuel investment
Think tank claims world’s largest asset manager has failed to protect investors but BlackRock challenges methodology and findings
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NewsStandard Life Aberdeen and Lloyds settle dispute over £104bn contract
Standard Life Aberdeen will continue to run £35bn on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group until “at least April 2022” and receive £140m compensation
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NewsLocal authority fund shifts £500m into low-carbon index tracker
Swansea Council’s £2.1bn pension fund wants to reduce its exposure to carbon-intensive companies and fossil fuel investments by up to 50% by 2022
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NewsTop 400 Asset Managers: AUM grows 1% amid market volatility
BlackRock retains number one spot but six of top 10 managers reported a lower AUM figure than last year in IPE’s annual survey
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NewsBlackRock cites auto-enrolment, UK’s NEST as model for French reform
Asset manager sets out a host of recommendations for pension saving reforms contained in the Pacte law, including auto-enrolment and pensions dashboards
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NewsIlmarinen backs BlackRock US ESG exchange-traded fund with €750m
Finnish pension insurer co-developed the ETF as part of a shift towards responsible investments in its €47bn portfolio
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NewsDutch retail sector scheme divests 500 firms for ESG reasons
Detailhandel partners with FTSE Russell for new index, halving carbon footprint and fossil fuel stocks exposure
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NewsAP1 picks managers to run €4.3bn in global emerging market equities
Swedish state pension buffer fund releases 14-strong list after May 2018 tender
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NewsTribunal rejects Lloyds bid to sack manager from £100bn mandate
Decision will delay transfer of assets to BlackRock and Schroders, and creation of UK wealth management business
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NewsRegulators set up climate risk monitoring committee
FCA, PRA and 15 financial services companies to meet three times a year to lead the regulatory approach to climate change
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NewsIndustry-wide schemes plan €4.4bn merger
Meubel wants to grow, whereas Houthandel’s wish is to consolidate
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Country ReportBlackRock appoints former Aon fiduciary lead in UK push
Sion Cole to lead the growing department after 15 years at Aon
