Shareholders for Change gives voice to Europe’s small investors
New association of small institutional investors wants to tackle niche ESG topics
Austrian investors welcome EU’s sustainable investment proposals
But conference panelists wary of overregulation and hidden agendas
Dutch retailer’s scheme boosts funding despite hedging loss
Allocations to alternatives and emerging market debt brought in returns of more than 18% each
ABP purchases €360m of Belgian green bonds
Plus: Metal scheme PME takes €100m stake in Danish fund for sustainable energy
Media battle and market crash force pension policy rethink in Romania
PensionsEurope also criticised a plan to suspend contributions that caused a stock market crash
IMF sees ‘step in the right direction’ in Lithuanian pension reform
Baltic country’s government has agreed on pension reform and put it to parliament
Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
Danish pension fund must resolve lawsuit in Portugal, UK court rules
Investors including TDC and NZ Super cannot pursue Novo Banco in UK over loan to now-defunct Portuguese bank
Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
Ilmarinen to take on OP Group’s €1.1bn pension scheme
Finnish banking heavyweight picks Ilmarinen after bidding process
France’s FRR preps return to US small caps
Plus: Tobacconists’ scheme seeks multi-asset management
Asset management roundup: Natixis to buy 25% stake in US manager WCM
Also: BMO to drop F&C brand, new Women in Finance charter signatories
German bank sector pension fund claims Brexit-related client win
Standard Chartered in Germany opts for BVV as occupational pension provider
IMF questions German coalition government pension measures
Germany should pursue reforms to extend working lives, International Monetary Fund says
Ex-State Street transitions chief convicted of fraud
Hidden trade mark-ups helped generate $20m in “improper revenue” for the bank, according to US regulators
Brexit: More finance firms considering transfers away from UK
Several asset managers have moved staff or assets to other EU locations ahead of Brexit
Italy's social security chair warns on pension impact of border closure
Interior minister Salvini accuses Boeri of being political
Shareholders for Change gives voice to Europe’s small investors
New association of small institutional investors wants to tackle niche ESG topics
Cyprus Hotel fund to add risk premia, private market assets
Pension fund spreads risk further after making debut in emerging markets, European property in 2017
Funding at top Dutch schemes improves, but worries about cuts remain
Recovery is slowing down, raising fears that benefits may have to be cut
ING scheme raises hedging to protect inflation-linked payments
Pension fund also considering hedging interest rate risk on liabilities
Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
Domestic equities drive AP4’s return in first half of 2018
State buffer fund steps up sustainable investment efforts by backing Amundi green bond fund
Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
Norway pension fund body slams government move on solvency rules
Infrastructure investments to be made easier for pension funds
Danish pension fund must resolve lawsuit in Portugal, UK court rules
Investors including TDC and NZ Super cannot pursue Novo Banco in UK over loan to now-defunct Portuguese bank
Iberian roundup: Portuguese funds boosted by government bond gains
Plus: Grupo Catalana Occidente creates pension fund manager
Shareholders for Change gives voice to Europe’s small investors
New association of small institutional investors wants to tackle niche ESG topics
Equity performance squeezes Spanish pension fund returns in Q1
Assets fall 1% to €35.3bn after troubled first quarter, according to latest INVERCO data
Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
Domestic equities drive AP4’s return in first half of 2018
State buffer fund steps up sustainable investment efforts by backing Amundi green bond fund
Accounting, de-risking moves bolster Swiss pension plan funding
Liabilities fell by CHF3.6bn while investment returns added CHF900m.
Geneva pension fund steps up climate change efforts
CPEG announces carbon footprint results, coal exclusion, wider engagement scope
Brexit: UK regulator warns on derivatives, reassures on passporting
Financial Conduct Authority lays out vision for transition from EU to UK rulebooks
ESG engagement proposals ‘neither practical nor purposeful’: PLSA
Proposed requirement for statement on approach to member views would risk ‘greater confusion’
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