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One of the biggest battlegrounds for the CSDDD is proving to be the inclusion of the finance sector
Petra Hielkema reveals frustration that European Commission has not taken further action on a pensions dashboard
Finnish pensions heavyweight says Ortec product gives better understanding of sources of value
European policymakers have gone full throttle on sustainable finance over the past five years. Do they have the wherewithal to finish the job?
Sustainability-minded investors should wake up to the challenge of right-wing populism and its threat to climate policy
Pensions agency announces further SEK247m refund from Barings, East Capital and Nordea funds – deregistered after Ukraine invasion – to first-pillar pension savers
Budget plans include two sovereign wealth funds, with largest designed to cover known future costs
EU supervisory body researchers say willingness to accept lower returns for ESG is limited
A recent study investigated the potential stabilising role of pension funds in financial markets in the European Union from 2001 to 2017
While active managers are out of favour, their strategies embedded in an exchange traded fund package are gaining traction. In fact, they are outpacing passive ETFs as investors look for liquidity and robust risk-adjusted returns with a relatively low price tag.
Danish occupational pension fund divests Italy’s Eni, excluding last large upstream oil and gas company in its portfolio
In work funded by Californian philanthropists, Swedish national pensions buffer fund says publicly-accessible workflow will be tested on AP2’s listed equities
The EU developed rules for climate benchmarks in 2019. After a surge in uptake, investor sentiment is already cooling
Continental Europe appears to have largely escaped the trend known in the US as the ‘Great Retirement Boom’, where an economically comfortable cohort of 50 to 64-year-olds has retreated from work in the post-COVID period.
Listed equities form backbone of investment gain while property returns hover around zero
Every annual general meeting (AGM) season has traditionally brought with it a few symbolic moments – events that serve as broader indicators of the market’s mood when it comes to environmental and social issues.
European pension funds, insurers holding up well despite higher stability risks, says latest risk report from EU pension and insurance watchdog
Finnish pensions major edges closer to having all its passive equities tracking MSCI’s Climate Action indices
Inflation may be losing momentum, thanks to vigorous central bank action, but with a recession on the horizon, it is hard to tell whether the next few months and years will see markets turn around and risk assets begin to perform again. For the time being, CIOs argue for selectivity in stock selection and generally agree that bonds have resumed their diversification role. The main article in our Outlook report features the views of influential CIOs and strategists on asset allocation for the next few years.
Incentives package for US-based clean energy investments is seen by some as a threat to Europe’s industrial competitiveness
The focus is on financial regulation rather than economic policy to drive decarbonisation
The continent is the oldest in the world, with fast shrinking populations and lower fertility rates
Isabelle Girolami undoubtedly has a strong background in financial services, having worked for a range of very different institutions in very different roles. She was COO at the fixed income division of BNP Paribas, before going on to a similar role at Bear Stearns, the bank that failed early in 2008 and which was subsumed into JP Morgan. Prior to her current role at LCH she was global head of markets at Crédit Agricole.